Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Michael L. Brown, The Political Seduction of the Church: How Millions of American Christians Have Confused Politics with the Gospel (Vide, 2022), ISBN 9781954618497 The last several years have seen a plethora of books published concerning the church and political involvement. While I haven’t done a detailed study of the number of books published annually […]
With regard to His death and resurrection, Jesus stated (the Gospel of John):
John 10:18, NASB: "No one has taken [My life] away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority t…
Today marks the final installment of the conversation between Pinchas Shir and I about food and the Bible. We move into a full Greco-Roman context with questions regarding how Roman families ate and feasted. And within that context, why would …
But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
Luke 5:8 NET@
Some references to "ἐξέρχομαι ἀπό" Matt. 12:43; 17:18; 24:27; Lk. 4:35; 5:8; 8:29, 46; 9…
The narrative of Jesus’ cleansing of the temple is present in all four gospels: Mark 11:15-17, Matthew 21:12-13, Luke 19:45-46, John 2:13-17. When He cleanses the temple, there does not seem to be any immediate legal ramification. No one s…
Restoration after ministerial misconduct? What is virtually every Pentecostal denomination teaching? What virtually every Pentecostal denomination believes about Restoration after ministerial misconduct AN UNFORTUNATELY…
Is There an Oath to Become a Pentecostal Religious leadership is about more than employment. As a Pentecostal reverend, you are tasked with exemplifying…
At our wedding, we played Louis Armstrong’s famous song, What a Wonderful World. That song would later become pretty problematic for me because of some poorly formed theology, some of which you may be familiar with. The world is bad and evil, as are al…
Since the mid-term elections, TV and social media pundits are saying, “Biden, Pelosi, Trump, and McConnell are too old. We need fresh blood, someone with new ideas to solve our problems. It is time for someone else to lead, someone that can appeal to young voters, a uniter, not a divider.” The interesting thing about […]
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In a companion article, the prosperity gospel was cited as the cause of multiplied millions turning back toward the world, just like Lot’s Wife turned back toward her former home. [1] As noted by Jesus, Lot’s wife lost her life by turning back toward Sodom because she wished to ‘save her life’ there (Luke 17:32-33). […]
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Again, we consider the words of the greatest of all prophets. He is the greatest of all prophets, of course, because He is God. The words of Jesus Christ are reverberating today to all who are familiar with end-of-the-age signals. And one instruction the Lord Himself gave for this very generation, I’m convinced, is the […]
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Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord. – Leviticus 19:16 But I…