Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
The first three days were marked by the separation of light from darkness
Genesis 1:3 NLT
Then God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.:4 And God saw that it was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.:5…
Miroslav Volf’s article, “Human Work, Divine Spirit, and New Creation: Toward a Pneumatological Understanding of Work,” advocates for a comprehensive theological framework for human…
Each day that God worked in Creation in Genesis chapter one concludes with the words, "And the evening and the morning were the [1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th] day."
Day as we know it, begins with the morning and ends with the eve…
The King James version (as well as many other versions in various languages) states in Genesis 1:8 –
And God called the firmament Heaven.
The wording in the American Standard version is exactly the same. However, here’s what some ot…
That being said, among all the living creatures (humanity included), isn’t it quite funny that the Lord didn’t bless the land beasts with reproduction and multiplication? In Genesis 1:24-25 He just created them without giving them the bles…
What semantic and contextual clues do we have to tell us what the ‘foundation’ is that Jesus is talking about in John 17:24?
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that
they may see the glory You gave Me because …
We are initial told that when God created humankind he made him in his image and likeness.
Genesis 1:26 ESV
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over th…
KJV Genesis 1 : 2
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Throughout the Bible darkness is depicted and mostly associated with evil th…
I had once heard that one of the remarkable thing about the creation account in Genesis, as compared to the other creation accounts of the cultures of the surrounding area is that God creates the universe out of nothing, or ‘ex nihilio’; w…
If you want to start at the beginning with an introduction to Israelite Creation in Context, click HEREThere are a wide variety of articles you can find about Creation, Exodus, Plagues, and Numbers HEREA short collection are as follows:https:/…
How is the creation of the physical first man an image of the spiritual God?
What is the “design” of the first man that represents “Our image?”
Gen 1:26, 27 – Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our
likeness, to rule …”
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We explore the creation narratives of Genesis within their natural ancient Near Eastern context and then ask how that changes the way we read the text.Keep your eye open for this class to start soon. Israelite Creation in ContextRead this sho…