Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
I have a question on the translation of Galatians 3:22. Most English translations give something like the NIV gives:
But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith…
1 Corinthians 14:
22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.
Tongues were for unbelievers and not for believers. Only 4 verses later:
26b When you co…
Is there a reason provided in Genesis for the enslavement of the ancient Israelites for 400 years?:
Genesis 15:13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed
shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall ser…
The attacks, Iran says, were retaliation for the killing of a top Revolutionary Guards commander in Baghdad.
In Genesis 26:34-35 (NASB)
When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; 35 and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
in Genesis 28:9 (NASB)
and Esau…
From this verse it seems Jews picked a name among their relatives for their children. How exactly did this convention work?
Jeremiah 23:27 Literal Standard Version
Who are devising to cause My people | To forget My Name by their dreams, | That they each recount to his neighbor, | As their fathers forgot My Name for Ba‘al
What is the meaning of the name Baal and…
In Revelation 5:1, John introduces a scroll with seven seals:
Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.
The Lamb is found worthy to open the scroll, and…
After reading Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy a question arises. For instance, in Genesis 32:33 (NASB)
Therefore, to this day the sons of Israel do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the hip, becau…
In the Torah, the first five books of the bible, there are various narratives that bear strong resemblance to various Babylonians myths. Notably the story of creation, Adam and Eve, and the flood all have Babylonian precursors. These are d…
I am new to this site, so if someone has asked this, please accept it as a newbie move and denigrate not. (lol)
Caleb חלב means dog. How did Caleb know he was being called a human name, and not a dog (slur)?
Helev חלב means milk. How did H…
Acts 2:3 (YLT):
3 and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them,
What does fire mean in this context? And how is the fire related to the divided tongues? How should we make sense of the…