Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
The Book of Judges contains a disturbing story known as the Levite’s Concubine, which bears more than a passing resemblance to the story of Lot’s daughters in Sodom.
As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city,
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Texts are listed below for reference. Acts written in Greek and the Septuagint (LXX) are word for word the same but is this enough evidence to say the Ethiopian read from the LXX. Phillip probably could read both. The Ethiopian probably…
Much debate has been had over the use of ‘the word’ in John’s prologue. Many early English translations translated the relevant pronoun in John 1:2-4 as ‘it’ instead of ‘he’, suggesting the referent to not be a male person but a thing.
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How is the message about a God who made covenants with a particular people in a particular land move into the gentile world? This was a perplexing issue for the early church, and the early Jewish leaders used the book of Leviticus to help solv…
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Dale M. Coulter I want to return to the motion on gender identity affirmation. I have already argued against this motion because a) it…
Dale M. Coulter At this previous General Assembly, a motion that would allow specially designated licensed women ministers to serve on the General Council…
The news media and Democratic Party had a heyday ridiculing Republicans over their endless ballots in deciding who would be Speaker of the House. They were mocking the seemingly indecisive Republicans, suggesting that they were leaderless, a reflection on former president Trump, a deep rift in the party, and didn’t know how to govern. What […]
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Jesus’ birth as a testimony of God’s faithfulness Every year at Christmas time, I am reminded of the remarkable prophecies concerning the birth of Jesus and how they substantiate His deity and the faithfulness of God. Let’s take a look at some of those prophecies. The Timing of the Birth The timing of the Messiah’s […]
The post The Bethlehem Miracle :: By Dr. David Reagan appeared first on Rapture Ready.
[A]. INTRODUCTION [This I want to say to American Christians – the main section of this article is not American-based, but Australian, but please don’t ignore it because of that. The “disease” we have will soon be yours also. Please read through.] As you read this, the terrible thing of which I speak is in […]
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Whilst reading Psalm 7 this morning, I came across a strange expression at the end of verse 9:
O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins."
This is fr…