Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Esau’s wife Aholibamah is said to be "the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite" (Gen 36:2). It is easy to fail to notice that a Zibeon is listed further down in the chapter as son of Seir the Horite (36:20), that An…
Matthew 3:16 (KJV) 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Mark 1:4 (KJV)
John did ba…
Exodus 4:24 At a lodging place on the way, the Lord met Moses and was about to kill him. 25But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said…
We are told that Lot was greatly tormented by the perversions of Sodom. What could possibly have been so irresistible for Lot to have remained in that depraved city? Earlier in Genesis we read of Lot’s initial attraction to the cities of t…
In speaking of David becoming the father of Solomon, Matthew refers to Bathsheba as "the wife of Uriah" or "the one of Uriah" (τῆς τοῦ Οὐρίου), but 1 Samuel calls her simply David’s wife.
Then David comforted his wife,…
“And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.”
(Genesis 1:29 NKJV)
Cannabis-sativa (marijuana) is class…
John 20:17a:
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father.”
Why did Jesus tell Mary not to “hold on to” Him? Presumably it was not a problem with touching, since Jesus told Thomas to touch Him. Was it …
First up, this is not about whether the verse is an addition or not. Let’s assume for a moment it is not and has sufficient authenticity to remain.
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: …
In the imperfect indicative in Hebrew is usually translated as future tense in English, but in Exodus 3:14 it is not translated "I will be what I will be" but "I am that I am." Why is that misleading term found in certa…
At the end of the missionary discourse in Matthew, Jesus refers to his disciples as “little ones”:
10:42 — “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that perso…
John 11:1-2 (NLT)
11 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brother…
God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, so why does the angel of the Lord say:
“Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from ME
your son, your only son.” Gen 22:12
He specifically says:
“Do not lay a hand on the boy,” …