Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
In V 32, Jesus speaks parallelism in that He clearly shows, as Himself is, the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, not a force or energy of some sort.
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven; Whoever speaks against the H…
1 Corinthians 2:14
and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know [them], because spiritually they are discerned; (YLT)
The natural person does not accept …
Note the text of 1 Cor 12:4-6 is written in parallelism:
There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.
There are different ministries, but the same Lord.
There are different ways of working, but the same God works all things in all peop…
9 And wisdom was with thee: which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy commandments. 10 O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy gl…
What is the "manner of spirit" that Jesus might be referring to in Luke 9:55, and does (or might) it refer to all men?
Luke 9:
[54] And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord,
wilt thou that we command fire …
According to Luke 4:1-2, Jesus, after his water baptism at the Jordan river, was full of the Spirit and was led by the Spirit to a 40-day fast:
Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit …
What does communion of the Holy Spirit mean in
2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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 …
Revelation 1:4
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
Revelation 5:6
And I beheld, and,…
There are two different interpretations:
The Cessation view: Based on the biblical and church historical records: "the perfect" refers to completion of the canon of Scripture; "partial will pass away," the cessation of …
In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians Paul indicates that he prefers to pray both in (or with) the Spirit and in (or with) the mind.
τί οὖν ἐστίν; προσεύξομαι τῷ πνεύματι, προσεύξομαι δὲ καὶ τῷ νοΐ· ψαλῶ τῷ πνεύματι, ψαλῶ δὲ καὶ τῷ…
Interpreting The Waterloo the Samaritans of Acts 8: of Pentecostal Soteriology and Pneumatology? Max Turner There is clearly a deliberate ambiguity in the title….