Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Jeremiah 30:7 (ESV)
Alas! That day is so great there is none like it; it is a time of
distress for Jacob; yet he shall be saved out of it.
Based on "there is none like it", my guess is that it is the day of the Lord.
You could …
Have you ever, in a moment of immersion in deep thought, had a question like “When did the existence of God begin?” Or perhaps: “How could God always have existed, and how can He exist forever?” I’ve had similar questions a number of times over my life as a Christian. Yet it isn’t with doubt […]
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Pinchas Shir talks about the Essenes in this episode, but if you want more details, enroll in our course The Shadow of the Essenes in the New Testament. We spend this episode talking about why the Essenes refused to worship at the Temple in J…
Matthew 13:19
"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path." ESV. My emphasis.
What has not be…
Evangelical preacher Andrew Wommack saying it would be “worth it” to face another civil war in America if it meant getting former US President…
There is a curious law in Leviticus that seems to refer to avoiding an ancient pagan rite.
Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard. (Leviticus 19:27)
Mathew Henry says:
Those that worship…
MLK Jr once said, “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o’clock on Sunday morning.” Finding racial unity…
My question concerns two verses in John’s Gospel. I’m using the English Standard Version here but I think the same question arises in other translations:
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born
again he c…
What is apocalyptic literature and how does it change the way we read Revelation? What were the cultural developments that birthed the apocalyptic genre, and is that genre a Greco-Roman or Jewish style of literature? This week we talk about th…
In light of some recent celebrity deaths, the subject of one’s personhood during their lifetime tends to come into focus. I admit that I often try to look up and find out what their religion, faith, and/or beliefs were in trying to assess the one of two places they may be spending their eternity. Matthew […]
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The scandal of the American church is that that it is a huge majority in the country, and yet it has less cultural influence…