Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
1 Corinthians 14:
22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.
Tongues were for unbelievers and not for believers. Only 4 verses later:
26b When you co…
Calvinist/Reformed Baptists often cite the the following verses associated with Jacob being selected as opposed to Esau as examples of supporting the Doctrine of Calvinism/Predestination(i.e. Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, etc….
Revelation describes the height of the new Jerusalem to be equal to its base, which is 12,000 furlongs. Generally speaking one does not usually refer to the “height” of a city. I’m not sure what that means. I mean, as a type of the body of…
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; All sighing thereof have I made to cease.
— Isaiah 21:2 (KJV)
Is Isaiah referring to Pe…
This question focuses on grammar not "what makes sense".
The first step to understanding a passage is parsing:
identify the parts of speech
assign the pronouns to the proper names
assign the verbs and adjectives to the pronouns …
I see more and more journal articles on New Testament interpretation preferring to use the Louw-Nida Greek Lexicon that is based on "semantic domains". An example from the introductory essay of a 2016 book Paul and Gnosis edited…
What is the significance of this phrase and why is this particular aspect of creation noted as not existing anymore in the new earth? The best I can tell is that many times throughout scripture the sea is pictured of chaos, raging, needin…
Malachi 4:5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come a…
"but do not measure the court outside the temple; leave that out, for it is given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for forty-two months." (Rev 11:2 – ESV)
But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, be…
Elohim and ὁ θεὸς in Genesis 1
The creation account in Genesis begins with a plural word, elohim to identify God:
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1 ESV)
בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ
Elohim contin…
Question:
If ‘Holy’, (ἅγιος at Biblehub.com, and at logeion.uchicago.edu), is interpreted as ‘separated unto’, ‘consecrated’, ‘dedicated to’, or ‘sacred’, then in what sense can God be considered Holy?
Is this a contradiction if God is not…
Text: Acts 2:13 (YTL)
"And others mocking said, They are full of sweet wine."