The Church’s Wounded Tradition of Exorcism and Deliverance
This guest article is a chapter adapted from America in Danger, Left and Right: Biblical Analysis, Actions and Intercessions for the Current Crisis (2022), by William…
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Church of God Canon Law?: The Gender Identity Affirmation
Dale M. CoulterThere are two motions dealing with transgenderism. I have already addressed the resolution (see here and here), but I now want to address the proposal to add a statement to the instructions for ministers (ag…
Rest For The Weary :: By Holly Spate
With all that’s going on in the world, I find myself reminding myself that I need to refocus my attention. It is easy to be distracted by everything; it is exhausting as well. The negative news can take a real toll. The bombardment of continuous manufactured noise and planned chaos can have me running to […]
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A.G. Ward: The Canadian Pentecostal Pioneer Who Was Converted During His Own Sermon
This Week in AG History —June 22, 1946 By Ruthie Edgerly ObergOriginally published on AG News, 23 June 2022 A.G. (Alfred George) Ward (1881-1960), a Pentecostal pioneer in Canada, was an example of an unconverted minister. According to his own … Continue reading
The New Communism :: By Bill Wilson
Communism is on the rise in America and seeks to take over the nation without a single revolutionary shot fired. Communism is found in the public school system. Communism is found in the political system. Communism is found in the federal government. But Communism went out with Gorbachev, right? – The tearing down of the […]
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More Mercy: A more biblical theology of the afterlife
More Mercy: A more biblical theology of the afterlife and eternal destiny In 2011 a spirited debate broke out among Evangelical circles reference a book…
Was "no man knows the day or the hour" (Mt. 24:36) a reference to Rosh Hashanah?
Matthew 34:36[NIV] ~ “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son,[f] but only the Father.
It’s become common in Messianic Jewish circles and among others who have been impacted by the Hebrew Roots…
Hebrew semantics of the drink of the beast (Rev. 17:4)
This post first posted in PENTECOSTALTHEOLOGY.com on JUNE 1, 2016 THEOCULTURE.FILES.WORDPRESS.COM June 16 at 8:53pm · Like · 1 · Remove Preview Jan B…
Baptizing the Dead?
Baptizing the Dead? This is among the most controversial (or most disregarded) scriptures in the whole of the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 15:28-29: “When…
In the Parable context (Mt. 18:23-35) -When will the heavenly Father do the same to everyone, in the kingdom NOW or Future?
Jesus spoke the parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Mt. 18:23-35) by saying: "Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants (v.23).
Does the Parable imply "not forgivin…
THE MANIFOLD GRACE OF GOD
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of THE MANIFOLD GRACE OF GOD….
Spirit Outside The Gate Decolonial Pneumatologies Of The American Global South
The theology of the Spirit has long been a contested space within Christian thought, shaped by colonial and Western epistemologies that often marginalize…