Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Dave Johnson and Rick Wadholm Jr. eds., Pentecostal Theological Education in the Majority World: The Graduate and Post-Graduate Level, Volume 1 (Baguio City, Philippines: Asia Pacific Theological Seminary Press, 2022), 213 pages, ISBN 9789718942994. The editors of this volume, Dave Johnson and Rick Wadholm Jr., are both Assemblies of God ministers. As the back cover […]
From the time we are born until the time we die, we are engaged in spiritual warfare with our enemy, the devil. Taunting, teasing, accusing as well as prompting us to make bad choices. Satan is also referred to as the “accuser of men.” He taunts us and tempts us, then has the audacity of […]
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This isn’t a private message, but it is a deeply personal one. This morning, I opened my Bible to Isaiah 50:4-9, one of the passages assigned for this coming weekend in The Revised Common Lectionary. And God met me there. The first few lines of the pas…
θάλασσαν VS ὕδατα Was the vocative imperative command COME just for Peter or to ALL disciples? 25 And in the fourth watch of the…
2 Thessalonians 2:2 speaks of the church as being concerned that Christ had already come. What is the impact of Christ’s return; why such concern?
2 Thess 2:2 (ESV) – not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a
spirit or a sp…
2:7 τὸ γὰρ μυστήριον ἤδη ἐνεργεῖται τῆς ἀνομίας· μόνον ὁ κατέχων ἄρτι ἕως ἐκ μέσου γένηται
2 THESSALONIANS 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way.
T…
John 10:35 Literal Standard Version
If He called them gods to whom the word of God came (and the Writing
is not able to be broken),
To whom did the word of God come?
Find out more about Mark Nanos HERERead his book Paul Within JudaismListen to the full round table talk called Paul and “Works of the Law” HEREEnroll in the course Jewish Apostle Paul II or in All Israel will Be SavedFind out how you can get t…
As we enter the High Holy Days commemorating the death and resurrection of the Christ that all who believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life, it is fitting that we understand exactly what was the “Last Supper.” The traditional Christian concept of the Last Supper is Christ having dinner with his disciples […]
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In the gospels, Jesus says whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another commits adultery, and whoever marries her who has been divorced commits adultery.
Matthew 5:31-32:
It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces…
For Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven :: By Candy Austin Matthew 5:10 “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Seemingly when ‘lost people’ know that you are a true Christian, they sometimes like to mock, joke around, or even persecute you and your beliefs. For […]
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Is Jesus referring to Matthew 12:30 and using it to explain Matthew 12:31 when He uses Διὰ τοῦτο? Or does the rest of Matthew 12:31 explain Matthew 12:30?
Matthew 12:30 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with…