Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
In Luke 4:8, many Bible translations use Lord as the word spoken to Satan as the one worthy of worship. Those words are a direct quote by Jesus from the Old Testament that clearly indicated ‘Yahweh’ or ‘Jehovah’. There is no Adonay or the …
I have come across a theological assertion (in conversation with a Biblical Unitarian) that John 10:33 should be understood thus:
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, …
While reading Psalm 68 this morning, I came across this verse which uses the name "JAH":
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. (KJV Psalm 68:4)
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In Acts 26:22-23, Paul says that
I stand here…saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our pe…
I’m looking for a historical source on any Jewish sacrificial ritual (e.g., Passover, Day of Atonement) in which the high priest would cry something like, “It is finished.” I’ve seen a number of blogs saying that such a thing happened, but…
Judges 18:1 says that Dan had no inheritance but Joshua 19:40-48 indicates otherwise. What am I missing?
Judges 18:1 ESV
In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe
of the people of Dan was seeking for its…
I have come across a theological assertion that Philippians 2:6 should be understood thus:
Who, being in the form of a God, thought it not robbery to be
equal with God
What is the hermeneutical justification for adding or not adding the …
In Genesis 24 55-59 it says the following:
55 But her brother and her mother replied, “Let the young woman remain
with us ten days or so; then you may go.”
56 But he said to them, “Do not detain me, now that the Lord has
granted success t…
Genesis 43:7
They replied, “The man questioned us carefully about ourselves and our kindred, saying, ‘Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?’
When were these questions asked? I didn’t come across these questions in Gene…
Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20-21. What does this mean?
Matthew 13:33 (KJV): Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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It’s obviously significant since he repeated it four times, but what actually is the significance of the phrase?
The phrase is translated from the Greek ἀναστήσω αὐτὸ (ἐν) τῇ ἐσχάτῃ ἡμέρᾳ which occurs in the following four verses:
John …
Isaiah 46:5 ASV To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and
compare me, that we may be like?
Having consideration of the rest of the bible, does this passage imply;
God has no equal
God has an equal – possibly Jesus
Is there more t…