Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
The gospels of Mark and Luke both portray John the Baptist’s ministry as being done "for the remission of sins":
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of
repentance for the remission of sins. (Mark 1:4)
And …
Paul states in Romans 4:22 that there was a reason that righteousness was imputed to Abraham (‘therefore’). The reason (or reasons) are stated in 4:16-21:
He believed God (who quickens the dead and calls those things that be not as thoug…
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart ( Hebrews 4:12 NIV).
The italicized phrase …
KJV Revelation 16 : 16
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Revelation 16:16 ESV
And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
Revelation16:16 NIV
Then they gat…
Paul argues in Galatians that circumcision obligates one to keep the whole of Torah:
Gal 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and
do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Gal 5:2 Look: I, Paul, say
to y…
The bible doesn’t seem to give much information for who “the prophetess” in Isaiah 8:3 is. Who is she? Many seem to assert that she is his wife, but cite no evidence to support this.
The word הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה (the prophetess) occurs 5 times …
Isaiah 7:8 (NET) reads:
For Syria’s leader is Damascus, and the leader of Damascus is Rezin.
Within sixty-five years Ephraim will no longer exist as a nation.
As the IVP OT Commentary points out:
From 735, the date of these eve…
BSB Psalm 110: 6He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He
will crush the leaders far and wide. 7He will drink from the brook
by the road; therefore He will lift up His head.
NIV Judges 7:4But the Lord said to Gideon, …
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. (Matthew 11:12, NKJV)
What does this verse mean?
Why “these things” in Lk 1:20 when only the birth of John the Baptist and not the “things” he would do seems sufficient for Zacharias’ voice to return?
What are credible interpretations of Jacob’s prophecy about Benjamin?
Gen 49:27 “Benjamin is a ravenous wolf, in the morning devouring the
prey and at evening dividing the spoil?”
Is there evidence of fulfillment in the biblical record o…
I am struck that these words/concepts are used frequently in the New Testament by speakers (Jesus and Paul among others, including Romans 4:20), who would have been (presumably) speaking/thinking in Aramaic/Hebrew, and approaching their th…