Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
In Matthew 6:13, The Lord’s Prayer reaches its end with the famous:
and deliver us from evil (or from the evil one)
I’m not here to ask which translation is right, I just want to understand what are the reasons behind the choice from evi…
Given the similarities between the two accounts (feeding the 4000 vs the 5000), it seems that these are two variants of the same event.
What are the scholarly opinions about this?
The setting is Jesus in the wilderness, being tempted by the devil (vs. 1) and the second temptation is for Jesus to hurl himself down from a pinnacle in the temple “in the holy city” (vss. 5 & 6).
The devil is, again, trying to get Je…
The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) says:
Matthew 6:13 Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil
The two phrases “Lead us not into temptation” and “deliver us from evil” don’t seem to be in contrast with each other. So is t…
Wisdom חָכְמָה allowed מֶ֜֗לֶךְ King שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה Shlomoh (Solomon) to reveal Proverb 19:17 stating "He who is gracious to a poor man lends to YHVH, and He will repay him his reward." ( מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֖הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֜גְמֻל֗וֹ יְ…
Can you explain the parable of the wineskin? what was Jesus trying to tell the disciples?
"Neither is new wine put into old wineskins. If it is, the skins burst and the wine is spilled and the skins are destroyed. But new wine is p…
In 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, we read of Christ as firstfruits but in Matthew 27:52-53, we read that at the death of Jesus Christ, many saints arose. How do I then draw the line in explaining Christ as the firstfruits since a group arose bef…
Jesus says in Matthew 19:28:
Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things,
when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed
Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes …
We read in Mtt 17:18-21 (KJV)
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?20 And Jesus said unto t…
In Matthew 27:46, the author quotes Jesus, first transliterating his words with Greek letter (NA28 | ESV):
ηλι ηλι λεμα σαβαχθανι;
Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?
He then translates into Greek:
Θεέ μου θεέ μου, ἱνατί με ἐγκατέλιπες…
Are the words of Jesus to be taken literally when he said "this generation"? That is 30-70AD? He
seems to be emphatic about it because he prefaced it by Verily, I say unto you…"
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 …