Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
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…
197 John Ruusbroec, TheSpiritualEspousals, the Sparkling Stone and other Works. Introduction and translation by James A. Wiseman, O.S.B. Preface by Louis Dupre. (New York:…
144 Book Reviews / Pneuma 32 (2010) 123-175 David Westerlund, ed., Global Pentecostalism: Encounters with Other Religious Traditions (London and New York: I. B….
PNEUMA 38 (2016) 1–4 The New Charismatic Networks and Other Theological Matters Religions model themselves on other social systems, such as state, law, fam-…
In the synoptic gospels, all of the accounts depict Jesus riding into Jerusalem on the back of the colt of a donkey. They make a note that the disciples placed their coats on the donkey (and Matthew’s account even says they laid their coat…
189 Azusa and Other Experience Myths: The Long and Winding Road from to Stated Belief and Back Again Jean-Daniel Plüss* Those must have been…
Can we know how or why the Septuagint renders "forever" in Psalm 102:28? No other translation has this.
Most render this "established." Is there an underlying semantic reason for it to carry the meaning of "forever…
After Jesus’ arrest:
15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that
disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into
the palace of the high priest.
16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then wen…
“The Rise of the Pentecostal Fusionists: They’re uniting Spirit-led worship with the riches of historic church tradition, says a leading charismatic bishop” Christianity Today (October 3, 2022). Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Church of God) professor Dale Coulter interviews Emilio Alvarez, presiding bishop of the Union of Charismatic Orthodox Churches, about what has often been called the […]
In Acts 2:3, the Holy Spirit came what seemed to be tongues of fire:
3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came
to rest on each of them.
This observable phenomenon only mentioned once in Acts. Subsequently, all …
Matthew 13 and Revelation 14 contradict. Who are the grapes?
Matthew 13
The weeds/tares are gathered first and burned.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and b…
"Verily I say unto you" is common in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but John consistently uses the double "Verily, verily (Gk.amen, amen). (3:3, 3:5, 3:11, 5:19, 5:24, 25, 6:26, 32, 47, 53, 8:34, 51, 58, 10:1, 7, 12:24, 13:16, et …