Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
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 …
We read in Lev 22:32 (NRSVCE):
Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord. You shall not profane my holy name, that I may be sanctified among the people of Israel: I am the Lord; I sanctify you
And we read in Ex…
"And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. " KJV Matthew 1:16
Considering that the Holy Spirit is feminine in Hebrew and the genealogy was always described in the male lineage, d…
10 “if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this scroll of the law. But you must turn to him with your whole mind and being. 11 “This commandment I am giving you today is not too difficult …
Context: 1 Cor 13:8-12 (ESV)
"Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes…
Calvinist/Reformed Baptists often cite the the following verses associated with Jacob being selected as opposed to Esau as examples of supporting the Doctrine of Calvinism/Predestination(i.e. Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, etc….
In Romans 3:21, most English translations distinguish the two uses of νόμος (law) by capitalizing the second:
Νυνὶ δὲ χωρὶς νόμου δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ πεφανέρωται μαρτυρουμένη ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν, (NA28)
But now the righteousness of…
In a comment on another thread in Christianity.SE, one member said,
Regarding Acts 13:33 we read it to refer to His eternal generation, it’s timeless.
The Greek text of Acts 13:33 according to the Textus Receptus:
ὅτι ταύτην ὁ θε…
Christ mythicists claim that Paul refers to James as a brother of the Lord only in the same sense that all Christians are (spiritual) brothers.
Here are the relevant passages (NRSV):
Galatians 1:19 Then after three years I did go up to Je…
Would Paul’s comment include all tyrannical governments without the people rising up against them?
Rom 13:1 (BLB) Let every soul be subject to the authorities being
above him. For there is no authority except by God; but those existing
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I was reading Daniel 8:15-27, where it says:
…. the ram you saw that had two horns represents the kingdoms of Media and Persia. The goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the prominent horn between his eyes is the first king….
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Exodus 3:2 (ESV):
And the angel of the LORD (malʾak yhwh) appeared to [Moses] in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush.
It seems pretty clear from what follows that the individual in the bush is YHWH himself.1
When the LORD…