Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
The title "Gospel According to Matthew" is not part of the body of the text of the Gospel of Matthew itself. This text refers to Matthew by name only in 9:9 and 10:3.
It has been widely held for centuries that the Gospel of Matth…
Philippians 2:6 NIV Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage
Philippians 2:6 NLT Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to
Philippia…
For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, for you suffered the same things from your own compatriots as they did from the Jews, who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophet…
2 Thessalonians 1:10
…when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed — for our testimony to you was believed.
I’m a little confused by the logic here. Paul is saying those who b…
Praying for the Terrorists Frank D. Macchia Where was God on September 11 th when the terrorists struck? Our times of prayer are bound…
A person describing being on a hill during a major earthquake told me he could see the surface of the earth moving like ocean waves. This seems to fit the description in Psalm 114.
When Israel went forth from Egypt,… mountains skipped …
The Book of Habakkuk Habakkuk is the seventh of the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. It is believed that he lived in…
Some say the Torah was written much later, most likely during the Babylonian exile.
However, the Torah couldn’t possibly have been written after the split between Israel and Judah. They each got their own slightly different Torah, which s…
John draws parallels and references between Jesus and Moses/Pentateuch to show that Jesus is the Christ. Pharoah rejected what Moses said with "Who is the LORD?" Pilate discounted Jesus’ statement with "What is Truth?"…
2 Thessalonians 3:3 NASB
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
Some translations, like the NASB include “evil one” (with “one” in italics) whereas other translations, like the Darby only keep…
The first phrase of Proverbs 6:26 is translated in several different ways by major translations:
for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread [ESV]
For on account of a harlot one is reduced to a loaf of bread [NASB]
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but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat,
for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis
2:17, NKJV)
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
for when…