Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Mark 16:8 seems much too abrupt for an ending to the Gospel of Mark. The textual evidence indicates that none of the four endings we now have after Mark 16:8 are original, in other words the original ending was lost. The ending may have …
Gen 3:22 – Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like
one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his
hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live
forever…” See also Gen 2:17, 3:5.
God exp…
Abstract: In this parable (Luke 18:9–14) “stand” (ἵστημι, histēmi), in reference first to the Pharisee then the tax-collector, is usually interpreted literally. This bears out in commentaries, yet is also implied in common English translations. Argued…
The seven spirits of God are actually associated with the seven lamps of fire and later in John’s revelation, to the Lamb’s seven horns and seven eyes, see Rev, 5:6. We would appear to be talking about spiritual angels here, as opposed to …
I hope we can tolerate a translation question into another language besides English, especially since some people here know Hebrew. It is even the 1st language for some here.
אַהֲבָה is the most common word for love in Hebrew, but it also…
When Jeroboam leaves Jerusalem he met the prophet Ahijah:
And at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him on the road. Now Ahijah had dressed himself in a new garment, and the two of th…
With respect to the below scripture, why is it difficult for rich people to enter the Kingdom of Heaven?
Matthew 19:23-24 (ESV)
23 And Jesus said to his disciples, “Truly, I say to you, only with difficulty will a rich person enter the ki…
Since, in both of these accounts of what I will call "The Great Earthquake", there will no longer be any mountains, and also, all islands will be completely gone — Are these accounts of the same earthquake?
Revelation 16:18-20 (…
In Amos 4:11
I overthrew some of you as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were
like a burning stick snatched from the fire, yet you have not returned
to me,” declares the LORD.
It seems that Amos is describing here a natural d…
4 And his sons visiting one another prepared a banquet every day,
taking with them also their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
5 And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent and
purified them, having risen up in the …
I’m attempting to work with two different sources of Hebrew data that may have parsed the Hebrew using a programmatic algorithm, and, in comparing the two sources, I came across an issue concerning Strong’s number H5980.
It appears to be a…
I’m hesitant to speak in absolute terms about this, but perhaps it can be generally agreed upon that in many cases where we see Χριστὸς we tend not to see κυριος as a relational lexicon to describe the godhead. Rather, it virtually always …