Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.
Praise the Lord.
(Psalm 115:18 KJV)
But we, the living, will bless the Lord, from henceforth and for
ever. (PS 115:18 LXX – Brenton)
To me a blessing is to bestow a favor,…
James 1:15 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. 15 Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it has run its course, brings forth death.
‘when it has run its course’ – signi…
In John 20:17, instead of saying τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν καὶ θεόν ἡμῶν, that is, “our Father and our God,” Jesus instead says, τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν καὶ θεόν μου καὶ θεὸν ὑμῶν, that is, “my Father and your Father, and my God and your God….
Berean Literal Bible Matthew 12:43
Now when the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.
Do these places exist in the spiritual realm or physical realm. Or are they m…
142 Book Reviews / Pneuma 31 (2009) 105-160 Aaron K. Ketchell, Holy Hills of the Ozarks: Religion and Tourism in Branson, Missouri (Baltimore: Johns…
PNEUMA 37 (2015) 3–5 Global Perspectives and Multidisciplinary Methodologies Appreciating the Past and Looking to the Future Peter Althouse and Robby Waddell The publication…
In Matthew 5:19, Jesus states that anyone who relaxes (ESV) even the least of the commandments in the Law and teaches others to do the same would be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But then in several instances, with regard to the S…
The genealogies and lists of names are sometimes very hard to follow in the Old Testament. In this instance, there are two names spelled exactly the same in two consecutive verses. At the end of each verse, they both list the number of s…
Genesis is included in the Torah, which is the first five books of the Bible. Joshua 8:31 says that Moses wrote the Torah:
And there, in the presence of the people of Israel, he [Joshua] wrote on the stones a copy of the law [torah] of…
Granville Sharp’s rule states that when a clause has two nouns (or other substantive) in the same case, connected by a copulative kai (“and”), that are not proper nouns (i.e. not someone’s name), which describe a person, and the first noun…
John 5:7 (KJV)
“For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.”
1 John 5:7 (NIV)
For there are three that testify:
1 John 5:7 (ESV)
For there a…
Nigel J in answering a Question about Gen 3: 22 Translation said:
The big question is ‘How does God live ? By the knowledge of good and
evil ? ‘
This is answered by Young’s Literal Translation (see his prefaces
regarding the Waw conversiv…