Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
There only seem to be three options I’ve heard or seem possible:
Adultery (Post-marriage)
Fornication (Pre-marriage)
He knew the child was born of the Holy Spirit and want to remove himself from the relationship because he though he was u…
The Book of Jonah begins with God’s call to the famous reluctant prophet:
“Arise, go to Nin′eveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their
wickedness has come up before me.”
As far as I can tell the nature of this wickedness is not…
The King James version (as well as many other versions in various languages) states in Genesis 1:8 –
And God called the firmament Heaven.
The wording in the American Standard version is exactly the same. However, here’s what some ot…
Isaiah 65:17
"See I am creating new heavens and a new earth; The former things shall not be remembered nor come to mind". New American Bible. My emphasis.
The following translations also have "I am creating": Amplifie…
The Greek word θεότητος is translated differently in English Bibles:
Colossians 2:9
New Living Translation For in Christ lives all the fullness of God
in a human body.
New American Standard Bible For in Him all the fullne…
(Proverbs 23:1-3)
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 When you sit down
to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully [a]what is before you, 2 And
put a knife to your throat If you are a man of great appetite. 3 Do
not desire his delicacies, Fo…
Can the Holy Spirit, the Person, be a "medium" (be filled with) and an "agent" (gave the utterance) at the same time?
English translations added "the" and capitalized the first letter "S" arbitrarily…
In Numbers 18:19, God says the holy contributions made by the people of Israel belong to Aaron and his descendants forever, as a “covenant of salt”. I’ve never seen this term before. What does it mean?
Mark 8:14-21 (NRSV): Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread; and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.” 16 The…
The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) is nearly identical to the Parable of the Ten Minas (Luke 19:11-27).
One major change is that the values and quantities of the money is very different in each parable, as well as the number of …
There are some relatively new (in the last 25 years say) theories as to what Is 19:19 and 20, in whatever Bible translation one cares to look at, is referring to when talking about ‘altar’ and ‘pillar’, which one will not find being refere…
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever belives in him should not perish but have eternal life". ESV My emphasis.
ESV: "should not/me apoletai".
New American Bible: "might not…