People Of Bread Rediscovering Ecclesiology
Book Reviews / Pneuma 31 (2009) 291-329 299 Wolfgang Vondey, People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2008). xi + 420 pp.,…
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What do Jesus’ words in Matthew 16:18 mean with respect to his Church never being defeated by the powers of hell?
Jesus said, "I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" – Matthew 16:18 KJV.
I’m not so concerned with whether the English translation should better state ‘Hades,’ and ‘overcome,’ unless that has …
Is the "we" in the Nicene Creed actually some kind of singular?
The Nicene Creed begins with Πιστεύομεν ("we believe"), however, many English translations have instead "I believe" which follows the ancient Latin text which begins Credo ("I believe"). So, one wonders why th…
Was Jesus’ early church composed primarily of Torah-abiding Jews?
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector. Mattews. 18:17 KJV
How to understand the word ἐκκλησίας in this context?
Simon Chan, Pentecostal Ecclesiology
Book Reviews / Pneuma 35 (2013) 87-156 143 Simon Chan, Pentecostal Ecclesiology: An Essay on the Development of Doctrine (Blandford Forum: Deo Publishing, 2011)….
Ephesians 1:22 Language a reference to marriage?
Ephesians 1:22-23
And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Is this language of God giving Christ, "the head of all things,&…
Comparing Matt 18:15-20 with Jn 20:21-23
Is there a legitimate contextual comparison between what Jesus teaches in Matthew 18:15-20 (certain disciplinary functions working in an assembly of people in God’s name) and the text in John 20:21-23? (That is, are both texts referring to…
Renewal Ecclesiology In Empirical Perspective
PNEUMA 36 (2014) 5–24 Renewal Ecclesiology in Empirical Perspective Mark J. Cartledge Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT,…
Mother Church Toward A Pentecostal Ecclesiology
ARTICLES SPS Mother Church: Toward Ecclesiology Simon Chan Carl Braaten has recently the ancient concept a Pentecostal called on Protestants Cyprian’s to return to…
Saul and Persecution
Acts 8:1-3. "On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3 But Saul began …
What does the prohibition against women speaking in church in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 mean?
In 1st Corinthians 14:34-35 (NASB), Paul says:
34The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says. 35If they desire to learn anything, let them …
If “church” is not translated from any biblical word, is this an example of changing the meaning of scripture?
The etymology of church cannot be traced to the Greek word, ekklesia. Christians persist on using a unscriptural word to justify their religious tradition of associating people to a physical structure. We all know this… why do we allow it?…
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