Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
John 20:17a:
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father.”
Why did Jesus tell Mary not to “hold on to” Him? Presumably it was not a problem with touching, since Jesus told Thomas to touch Him. Was it …
Scholar Bruce R. McConkie wrote:
Mary’s ancestors were the same as Joseph’s. She was a descendant through the royal line of King David. “Matthew says Joseph was a son of Jacob, and Luke says that he was a son of Heli. It appears, however,…
Luke states the following in 1:35 :
και το γεννωμενον αγιον κληθησεται υιος θεου
also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God [KJV]
Note : My question relates to the TR text (I am quoting Stephens 1550)…
A PENTECOSTAL CATHOLIC RESPONSE TO ROMAN TEACHING ON MARY by Jerry L. Sandidge The ninth meeting of the Dialogue between the Secretariat for Promoting…
Since Joseph wanted to divorce Mary in Matthew 1:19 yet they were already betrothed, does that mean he did not trust her?
Matthew 1:19 NIV "Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet[a] did not want to expose her to …
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…
PNEUMA 37 (2015) 111–171 Book Reviews ∵ Mary Sue Dehmlow Dreier, ed. Created and Led by The Spirit: Planting Missional Congregations(Grand Rapids, mi: Wm….
Pneuma 29 (2007) 214-225 Mary, the Unwelcome (?) Guest in Catholic/Pentecostal Dialogue Ralph Del Colle Associate Professor of T eology, Marquette University, T eology…
PNEUMA 37 (2015) 111–171 Book Reviews ∵ Mary Sue Dehmlow Dreier, ed. Created and Led by The Spirit: Planting Missional Congregations(Grand Rapids, mi: Wm….
There only seem to be three options I’ve heard or seem possible:
Adultery (Post-marriage)
Fornication (Pre-marriage)
He knew the child was born of the Holy Spirit and want to remove himself from the relationship because he though he was u…
Matthew 13:55-56a (ESV)
Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us?
SBLGNT
οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ τέκτονος υἱ…
When Jesus was “presented” in Jerusalem by Mary and Joseph, the sacrifice made was “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons”:
Luke 2: 22 When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought …