Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I am building on a previous question located here.
I am not satisfied with the answers to the question and want to ask specifically if the text describing the manner in which Enoch and Elijah went to heaven are actually different than how…
Does the Shema Yisrael affirm the first two persons of the trinity, aka the Father and Son?
Shema Yisrael is a combination of Deuteronomy 6:4–9, 11:13–21, and Numbers 15:37–41.
Deuteronomy 6:4–9 (NASB)
4 “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our G…
1 John 4:2 (ESV):
2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
When I read this verse, my immediate impression is that of the incarnation: that Jesus already exist…
156 Book Reviews / Pneuma 34 (2012) 95-159 Margaret M. Poloma and John C. Green, The Assemblies of God: Godly Love and the Revitaliza-…
If the Greek word egeneto in John 1:3 does not mean create, how does its meaning affect our understanding of John 1:3?
John 1:3 NET bible
All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created
Jo…
The standard reading of John 1:1
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the
Word was God."
is that the beginning – ἀρχῇ (archē) – refers to the old beginning, i.e., the beginning described in Genesis 1. …
Mathew 3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
What was John referring to as the root of the trees? It seems to be a sin…
John 1:5 reads in the ESV:
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
I recently heard the KJV quoted and was struck by the difference:
And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended…
I have come across a theological assertion (in conversation with a Biblical Unitarian) that John 10:33 should be understood thus:
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, …
John 9:3-4 – Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,
but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him.
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is
coming, when no one can wo…
I’m looking for a historical source on any Jewish sacrificial ritual (e.g., Passover, Day of Atonement) in which the high priest would cry something like, “It is finished.” I’ve seen a number of blogs saying that such a thing happened, but…
John 20:16-17 (ESV):
16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). 17 Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and sa…