Second chapter of Ruth. The…
Today we look at the second chapter of Ruth. The second chapter opens with Ruth going to the field to glean ears of corn,…
Link Hudson: Wrong on the Rapture!
The comments in the discussion on the “Pentecostal Theology” Facebook page are quite engaging. Here’s a summary of the main points: Engagement: There are…
Fire From Heaven A Testimony By Harvey Cox
REVIEW Fire from Heaven: A Testimony Walter J. Hollenweger sympathetic analysis with which have to solid, some very solid but polemical Cox’s book Cox’s…
Had the Son of Man already ascended in John 3:13?
John 3:13, 14
13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up (NRSVue)
My real question is whether δεῖ + …
Was the use of the woman’s hair to clean Jesus’ feet considered an indecent act (Luke 7:36-50)?
As I was thinking about the cultural view of women’s hair in the modern Middle East, and in the Ancient Near East too, it raised significant questions for me about the story in Luke 7:36-50 (I’m interested in added cultural or historical c…
Was there precedent for John to link the satan and the serpent?
In Revelation 20:2, John links the satan and the serpent:
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
A couple preliminary questions: Is the reference to "that ancient …
When was Jesus made both Lord and Christ?
Acts 2:36 (ESV):
36 Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. When did this happen?
Genesis 3:1 – "serpent" or "shining one"?
In Genesis 3 the Hebrew word ‘nachash’ meaning the shining one has been rendered ‘snake’ or ‘serpent’. What possible ground is there for such renditions?
Will God use someone in the gifts of the Spirit?
Will God use someone in the gifts of the Spirit if they refuse to speak in tongues? Patricia Riley [10/26/2015 7:01 PM]Why not? Brody…
GENESIS: Chapter 3 1 Now the serpent was more subtil…
GENESIS: Chapter 3 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he…
Where does Dispensationalism differ from traditional Biblical Theology when interpreting a text?
Wikipedia summarizes a traditional “Biblical Theology” approach to interpreting the Bible as follows:
Biblical theology seeks to understand the progressive unfolding of God’s special revelation throughout history… Biblical theology i…
What are the 7 spirits of God in Revelation 4:5 and 5:6? 7 lampstands are 7 spirits and 7 horns & 7 eyes are the 7 Spirits of God. Which are they?
In Rev 4:6 and 5:6 it says these are the 7 spirits of God. In Rev 4:5 it states that the lampstands are the 7 Spirits of God then in 5:6 it states that the 7 horns and the 7 eyes are the 7 Spirits of God.
Rev 4:5 – From the throne came f…