Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I like to frequently cross reference different translations of the Bible (usually Douay-Rheims, KJV, NIV, NASB). I’ve noticed that the older versions (KJV, Douay Rhiems) of the Revelation 7:14 translates as follows:
Then one of the el…
Luke 10:9-11 reads:
9 καὶ θεραπεύετε τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ λέγετε αὐτοῖς· Ἤγγικεν
ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ. 10 εἰς ἣν δʼ ἂν πόλιν εἰσέλθητε καὶ
μὴ δέχωνται ὑμᾶς, ἐξελθόντες εἰς τὰς πλατείας αὐτῆς εἴπατε· 11 Καὶ
τὸν κονιορτὸν τ…
I understand Trinitarian belief and have taught it many times in apologetics, but
after being a Mormon for 21 years before Christianity I completely understand the
argument made. God said “we/us” and says God has a God which fits the t…
Many Christians attribute authorship of Revelation to the same human as the Gospel of John. Yet, as discussed in the article Book of Revelation on Wikipedia, citing Adela Collins’ book Crisis and Catharsis (1984),
"The author names h…
( reference: https://www.gotquestions.org/wisdom-knowledge.html )
Proverbs 24:3-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
4 And by knowledge the rooms are filled
With all pr…
God made a covenant with Abram in Genesis 15, specifically Verse 18
On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your descendants I have given this land,
From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrate…
Genesis 16:12 has many variations on where Ishmael’s descendants will live:
KJV: he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren
ESV: he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen
CSB: he will settle near all his relatives
NET: He wil…
In Acts 2:3, the Holy Spirit came what seemed to be tongues of fire:
3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came
to rest on each of them.
This observable phenomenon only mentioned once in Acts. Subsequently, all …
Over the decades, the subject of the Rapture, Daniel’s 70th week, and the Millennium have been studied, examined, debated, discussed, analyzed, and dissected in great detail. Many different conclusions have been drawn by sincere and honest people, as well as some who have displayed a remarkable degree of (intentional?) Biblical ignorance. There have also been […]
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I have argued against passing agenda item 20 for the following reasons: 1) it overreaches with its ambiguous use of “title”; 2) we should not continue to add doctrinal commitments to the obligations for ministers; 3) the statement sets a precedent of f…
John says of Jesus:
Mat 3:12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his
floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the
chaff with unquenchable fire.
While Jesus says of Satan:
Luk 22:31 …
In July, New York City’s Redeemer Presbyterian — Tim Keller’s theologically conservative church, firmly embedded in the mainstream of American evangelicalism — quietly posted…