Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Matthew 13:55-56a (ESV)
Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us?
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οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ τέκτονος υἱ…
Isaiah 45:11 is rendered differently in many translations including:
King James Version: Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command…
Note: this question does not deal with WHY the Jews shunned Samaritans. Rather, it questions the extent to which such shunning actually took place in the Biblical and historical records.
In the Gospel of John the narrator tells us "Je…
Help me explain difference between Numbers 23:19 and Exodus 32:10,14
Numbers 23:19 King James Version (KJV)
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that
he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? …
The Book of Jonah begins with God’s call to the famous reluctant prophet:
“Arise, go to Nin′eveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedness has come up before me.”
As far as I can tell the nature of this wickedness is not…
The following are quotes from various websites which present the case that the two witnesses are not two seperate persons but a single person. In Scripture, the number two represents verifiable facts. Hence, the message of the "two&qu…
1 Chronicles 23:7-11 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
7 Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei were Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three. The…
I ask because of noting how chapter 1 of Romans deals with the person of Christ – who he is – while not dealing with what he has done to save sinners until chapter 3. Could this be significant? I read the following comments in a magazine y…
Acts 8:34-40
New American Standard Bible 1995
34 The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture h…
Proverbs 24:21
New American Standard Bible 1995
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate with those
who are given to change,
Proverbs 24:21
New King James Version
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king; Do not associate …
30:5 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex כָּל־אִמְרַ֣ת אֱלֹ֣והַּ
צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לַֽחֹסִ֥ים בֹּֽו׃
(Proverbs 30:5)
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 Every word of God
is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him…
2 Then David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent
some of his servants to console him concerning his father. But when
David’s servants came to the land of t…