Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
What semantic and contextual clues do we have to tell us what the ‘foundation’ is that Jesus is talking about in John 17:24?
Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that
they may see the glory You gave Me because …
Gen. 11:28 says that Haran died in the face (פְּנֵ֖י) of his father. I’m wondering if this is a euphemism for human sacrifice, that Haran was a sacrifice to gods sort of the way Isaac was later almost a human sacrifice. I know nothing of…
In Jeremiah 1:11, what does the “rod of an almond tree” refer to?
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”
And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
12 Then the Lord said to me, “You h…
In Genesis 6:20 we read that God told Noah to keep three categories of animals
Flying creatures
Animals
Creeping things
What confuses me is the word בְּהֵמָה translated as "animals." Lexicon says that it is usually in reference…
One way of reading Gen 1:1 with its immediate context is that it is part of the first day of creation
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of t…
Is Jesus referring to Matthew 12:30 and using it to explain Matthew 12:31 when He uses Διὰ τοῦτο? Or does the rest of Matthew 12:31 explain Matthew 12:30?
Matthew 12:30 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with…
1 Samuel 24:3 KJV
3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
Its not clear what this phrase refers to since one transla…
Does he who speaks in tongues edifies himself also refer to repairing of the body and mind 1 Corinthians 14:4?
Some people say praying in tongues edifies your spirit but does it also repair your body and mind?
αλλ ημιν εις θεος ο πατηρ εξ ου τα παντα και ημεις εις αυτον και εις κυριος ιησους χριστος δι ου τα παντα και ημεις δι αυτου [TR – undisputed – Stephanus, Beza, Elzevir and Scrivener : all identical]
‘One’ is applied to two persons.
Firs…