Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
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…
Paul speaks at length to the Corinthians about the penchant for becoming a celebrity preacher fan club:
[1Co 1:10-12 NLT] (10) I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony wi…
The more mature I get in my faith, the more I realize love and faith matter above all else, and the works that are the product of true faith are good: too to feed the poor and visit the orphans and widows. Yet I also recognize that words m…
Jesus said, "I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" – Matthew 16:18 KJV.
I’m not so concerned with whether the English translation should better state ‘Hades,’ and ‘overcome,’ unless that has …
Scholar Bruce R. McConkie wrote:
Mary’s ancestors were the same as Joseph’s. She was a descendant through the royal line of King David. “Matthew says Joseph was a son of Jacob, and Luke says that he was a son of Heli. It appears, however,…