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PHall | November 30, 2022
Being Different There are people who are just naturally “different”. They aren’t trying to be “different”, it just happens. It’s as if their brains are wired… differently. I’m sure none of you know anyone who’s brain is wired weird! (P.S. Did you notice weird and wired have the same letters! Does it take a weird […]
PHall | July 26, 2021
Martin Luther sought to emphasize a daily renewal in baptism by practicing and encouraging his followers to each morning place their hand on their heads and confirming, “I am baptized”. This method is because he had water sprinkled on him as a baby as did his fellow protesters, hence Protestants. This became comforting because he […]
PHall | June 20, 2020
The Devil defeats God. God succumbs to Satan. Both of those absurdities are true if one doctrine is true. In many places, this one doctrine is taught to be false, and in many ways. One such place is the end of a parable where the application is given, meaning the application is not parabolic, but […]
PHall | September 11, 2019
Consider this: Why we are strangers, sojourners, exiles, foreigners, and citizens of another realm (1 Pet.2:11).It is not just because we are different from this world in our allegiance and morals. It is because that is what Jesus was when incarnated; and we are like Him. And He was different from this world in allegiance […]
PHall | May 31, 2019
The woman is a believer, but her husband is not – or else is not a faithful believer (1 Peter 3:1ff). And what example does Peter give for the woman to pattern her behavior after? Sarah and Abraham – A power couple of the covenant of faith!Sarah and Abraham? Wasn’t he a believer? Isn’t his […]
PHall | December 18, 2018
Syllabus – the Roles of Women and Men in Church and Home When building a house, the first thing is putting on the roof. Then building the walls under that. Third, you lay down the floor and foundation. Of course, if you want a basement, you dig that after everything else is built. It doesn’t […]
PHall | November 11, 2018
Clerical Collars? A lot of symbolism is found in the clerical collar priests and pastors wear. [ ] Black reminds them they are sinners. [ ] The small white center patch stands for the purity of speech in speaking for God. [ ] Some even connect it to a slave’s collar in that they are […]
PHall | September 3, 2018
Unforeseen are the consequences to changing pure doctrine because we aren’t as wise as we think (Ge.3). Let’s see how changing baptism leads to warping the resurrection on the last day (1 Corinthians 15). Jesus’s own death, burial, and resurrection is the ultimate prototype of our death and last day rebirth from the grave. Many […]
PHall | August 29, 2018
While Jesus walked this earth, His Father declared, “This is My Beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased.” Husbands honor their wives by: 1) publically praising them; 2) and showing allegiance as the Father did to His Son. Ever hear a husband talk down to or about his wife in public? Ever see him flirt […]
PHall | June 16, 2018
“You can’t obey good news” says the argument. This despite the Bible using the phrase “did not obey the gospel” (Romans 10:16; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 Peter 4:17). People argue “obey doesn’t mean obey”. This is called semantics where people change the definitions to fit their argument. So let’s look outside the religious box. The […]