Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
Background
When Elijah died, Elisha succeeded Elijah and performed a miracle to cross the Jordan river, and the people watching said he had Elijah’s spirit as Kings 2:15 (NIV) says:
The company of the prophets from Jericho, who were watch…
In the synoptic gospels, all of the accounts depict Jesus riding into Jerusalem on the back of the colt of a donkey. They make a note that the disciples placed their coats on the donkey (and Matthew’s account even says they laid their coat…
One sure way for a parent to alienate their children is to attempt to use them for their advancement. We regularly see Hollywood parents…
The Egerton papyrus has a version of Jesus’s healing of the leper that adds further information at the beginning and end:
Egerton 1 recto (35)
And behold, a leper came, saying, “Rabbi
Jesus, I traveled with lepers and ate with them at the…
Psalm 78:38
"Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath." ESV. My emphasis.
Being compassionate was the reason for God’s aton…
The false witnesses seem to be privy to the incident occurring earlier in Mark 13:1-2:
1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him,
“Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
2 “Do you see all these g…
Sermon given by Win Worley in 1987. © WRW Publications. Pastor Worley’s books, booklets, CDs/DVDs available at https://wrwpublications.com.
Mark 9:48 KJV Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. Mark 9:48 ESV ‘where their worm does not die…
What’s been tickling your ears? Christian historian William De Arteaga argues that conspiracy theories undermine factual history and he offers practical advice to avoid falsehoods and grow in the truth. But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the Day of Judgment. – Matthew 12:36 (NASB) But what […]
The passage starts off with drawing a distinction between the law
“For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.”
Romans 8:2 ESV
And it appears the law, through Christ, if…
In Revelation 4 & 5 we see the four living creatures leading the praises to God, and ceaselessly singing "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God almighty.
But then we see these creatures introducing the four horsemen in Revelation six. (Rev….
What’s been tickling your ears? Christian historian William De Arteaga argues that conspiracy theories undermine factual history and he offers practical advice to avoid falsehoods and grow in the truth. But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the Day of Judgment. – Matthew 12:36 (NASB) But what […]