Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
In John 5:24 it seems like believers will not be judged, while 2 Corinthians 5:10 speaks of all being judged and to stand before Christ on the judgement seat.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, the one who hears My word, and believes Him who sen…
Was the official (βασιλικὸς) in John 4:46 Roman or Jewish?
So he came again to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. And at Capernaum there was an official whose son was ill. (Jn 4:46, ESV)
We are initial told that when God created humankind he made him in his image and likeness.
Genesis 1:26 ESV
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over th…
John 6:27
Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which
endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you,
because God the Father has set His seal on Him.
What did He mean by the phrase as applied to Hims…
The New World Translation, the official Bible version of the Watchtower/Jehovah’s Witnesses, translates John 1:1 into English as follows:
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. NWT, 2013
T…
Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg is the Professor of Ancient Cultures at Israel Bible Center. Use this link to register for Dr. Lizorkin-Eyzenberg’s course The Jewish Gospel of John.Sign up for Israel Bible Center’s certificate program in Jewish Con…
After the resurrection in John’s gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples and in John 20:22 he breathes on them and says, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” What is happening here? Is Jesus giving them the Holy Spirit by breathing on them?
Edit: Ma…
Wesley’s journal entry for May 17, 1740 – “I found more and more undeniable proofs, that the Christian state is a continual warfare; and…
Who are the intended recipients of the fourth gospel (John)?
For example, is it for:
The Jewish community who had questions about the identity of Jesus?
The Gentiles who need to know the relationship between Jesus and God?
A good answer …
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In John 10:8 we hear Jesus saying that all those who came before him were thieves. Of course, he was not referring to prophets like Isaiah or John the Baptist. But to whom was he referring to? Is it that there had been Jewish leaders who c…
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 8:32
I’ve read that the truth is sin which allows for freedom (does this mean we shouldn’t be free?), another explanation is the power we possess and how we can run into…
[This is the second of a two-part repost in recognition of Holy Week. See part I.] In the conclusion here I shall more closely explore the three verses leading up to Pontius Pilate’s pithy phrase in John 19:22. Due to the rather technical nature of the…