The Holy Spirit And The Bible The Spirits Interpreting Role In Relation To Biblical Hermeneutics
148 Book Reviews / Pneuma 29 (2007) 131-178 Paul E. Brown, The Holy Spirit and the Bible: The Spirit’s Interpreting Role in Relation to…
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What is referred to as ‘strong drink’ which John the Baptist was restrained from drinking in Lk 1:15?
We read in Luke 1:13-15 (NRSVCE) of the Angel foretelling the birth of John the Baptist:
“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. You will have joy …
Anti-Racist Strategies in the West Perpetuate Global Poverty: A Critique from Africa
Missionary-scholar Jim Harries argues that the wide differences between the West and the Rest are being ignored by anti-racist strategies. These misunderstandings are perpetuating dependencies in the majority world and stunting sustainable development. However, there is a way forward, a path of humility that rejects colonialism and embraces real equality. Abstract Strategies designed by […]
Preach The Word :: By Dennis Huebshman
2 Timothy 4:1-5; “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearance and His Kingdom: preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke and exhort with complete patience and teaching. For the time is […]
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Preach the word
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. – 2 Timothy 4:2 The numbers…
About Movies and the Human Condition :: By Jim Towers
Movies were used to great effect during the second world war by both the Americans and the Germans for propaganda purposes. Many “movie stars” participated in the war effort. Today, while culture wars are going on, we are exposed to men kissing men (on the lips!) and women kissing women is the norm – in […]
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Salvation and God’s Sovereignty :: By The Gospelist
There is an ongoing controversy in Christian circles regarding the role Christians play in their own salvation. There are those who say that the Christian plays no role in God’s plan of redemption. They assert that to make such a claim interferes with God’s sovereignty and gives the Christian reason to boast. They often further […]
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Duane Litfin: The Real Theological Issue Between Christians and Muslims
Duane Litfin, “The Real Theological Issue Between Christians and Muslims: It’s not about a different God, but a different Jesus” Christianity Today (August 9, 2016). To begin, and in the interest of full disclosure, I have previously written on the question of the identification and relation of the Triune God and Allah being considered by […]
What are the "briars and thorns" in Isaiah 27:4?
I have no wrath.
Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle,
Then I would step on them, I would burn them completely. (NASB)
Simply put, how should we understand this verse? Who are the briars and thorns, and why is it given to s…
The Spirit And Doctrinal Development A Functional Analysis Of The Traditional Pentecostal Doctrine Of The Baptism In The Holy Spirit
Pneuma 29 (2007) 5-23 The Spirit and Doctrinal Development: A Functional Analysis of the Traditional Pentecostal Doctrine of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit…
Scot McKnight: Open to the Spirit
Scot McKnight, Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us (New York: Waterbrook, 2018), ISBN 9781601426345. New Testament scholar Scot McKnight is not your typical seminary professor with a doctorate from the University of Nottingham. Whereas many scholars focus on writing for the academy, or on technical commentaries for seminary-educated […]
The Spirit Of And Spirit In Craig S. Keener’s Spirit Hermeneutics
PNEUMA 39 (2017) 168–178 The Spiritof and SpiritinCraig S. Keener’s Spirit Hermeneutics Jacqueline N. Grey Alphacrucis College, Australia [email protected] Abstract This essay provides a…