Drinking Deadly Things in Appalachian Pentecostalism

Drinking Deadly Things in Appalachian Pentecostalism Drinking poison, typically strychnine dissolved in water, is one of the lesser-practiced but highly symbolic signs of faith among certain Appalachian Holiness and Pentecostal groups. Like serpent handling, this ritual…

"Overcome" vs "comprehend" in John 1:5

"Overcome" vs "comprehend" in John 1:5

John 1:5 reads in the ESV:

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

I recently heard the KJV quoted and was struck by the difference:

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended…

Can you tell me about the wineskin parable?

Can you tell me about the wineskin parable?

Can you explain the parable of the wineskin? what was Jesus trying to tell the disciples?

 "Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is p…

How Jesus is from Judah`s tribe ? Almos losing my faith because of this

How is Jesus from Judah’s tribe? [closed]

Jesus had no biological father and we know that, according to the Pentateuch, the tribal lineage is passed through the father and the mother’s genealogy is irrelevant. The argument of Zelophehad’s daughters is not valid that tribal heritag…