Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were
together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus
came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" John 20:19
Some translate, ‘sh…
Psalm 37:12-13
"The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, 13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming". ESV. My emphasis.
What is the nature of this laughing? e.g. Is it c…
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples
had gathered together […]
John 20:19 (NET)
Can we know from this chapter or verse whether only the elven apostles are present int the room, or other followers as well…
2 Corinthians 10:13-15 NASB
“But we will not boast beyond our measure, but within the measure of the sphere which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even as far as you. For we are not overextending ourselves, as if we did not re…
I would expect more than a few Allelujahs bursting from the lips of overjoyed Christians when they realised Jesus had arisen in triumph from the grave, but that is not recorded in the gospel accounts or the book of Acts. Then, when I went …
The Father creates so the Son also creates. (John 5:19)
Because the Father loves his Son so much, he always reveals to him everything that he is about to do. (John 5:20).
Did the Father determine creation and His son, Jesus brought His vis…
This is in relation to another post in which the question was asked why the Sabbath was called “the day after the Day of Preparation.”
It strikes me odd that Pharisees would be about this sort of thing on the Sabbath. What were the Pha…
The first mention of the concept of anointing is found in Genesis 31:13, refering back to the action Jacob took in 28:18:
I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me… -Gen 31:13
So early in the morning Jac…
In Genesis 1:10, 1:5, and 1:8, why did God give words for things if he knew humans would have languages that would have their own words for the day, night, sky, seas, and earth?
All verses from NIV
Genesis 1:5 God called the light “day,” …
1 John 3:16 KJB
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
The New World Translation (NWT) translates προσκυνεω and προσκυνεω in Matthew 4:8-11 like so (emphasis mine):
Again the Devil took him along to an unusually high mountain and
showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. And …
Why does Mary Magdalene tell the John and Peter:
we do not know where they have laid him (see John 20:2)
if she and the other women were already told by the angels that Jesus had risen (see Luke 24:1-12)?