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PHall | January 23, 2024
There probably isn’t “one” single way to express a Biblical hermeneutic, but here is one I like based on “Be holy for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:16). In order of appearance: #1. Precept – “Be….” #2. Principle – “Holy” #3. Purpose – “For” #4. Person (of God) – “I am holy” Which of these […]
PHall | January 23, 2024
Does the Israelite Temple and Tabernacle foreshadow the Trinity to prepare God’s people? 1. The temple/tabernacle is where Yahweh would “put His name” and “rest”. 2. The temple/tabernacle was a physical dwelling of God among His people. 3. The temple/tabernacle was filled with the Shekinah or Glory of Yahweh. Then Jesus appears: 1. Jesus is […]
PHall | January 23, 2024
A – NEGATIVE – IF WE SAY – LIAR: 6) If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in darkness, we are lying and are not practicing the truth. B – POSITIVE – WE WALK – CLEANSE: 7) If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, […]
PHall | January 13, 2024
Did you know our English word “believe” is etymologically related to “love”? When we “believe” in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, we “be-love” them. Therefore, to believe is an act of love. Playing around more with the word “believing”…. “Believing” begins with “be” and ends with “ing”. When we are “BE-lieving-ING” we are “BE-ING”. […]
PHall | January 13, 2024
“What Would Jesus Do?” Good question. It asks what Jesus’ reaction would be. To answer that question, we could ask, WDJD – What Did Jesus Do? Add to that another good question that also would keep us on the right path – “What Would Jesus Be Doing?” Not all of life is a […]
PHall | January 13, 2024
Check yourself (I know I’m guilty), to see if: 1. You read posts to find something wrong. 2. You watch others, waiting on them to fail you. If these sound familiar, then who are we like? Let’s notice Mark 3:2. 1. “They (scribes and Pharisees) were watching Him (Jesus)” ISN’T WATCHING JESUS SUPPOSED TO BE […]
PHall | January 13, 2024
At Home in this World and Is This World is our Home? I’m concerned. If there was one succinct answer as to why so many believers fall away, it might be this: Are we living as “strangers” in this world (1 Peter 1:1)? Two ways Christians can fail in this: 1. At home in this […]
PHall | January 4, 2024
After reading 1 Peter, let me just say WOW! I am beginning to think 1 Peter is the most “patternistic” epistle in the NT, more so than Paul’s glorious epistles. While Paul and Peter preface the practical with declarations of the gospel; Peter interweaves the glorious gospel themes together more seamlessly. Instead of the first […]
PHall | January 4, 2024
The central idea within the instructions to elders is also prevalent within 1 Peter which adds depth to the mentioning of suffering and glory in the context instructing elders. What is the key principle by which elders shepherd? Is it by being an example? Is it being willing? By studying the chiastic structure, we find […]
PHall | January 3, 2024
The structure of Ephesians 5:22-33 is fairly simple. It goes back and forth between the physical and spiritual. Whether this is a chiasm, or something else, I don’t know. But for those who learn from how texts are structured, enjoy and if necessary correct. A – PHYSICAL – HUSBAND IS HEAD: Wives, be subject to […]