Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Twice in Exodus Moses declares that he has "uncircumcised lips."
But Moses said to the LORD, “Behold, the people of Israel have not listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for I am of uncircumcised lips?” (Exodus 6:…
I assume biblical scholars as well as religious physicists have been struck by the creation of Light being so import in Genesis.
God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, so why does the angel of the Lord say:
“Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from ME
your son, your only son.” Gen 22:12
He specifically says:
“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” …
In Revelation 13:11 the author appears to be contrasting the lamb-like physical appearance of the animal with the ferocious speech. In fact, he compares the animal to a "lambkin":
[Rev 13:11 ESV] (11) Then I saw another beast ri…
I’m exploring the prophets and Ezra at the moment. In them, there are many prophecies that either refer to the day of The LORD.
Now, the day of The LORD seems to refer in different contexts to:
A) The destruction of Jerusalem
B) The return…
In Mark 2:5-12 Jesus surprises the scribes by forgiving the sins of (and miraculously healing) a paralytic. The scribes took it as a blasphemy, as they believed that forgiveness of sins was a prerogative pertaining to God exclusively:
5 A…
I have spent the majority of my life in the CoG. In fact, I rebelled against my parents as a teen by joining a…
From what I understand Roman law had two very significant statutes regarding religion:
a law requiring that the Roman deities be acknowledged by a periodic sacrifice
a law permitting Judaism to operate as a legal religion
In addition t…
Do u have family members or close friends that you’ve helped & been there for & in return they don’t appreciate a thing u…
NASB95 for reference
Genesis 16:1
Hagar is the Egyptian handmaid/slave of Abram & Sarai.
Genesis 15:16
God tells Abram his descendants will be enslaved for 400 years because of the iniquity of the Amorites.
Are the Hebrews enslaved by …
The text:
“Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud
voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble
for the great supper of God,
so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of c…
“We have been taught that it is negative to be against anything. We are the “for” people. It is become an absolute “no, no”…