Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
The New World Translation, the official Bible version of the Watchtower/Jehovah’s Witnesses, translates John 1:1 into English as follows:
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. NWT, 2013
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In Exodus 19, God describes a number of preparations that Moses should make before He will ascend to the top of Mount Sinai. One of them is to cordon off an area around the mountain:
You shall set bounds for the people round about, sayin…
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
[2 Samuel 12:13 KJV]
How, and when, did the Lord ‘put away’ David’s sin?
Can somebody explain the time gap between Numbers 25, which goes into detail about how the Moabite/Midianite coalition enticed the Israelites into sinning, resulting in about 24,000 deaths and concluding with God’s call to avenge them, and…
From Luke’s GOSPEL
I am asking last word of Jesus at the cross:
Luke 23:46 – Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your
hands I commit My spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His
last.
Ephesians 3:15: ἐξ οὗ πᾶσα πατριὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ὀνομάζεται (NA 28)
from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named (ESV)
The ESV adds this footnote to the word family: Or from whom all fatherhood; the Greek word patria i…
After the resurrection in John’s gospel, Jesus appears to the disciples and in John 20:22 he breathes on them and says, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” What is happening here? Is Jesus giving them the Holy Spirit by breathing on them?
Edit: Ma…
I know the common understanding is that Jonah waited, alive and conscious, in the belly of the whale until he was spat out.
Has a euphemized “children’s version” become accepted truth? Perhaps we can set preconceptions aside for the momen…
How does the Noah’s Ark narrative relate to other the Gilgamesh flood account?
For reference, the Biblical flood account is in Genesis 6-10 and the Gilgamesh flood account is on Tablet XI. The British Museum holds a tablet with the Atrah…
This is a list of the 58 regularly scheduled inaugural ceremonies and the nine intra-term extraordinary inaugurations which have taken place since the presidency…
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I was hesitantly baptized in the name of Jesus Christ last month. I say hesitantly because I understood the urgency, but I knew I didn’t really want to turn from my sins. Part of me was still in denial that the God of the Bible could …
What does “because he who is blessed in the earth will be blessed by the God of truth” mean?
Because he who is blessed in the earth Will be blessed by the God of truth; And he who swears in the earth Will swear by the God of truth; Be…
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