John Hall

“Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:” Galatians 1:4 We have now reached Paul’s Letter to the Churches of Galatia in our Through the Bible reading. What we see very early on in this Epistle is Paul’s […]

“Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?” 2 Corinthians 13:5 Did the Apostle Paul have and preach a Biblical Gospel? “Of course he did!” And did the Church at Corinth hear

“Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 Paul is steering his way through this second letter to the Corinthian Church. In Chapter 8 he has arrived at a concern about their “giving”. Like many Pastors today,

“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 As we know, the Church in Corinth was a troubled one. If you’ve read through the first letter from Paul you are Very well aware of that reality. But they “were”

“For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,” 2 Corinthians 4:17 The Christian Life is not an easy one; but it is the only one if you want to go to Heaven. Jesus said, “In the world you will have tribulation” and Paul said, “all who

“Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”” 1 Corinthians 15:33 Paul begins this Chapter with the words “Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which

“Love never fails;” 1 Corinthians 13:8a For those familiar with 1 Corinthians 13, you’ll know that this Verse is the last of what Paul uses to define Love. In the previous Verses he tells us that “Love is: Patient, Kind, and Not Jealous. It does Not Brag, is Not Arrogant, does Not Act Unbecomingly, does

“If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;” 1 Corinthians 8:2 Paul has been writing to a Church that he loves immensely. As Proverbs tells us, “Faithful are the wounds of a Friend” and he has been doing exactly that for the past 7 Chapters. Here,

“Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:11 Corinth was a very wicked city; one that in many ways seems to be the model for our Generation! Here