Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their si…
Genesis 16:12 has many variations on where Ishmael’s descendants will live:
KJV: he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren
ESV: he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen
CSB: he will settle near all his relatives
NET: He wil…
I have read that in biblical numerology the number 11 indicates a system or period given to chaos or disorganization, and a survey of the text seems to bear this out. See, for example: Meaning of Numbers in the Bible.
Are there any syste…
In Acts 2:3, the Holy Spirit came what seemed to be tongues of fire:
3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came
to rest on each of them.
This observable phenomenon only mentioned once in Acts. Subsequently, all …
Robertson has:
Believeth all things (παντα πιστευει [panta pisteuei]). Not gullible, but has faith in men.
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Robertson, A. T. (1933). Word Pictures in the New Testament (1 Cor. 13:7). Broadman Press.
But, how do you interpret this phras…
In Jeremiah 1:11, what does the “rod of an almond tree” refer to?
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”
And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
12 Then the Lord said to me, “You h…
Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.” Luke 22:34 NIV
https://news.ag.org/Features/Sometimes-a-Rooster-is-Not-a-Rooster
This article from the Assemblies of God rel…
Isaiah 66:19 NASB
And I will put a sign among them and send survivors from them to the nations: Tarshish, [k]Put, Lud, [l]Meshech, Tubal, and [m]Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard of My fame nor seen My glory. And th…
Genesis 5:32
“Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”
When considering the Genealogies of Genesis 5, it becomes evident that the standard form of recording the offspring of each firstbo…
John 6:13 KJV
Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.
It is said the fragments of the five barley loaves fille…
I heard somewhere that in 1 Corinthians 16:2
Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you lay by him in
store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I
come
There is some ambiguity about “the first…
In Joshua 18:6 (NASB)
And you shall write a description of the land in seven divisions, and bring the description here to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the Lord our God.
or in Jonah 1:7 (NASB) (could’ve referenced even mo…