Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Context of "receiving the Holy Spirit":
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them that they would receive the Holy …
In a comment on another thread in Christianity.SE, one member said,
Regarding Acts 13:33 we read it to refer to His eternal generation, it’s timeless.
The Greek text of Acts 13:33 according to the Textus Receptus:
ὅτι ταύτην ὁ θε…
It is generally translated as "going to be", with Young’s Literal Translation being the Minority Report:
https://biblehub.com/acts/24-15.htm
https://www.jw.org/en/library/bible/nwt/books/acts/24/#v44024015
[Act 24:15 YLT] (15) h…
I have a question on the translation of Galatians 3:22. Most English translations give something like the NIV gives:
But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith…
I am curious to know which book came first: Book of John or Book of Revelation.
Are there any evidence to prove this chronology?
I have noticed in the generation in which we live that People do not like to be questioned (on a level below the surface,…
The Nicene Creed begins with Πιστεύομεν ("we believe"), however, many English translations have instead "I believe" which follows the ancient Latin text which begins Credo ("I believe"). So, one wonders why th…
I was comparing various passages in the KJV (translated from the Masoretic Text) with the Septuagint (LXX) to see what the differences would be. One of the passages that I used was from Ezekiel 37, the well-known prophecy about the valley …
How long did Jacob stay in Harran? The answer seemed to be in Genesis 31:38-41 (NIV)
38 “I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.
39 I did not bring you a…
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even…
In Genesis 5 we are told that Enoch walked with God for 300 years
Genesis 5:22 ESV
Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.
But the sum total years of Enoch were 365 years
Genesis 5:2…
