The Whole Gospel For The Whole Person Ontology, Affectivity, And Sacramentality
Pneuma 35 (2013) 157-161 The Whole Gospel for the Whole Person: Ontology, Affectivity, and Sacramentality Dale M. Coulter When Orthodox writers describe the deification…
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“By Your Pharmakeia Were All the Nations Misled”, Part II
[See Part I] In the first part of this investigation we looked at the uses of pharmakeia, pharmakon, and pharmakos in the NT. The intent was and is to try to determine a more precise meaning for pharmakeia in our subject verse, Revelation 18:23: 18:21 …
What does "the gospel" mean in Mark 1:15?
Mark 1:15
"…The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel". ESV. My emphasis.
In Mark 1:15 Jesus was near, or at, the beginning of His ministry. In the next verse, Mark 1:16, He is…
Was the gospel mystery "secret" or "revealed through the prophets"?
In the doxology of Romans, Paul writes:
Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and
the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the
mystery that was kept secret for long ages but has now be…
Staying Within Proper Theological Boundaries: Important Words
This post is an extension of Staying Within Proper Theological Boundaries. Here we look at the color-coded words plus “Almighty” in the 381 Nicene Creed. We believe in one God, the Father Almighty [pantokratōr], Maker [poitēs] of heaven and earth, of…
Is the textual evidence to the missing ending to Mark evidence of Mark being the earliest Gospel?
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 …
Prosperity Gospel: Creator of Laodicean Church :: By Charles Gray Adams Jr
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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Staying Within Proper Theological Boundaries
In the formative years of the Christian Ekklēsia (“Church”)1 synods (councils) were convened in response to doctrinal controversies and other matters needing refinement. Those synods gaining acceptance in the Ekklēsia at large became known as ecumeni…
The Prosperity Gospel And The Spirit Of Consumerism According To Joel Osteen
PNEUMA 39 (2017) 318–341 The Prosperity Gospel and the Spirit of Consumerism According to Joel Osteen Peter Mundey* University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center,…
Flat Earth will not save you…,.The Gospel will….But what really…
Flat Earth will not save you…,.The Gospel will….But what really is The Gospel?!
Giving the Gospel to Israel :: By Mark A. Becker
This article, comprised mainly of passages of Scripture, is intended to help the bride of Christ in the all-important eternal endeavor of Giving the Gospel to Israel. Christianity is not a “new religion” per se, but Judaism fulfilled. As believers in Messiah Yeshua, we see Him all throughout the Tanakh as He Himself claimed (John […]
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Why is the healing of Malchus’ ear only found in the Gospel of Luke?
Is there any legitimate reason given by scholars as to why Luke uniquely adds the account of Jesus healing the ear of Malchus after it being severed off?
In Luke 22:50-51, it is written,
50 And one of them struck the servant of the hi…