Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Luke 23:34 (DRA) (emphasis added)
34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots.
Addressing the Father, Jesus acknowledges God’s ability to forgive their sin (…
I have been researching for a long time John 19:30, more specifically the word Tetelestai (τετελεσται) in the Greek. But recently came across the topic of the Hebrew Gospels (possible late translations) and is fascinating.
What did Jesus…
In Acts 19, there were a few traveling Jews that had heard Paul was removing demons by the name of Jesus, so they attempted to do the same:
"Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evi…
Paul states in Romans 4:22 that there was a reason that righteousness was imputed to Abraham (‘therefore’). The reason (or reasons) are stated in 4:16-21:
He believed God (who quickens the dead and calls those things that be not as thoug…
Paul argues in Galatians that circumcision obligates one to keep the whole of Torah:
Gal 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and
do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Gal 5:2 Look: I, Paul, say
to y…
Then when Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that He had been condemned, he felt remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, – Mat 27:3 LSB
What inferences from Matthew can support what sparked Judas’ …
The entire tribe of Dan is absent from the list of those tribes which are to be found in heaven.
Here is the list given in Revelation 7.
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were
sealed an hundred and forty and four…
Did the writers of Jonah employ dramatic irony by making Jonah aware that by successfully convincing the people of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, to repent, he would set in place events that would see the conquering and enslavement of hi…
I have a question on the translation of Galatians 3:22. Most English translations give something like the NIV gives:
But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith…
How long did Jacob stay in Harran? The answer seemed to be in Genesis 31:38-41 (NIV)
38 “I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten rams from your flocks.
39 I did not bring you a…
According to the prophecy given to the house of Eli all his descendants will die in the prime of their life
KJV 1 Samuel 2 : 31 – 33
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall…
At the end of Genesis, the Bible specifically mentions Joseph saw his Great-Grandchildren at 110 years old, but of Isaac who passed at 180, no mention is made of this.
Did Isaac see his Great-Grandchildren as well or not?