Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Hebrews 4:11 NASB
“Therefore let us be diligent to enter that rest, so that no one will fall, through following the same example of disobedience.”
How does entering God’s rest, specifically, keep us from falling away from Him in disob…
1 Cor 7:8-9 (NRSV)
To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am.
But if they are not practicing self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.
Th…
Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand
here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me,
because the king’s business was urgent.”
9The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philis…
Genesis 41:49 (King James Version)
And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
Without being a perfect equivalent, this english version is very close to the fren…
John 19:38-40 – Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of
Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him
remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and
removed His body. Nicodemus, who…
But the angel said to me, “Why are you so amazed? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast with seven heads and ten horns that carries her.
— Revelations 17:7 (NRS)
Dave Hunt, who is an apologist and author, wrote…
Genesis 10:5 (KJV)
5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.
The word “gentile” is only mentioned once in the table of nations. And this …
John 11:6 has Jesus receiving word of Lazarus’ illness and then staying put for two days. When Jesus reaches Bethany, Lazarus has been dead for four days (11:17). So when the messengers reached Jesus in 11:6, it seems that Jesus must have …
In Revelation 11:3 is written:
“And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”
(Revelation 11:3, NASB, emphasis mine)
I understand this is a material…
In Zechariah 11:8, God says “In one month I got rid of the three shepherds.” (NIV)
It sounds like its intended to refer to three historical figures who were all removed from their position in one month. But who? Or possibly the “three” an…
The Gospel According to Mark, in contrast to the other three gospels, provides two separate feeding miracles wherein Jesus multiplies loaves and fishes to feed five thousand and four thousand respectively. Both accounts are very similar, t…
I found the name “El-Shaddai” mysterious, but while going over Genesis, found the following passage (Gen 49) Wikisource translation
From the god of your fathers, and he will help you, and the Shaddai, and He will bless you, blessing on…