Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Ephesians 1:22-23
"And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fulness of him who fills all in all". ESV. My emphasis. [fills all/panta].
Does the first &qu…
And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, Deuteronomy 31:24 KJV
and
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvatio…
Revelation 22:8-16 (ESV):
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, 9 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fello…
1 Kings 1:32-33:
"2 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and …
In Greek, “salvation” (σωτηρία) is one thing; “justification” (δικαιοσύνη) is another.
For example, in Romans 10:10, it is written,
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvatio…
Colossians 1:13
"He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son". ESV. My emphasis. [domain/exousias].
Matthew 28:18
"And Jesus came and said to them, "All author…
"Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates"
We know that this got rid of the restriction of slaughtering animals only in front of the temple, but what about the "thy gates" part?
Doesn’t that mean …
Then they sent to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him in what he said. And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality, but t…
If Matthew believed Jesus is God and was the ‘word’ and existed before the world was created, why does he have a genealogy for Jesus in Matt 1?
Matt 11:28 – 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matt…
In Genesis 24 55-59 it says the following:
55 But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain
with us ten days or so; then you may go.”
56 But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has
granted success t…
Genesis 21:14-19, NIV
14 Early the next morning Abraham took some food and a skin of water
and gave them to Hagar. He set them on her shoulders and then sent her
off with the boy. She went on her way and wandered in the Desert of
Beersheb…
Is the statement "Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods?" in Exodus 15:11 one of the answers to Pharaoh’s question "Who is the LORD?" (Exodus 5:2)? Note, this would not be answer directly to Pharaoh, but an answer to…