Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
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…
In Mark 13:30
“I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.” (Mark 13:30, NETfree)
Apparently this prophecy was proven wrong.
And I am refering here to verses 24-27, which apparently have no…
Mark 13:32’s is
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven,
nor the Son, but only the Father." (Berean Standard Bible)
The use of ‘only’ in the final clause is typical. Some add ‘alone’ in italics, as w…
In 1 Samuel 2, Eli is cursed for letting his sons defile the house of God:
27 Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in …
Bill in this article briefly argues against the view that
‘ the typical translation of Matthew 28:19 ("Therefore go and make disciples") is incorrect because the Greek word for "go" (poreuthentes) is a participle and s…
God instructed Moses to say “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you’” (Exodus 3:14 New International Version).
The phrase translated “I am who I am” in Hebrew is ehyeh asher ehyeh. The word e…
In Deutoronomy 13 there are two following passages:
“If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after …
Daniel 8:13-14 NASB
13 Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that particular one who was speaking, “How long will the vision about the regular sacrifice apply, [o]while the transgression causes horror, so as to…
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He
should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and
will He not make it good?” Numbers 23:19
“The Lord is a man of war; The Lord is His name.” Exodus …
From this verse it seems Jews picked a name among their relatives for their children. How exactly did this convention work?
book reviews 251 James K.A. Smith How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor (Grand Rapids,mi: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014). xii +…
Mt. 6:34b "Each day has enough trouble of its own."