Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Matthew 5:36
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
What is the connection between "thou canst not make one hair white or black" and "thou shalt not swear by thy head&quo…
Genesis 48 records the death of Rachel:
But as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath …
In Matt 28:19, Jesus commanded the apostles to baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, but we see in Acts of the Apostles that they baptized in the name of Jesus only (Acts 2:38, 8:16, 19:5). Why did the …
Esau’s wife Aholibamah is said to be "the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite" (Gen 36:2). It is easy to fail to notice that a Zibeon is listed further down in the chapter as son of Seir the Horite (36:20), that An…
According to 1.Sam.16:18 Saul heard that the boy -David- who came to play for him was a son of Jesse in Bethlehem. We also read that Saul sent messagers to Jesse with the request to sent him his son (verse 19), and in verse 22 we read that…
We are told that Lot was greatly tormented by the perversions of Sodom. What could possibly have been so irresistible for Lot to have remained in that depraved city? Earlier in Genesis we read of Lot’s initial attraction to the cities of t…
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 …
God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, so why does the angel of the Lord say:
“Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from ME
your son, your only son.” Gen 22:12
He specifically says:
“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” …
Pneuma 41 (2019) 507–511 Global Considerations in Response to “Do Not Quench the Spirit” Jacqueline Grey Alphacrucis College, Australia [email protected] The Report of the…
Matthew 12:30-32:
“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who …
Acts 7:51-53
You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand…