Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Pneuma 30 (2008) 291-298 Book Roundtable Can a Dead Black T eology Be Resurrected as a Pentecostal T eology? A Review Essay of The…
In the Torah, the first five books of the bible, there are various narratives that bear strong resemblance to various Babylonians myths. Notably the story of creation, Adam and Eve, and the flood all have Babylonian precursors. These are d…
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…
In 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, we read of Christ as firstfruits but in Matthew 27:52-53, we read that at the death of Jesus Christ, many saints arose. How do I then draw the line in explaining Christ as the firstfruits since a group arose bef…
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: …
— Matthew 6:13
Many people interpret this as a request for protection from external forces, some translations even saying "from the evil one".
But would it correct to…
PNEUMA 38 (2016) 274–292 Can We Still Sing the Lyrics “Come Holy Spirit”? Spirit and Place in Australian Pentecostal Worship Tanya Riches Fuller Theological…
There is a curious statement by Paul in his Second Letter to the Corinthians:
2 Corinthians 12:21: "I am afraid that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may mourn over many of those who have sinned in the past…
Now, to be clear, this question is not on whether YHWH is the only God that should be worshipped. That’s pretty simple. It is my belief that the Ancient Israelites were at least aware that they were commanded to pledge allegiance to one go…
Matthew 13:55-56a (ESV)
Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us?
SBLGNT
οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ τέκτονος υἱ…
Irrespective of whether one believes in Gap theory or not we see that the word Bara and asa is used several times in Genesis interchangeably. What confuses me is how are we to understand the actual meaning of the word in the text. Eg. in G…
Matthew 8:27,hebrew, transliteration,
Messiah/Christ means "Annointed One/Chosen One". In Dan 9:23, NASB, The angel Gabriel tells Daniel that he needs to … give heed to the message and gain understanding of the vision. And then, goes on to relate to him the "…