Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
17 “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. (referring to Jesus) 19 Repent, the…
In the Gospel of John 5:45, Jesus says:
Yet it isn’t I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes. If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.
H…
And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him Luke. 9:35 KJV
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace …
I’m exploring the prophets and Ezra at the moment. In them, there are many prophecies that either refer to the day of The LORD.
Now, the day of The LORD seems to refer in different contexts to:
A) The destruction of Jerusalem
B) The return…
2 Chronicles 17 lists Jehoshaphat’s commanders and soldiers:
15 next, Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000;
16 next, Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered himself for the service of the Lord, with 200,000.
What’s the significance that A…
In Mark 2:5-12 Jesus surprises the scribes by forgiving the sins of (and miraculously healing) a paralytic. The scribes took it as a blasphemy, as they believed that forgiveness of sins was a prerogative pertaining to God exclusively:
5 A…
Jeremiah 3:12 MEV
Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: Return, backsliding Israel, says the LORD, and I will not cause My anger to fall on you. For I am merciful, says the LORD, and I will not keep anger forever.
Psalm …
But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
Praise the Lord.
(Psalm 115:18 KJV)
But we, the living, will bless the Lord, from henceforth and for
ever. (PS 115:18 LXX – Brenton)
To me a blessing is to bestow a favor,…
James 1:15 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it has run its course, brings forth death.
‘when it has run its course’ – signi…
In John 20:17, instead of saying τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν καὶ θεόν ἡμῶν, that is, “our Father and our God,” Jesus instead says, τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν καὶ θεόν μου καὶ θεὸν ὑμῶν, that is, “my Father and your Father, and my God and your God….
Berean Literal Bible Matthew 12:43
Now when the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.
Do these places exist in the spiritual realm or physical realm. Or are they m…
In Matthew 5:19, Jesus states that anyone who relaxes (ESV) even the least of the commandments in the Law and teaches others to do the same would be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But then in several instances, with regard to the S…