History Of The Charismatic Movement
Book Reviews 155 Timothy B. Cremeens, Marginalized Voices: A History of the Charismatic Movement in the Orthodox Church in North America 1972–1993(Eugene,OR: Pickwick Publica-…
Why is 1 John 5:7 a trinitarian verse?
First up, this is not about whether the verse is an addition or not. Let’s assume for a moment it is not and has sufficient authenticity to remain.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: …
What did Paul entrust God to guard?
2 Timothy 1:12 NASB
For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.
What did Paul entrust God to g…
Who are the angels mentioned in Luke 9:26?
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels. Luke 9:26 KJV
ὃς γὰρ ἂν ἐπαισχυνθῇ με καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους,…
Does Matt. 5:8 also tell us that willing unrepentant sin causes doubt?
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God."
(Matt. 5:8, ESV)
This possibility is based on how Jesus describes seeing God as something occurring in this life in the Gospel of John.
… he [Jesus Christ] has made him [Go…
In what way does Paul explain ἄφεσις, forgiveness or release of sin in Romans?
In Matthew’s account of the Last Supper, Jesus speaks about the significance of His blood:
for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (Matthew 26:28 ESV)
τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν τὸ αἷμά μου τῆς…
Does Acts 21:20–26 tell us that it is OK for a Christian Jew to continue to observe Jewish rituals?
Does Acts 21:20–26 tell us that it is OK for a Christian Jew to continue to observe Jewish rituals?
Paul’s letter to the Galatians tells us that Gentile Christians do not need to keep the Law of Moses and the Jewish rituals. Even that no …
What is the argument against the authenticity of 1 John 5:7-8 in the KJV?
I was reading through Lee Strobel’s The Case for the Real Jesus and came across a passage in the book that indicates the inauthenticity of 1 John 5:7-8 in the King James Version:
1 John 5:7-8 (KJV)
7 For there are three that be…
What is Eliphaz explaining in Job 4:12-21?
Job’s friend Eliphaz shares:
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, whic…
Spirit Possession And Exorcism In The Early Christ Groups
Book Reviews 269 Giovanni B. Bazzana,Having the Spirit of Christ: Spirit Possession and Exorcism in the Early Christ Groups(New Haven,CT: Yale University Press, 2020)….
Mighty In Word And Deed
James B. Shelton’s *Mighty in Word and Deed: The Role of the Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts* (1991) is contextualized within a significant scholarly dialogue,…
How coming to the Bread for life relates to the Father’s giving, in John 6
How does Jesus, in John 6, answer this question: “If someone has come, for life, to Jesus the Bread of life, (a) did he come as a result of the Father giving him to Jesus, or (b) did the Father give him to Jesus as a result of his coming t…