Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Mark 1:10
"And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove". [him/auton]. ESV. My emphasis.
When John baptised Jesus John may not have been subm…
Mark 14:36 "ἀββᾶ ὁ πατήρ".
Galatians 4:6 "ἀββᾶ ὁ πατήρ".
Romans 8:15 "ἀββᾶ, ὁ πατήρ".
In Smith Van Dyk Arabic translation it is "يا أبا الآب".
Literal translation of "يا أبا الآب&quo…
Acts 8:5-6 NASB
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming the [d]Christ to them. 6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what was being said by Philip, as they heard and saw the [e]signs which he was perfor…
Ecclesiastes 9:5 (NASB):
5 For the living know that they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have a reward any longer, for their memory is forgotten.
Mark 12:26-27 (NASB):
26 But regarding the fact that the dead ris…
In all three Synoptic Gospels, Jesus is recorded as calming a storm. The incident happens about Matthew 8:24, Mark 4:37, and Luke 8:23.
Here is the complete pericope from Matthew:
Matthew 8:23-27 (Berean Standard Bible)
23When He got into…
“It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth,”
Mark 4:31
The mustard seed is not the smallest seed on the earth today, so how can this be reconciled with Jesus spea…
Initial the Chief Priest had stated that Christ should not be killed during the festival as this would have caused a riot
Mark 14:1-2 NIV
Now the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the …
100 Book Reviews / Pneuma 35 (2013) 87-156 Mark J. Cartledge and David Cheetham, eds. Intercultural Theology: Approaches and Themes (London: SCM Press, 2011)….
Mark 1:45
"But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and the people were coming to him from every quarter." ESV….
They only followed Matthew 28:19 and not the Apostles form of water baptism in the name of Jesus
book reviews 245 Mark J. Cartledge, and David Cheetham (eds.) Intercultural Theology: Approaches and Themes(London,eng:scmPress, 2011). xi + 245 pp. $43.44 paperback. Intercultural Theology:…
Mark records the famous walking-on-water miracle:
Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on …