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Edward Irving Reconsidered The Man, His Controversies, And The Pentecostal Movement, Written By David Malcolm Bennett
book reviews 243 David Malcolm Bennett Edward Irving Reconsidered: The Man, His Controversies, and the Pentecostal Movement (Eugene,or: Wipf & Stock, 2014). xiv +…
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Is the lamb accepted for the redemption of sin?
The Bible referred to Jesus as the lamb of God John 1:29. The lamb was only mentioned as a sacrificial animal at the Passover, and not mentioned for the redemption of sin. The Sin Offering (Leviticus 4:1-5:13; 6:24-30), mentioned these ani…
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Was Christ referring to a particular sin in Matthew 7:3?
Matthew 7:3 ESV 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own …
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THE PROPHECY NEWS PODCAST: Closing Ceremonies For The FIFA World Cup Finals In New Jersey Featured The All-Seeing Eye Of Horus And The New World Order
FIFA World Cup Finals Transform Into A New World Order Spectacle As A Massive All-Seeing Eye Stares Out From The Heart Of Mystery Babylon Foreshadowing The Coming Antichrist That colossal all-seeing eye staring out from the FIFA World Cup Finals yesterday at the Meadowlands Stadium is the perfect emblem of the New World Order. Humanity…
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French L. Arrington, The Acts Of The Apostles An Introduction And Commentary
Charles Holman’s review critically assesses L. Arrington’s *The Acts of the Apostles: An Introduction and Commentary*, a publication noteworthy for being a full-length commentary…
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Is There A Thematic Link Between Exodus 3:15 and Psalm 2?
A long time ago, I was reading in Exodus and came to 3:15, which speaks of the Lord’s Name and also His memorial, and the thought occurred to me – Most people (including myself up to this point) probably probably see the Lord being God to …
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What do ‘All things delivered to Jesus by His Father’ include?
Matthew 11:27:- All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
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What was the purpose of fasting in Acts 13:1-3?
Acts 13:1-3 (ESV): 1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, t…
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Sabbath, Sabbaths or week? Matthew 28:1
Reading in Matthew 28:1 (ESV): Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. ὀψὲ δὲ σαββάτων τῇ ἐπιφωσκούσῃ εἰς μίαν σαββάτων ἦλθεν Μαριὰμ ἡ Μαγδαληνὴ καὶ ἡ ἄλ…
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Why is Exodus 3:14 translated “I AM that I AM”?
In the imperfect indicative in Hebrew is usually translated as future tense in English, but in Exodus 3:14 it is not translated "I will be what I will be" but "I am that I am." Why is that misleading term found in certa…
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What can the Son do nothing for himself?
So Jesus answered them, "I tell you the solemn truth, the Son can do nothing on his own initiative, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise. (Jn. 5:19 NET) What can the Son do fo…
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Did God look around for help in Isaiah 63:5?
Isaiah 63:5 NASB I looked, and there was no one to help, and I was astonished and there was no one to uphold; so My own arm brought salvation to Me, and My wrath upheld Me. Is God looking around for mankind to help Him, or is this referr…
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Have theologians pointed out the centrality of Light to both Genesis and modern physics?
I assume biblical scholars as well as religious physicists have been struck by the creation of Light being so import in Genesis.
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How do we know who is speaking in Song of Solomon? The bride or bridegroom?
How do we know who is actually speaking in Song of Solomon? Are there markings in the Hebrew manuscripts that point to who is speaking, or are the scholars simply assuming based on what they are reading who is speaking? (For some Bibles ma…
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Why did John write in this seemingly time-bending way?
John 11:1-2 (NLT) 11 A man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany with his sisters, Mary and Martha. 2 This is the Mary who later poured the expensive perfume on the Lord’s feet and wiped them with her hair. Her brothe…
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Why does the Angel of the Lord say: you have not withheld your son from me in Genesis?
God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, so why does the angel of the Lord say: “Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from ME your son, your only son.” Gen 22:12 He specifically says: “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” …
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Pentecostal Missions Education
164 Book Reviews / Pneuma 30 (2008) 147-191 Bob Brenneman, W. R. Brookman, and Nan Muhovich, eds., Java and Justice: Journeys in Pentecostal Missions…
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Dr. Donald Dayton: Pentecostal Response to the Dispensationalism of Scofield and Finis Dake
In 2018, the renowned Pentecostal scholar Dr. Donald Dayton responded to a young preacher, Brody Pope, regarding his question on Dake’s dispensationalism. The answer…
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In Revelation 22 is it twelve manner of fruits per month or one fruit per month for twelve months?
Revelation 22:2 ( KJV) 2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the hea…
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Here we begin Reflecting on what I call “the pivotal…
I usually do his on Tuesday, but I doubt I’ll be anywhere near a computer tomorrow. I didn’t plan it this way, but I’ll…
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Primal Spirituality Or The Future Of Faith The Shifting Winds Of Pentecostal Studies In The Wider Academy
Pneuma 33 (2011) 327-329 Primal Spirituality or the Future of Faith? Te Shifting Winds of Pentecostal Theology in the Wider Academy Amos Yong “Te…
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Nigerias Christian Revolution The Civil War Revival And Its Pentecostal Progeny (1976 2006)
Book Reviews / Pneuma 31 (2009) 105-160 135 Richard Burgess, Nigeria’s Christian Revolution: The Civil War Revival and Its Pentecostal Progeny (1976-2006) (Carlisle, UK:…
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Feedback Pentecostals In Dialogue
107 FEEDBACK: PENTECOSTALS IN DIALOGUE Ripe for Taking Risks?1 Walter J. Hollenweger If the Pentecostal movement is of the Spirit-which I truly believe- then…
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Focus The Charismatic Renewal
FOCUS: 3 THE CHARISMATIC RENEWAL Peter Guest Editor . (Vol. 16, no. 2) and sought particularly D. Hocken This Spring 1996 issue of PNEUMA…
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What does the image of burning up the chaff in Matthew 3:12 convey?
[Matthew 3:11-12] I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but after me is coming He who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to carry the sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire, 12 whose winnowing …
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What did Jesus mean by “buy from me gold refined by fire” and “salve to anoint your eyes” in Revelation 3:18?
When addressing the lukewarm Church of Laodicea, Christ suggested the following: Revelation 3:14-22 (ESV): 14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s…
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Howard A. Goss A Pentecostal Life
Book Reviews / Pneuma 34 (2012) 95-159 109 Robin Johnston, Howard A. Goss: A Pentecostal Life (Hazelwood, MO: Word Aflame Press, 2010). xv +231…
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Jeremiah 36:30 – meaning of “sit”?
In Jeremiah 36:30, we see a prophecy that Jehoiakim will not have a descendent to sit on the throne: “Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be …
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If this I want you are talking about this is…
If this I want you are talking about this is a picture of my children and myself ,One of all my family before he…
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America, attributed their success
The provided text details a significant ecumenical exchange between Catholic and Pentecostal leadership, marking a crucial step towards mutual understanding and reconciliation. Building upon…
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AZUSA120 Ivan Voronaev: Back in the USSR
Ivan Efimovich Voronaev (1886–1943?), the most prominent Pentecostal pioneer in Eastern Europe and communist Russia. Read more
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AZUSA120 Ivan Voronaev: Back in the USSR
Ivan Efimovich Voronaev (1886–1943?), the most prominent Pentecostal pioneer in Eastern Europe and communist Russia. Read more
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How does Paul say Christ was first seen by 12
1 Corinthians 15:5 NASB 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. In all the narratives of four evangelists there seem to be no record of Christ meeting Cephas then the twelve after his resurrection,but that he met t…
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The Pastoral Trials of 1949 in the Foreign Press
Dr. Dony K. Donev Western journalism, even in the days before the pastors’ trial, widely covered the event in the reactionary press, making an…
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How are the terms Pentecostal, Charismatic and Hyper-Charismatic used
How are the terms Pentecostal, Charismatic and Hyper-Charismatic used to describe different religious movements? The typical use of Pentecostal on this site is in…
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What did Jesus mean when he said, Forgive them “for they know not what they do”?
Luke 23:34 (DRA) (emphasis added) 34 And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. But they, dividing his garments, cast lots. Addressing the Father, Jesus acknowledges God’s ability to forgive their sin (…
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March 12, 1906: William Seymour starts meetings at the home of Richard Asberry at 214 Bonnie Brae Street
Dony K. Donev William Seymour was expelled from the Santa Fe Mission on March 4, 1906, after preaching that speaking in tongues constitutes the…
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March 7, 1906: Seymour Preaches before the Southern California Holiness Association
Dony K. Donev, D.Min., Th.D. Expelled from the Santa Fe Mission for preaching that speaking in tongues is the biblical evidence of baptism in…
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March 4, 1906: William Seymour is expelled from the Santa Fe Mission
On March 4, 1906, Seymour preached during the morning service at the Santa Fe Mission that speaking in tongues is the biblical evidence of…
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March 4, 1906: William Seymour is expelled from the Santa Fe Mission
On March 4, 1906, Seymour preached during the morning service at the Santa Fe Mission that speaking in tongues is the biblical evidence of…
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March 4, 1906: William Seymour is expelled from the Santa Fe Mission
On March 4, 1906, Seymour preached during the morning service at the Santa Fe Mission that speaking in tongues is the biblical evidence of…
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Finitum Capax Infiniti A Pentecostal Distinctive
PNEU 29,2.qxd 11/7/07 10:57 AM Page I Pneuma VOLUME 29 NUMBER 2 Pneuma EDITORIAL Frank D. Macchia Finitum Capax Infiniti: A Pentecostal Distinctive? …………………………………………
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Is there any distinction in the Greek between “Praying in/with the Spirit” from Ephesians 6:18 & the similar words in 1 Corinthians 14:15?
In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians Paul indicates that he prefers to pray both in (or with) the Spirit and in (or with) the mind. τί οὖν ἐστίν; προσεύξομαι τῷ πνεύματι, προσεύξομαι δὲ καὶ τῷ νοΐ· ψαλῶ τῷ πνεύματι, ψαλῶ δὲ καὶ τῷ…
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War in Iran and the Biblical Prophecy of Gog and Magog
Tensions in the Middle East have again captured global attention after Iran confirmed a direct strike on its nuclear facility in Natanz. The attack,…
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Religion, History, And Politics In Nigeria Essays In Honor Of Ogbu U. Kalu
Book Reviews / Pneuma 29 (2007) 131-178 177 Chima J. Korieh and G. Ugo Nwokeji, eds., Religion, History, and Politics in Nigeria: Essays in…
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The Opening Ceremony Of The 2026 Winter Olympics Featured A Burning Cauldron With Everlasting Flames In The Middle Of The All-Seeing Eye In Hell
The opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics was ripped right from the pages of end times events laid out in the book of Revelation The world just can’t help themselves, can they? At the opening ceremony to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy last night, what was intended to be a beautifully designed version…
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2026 Proclamation
Judgment has come to this region! We were given six years to repent and to change our ways, yet we did not heed the…
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Mulattic Tongues at PENTECOST and Hybridic Imaginations to the Ends of the Earth
PNEUMA 36 (2014) 379–385 Introduction Race and Global Renewal: Tongues to the Ends of the Earth Mulattic Tongues and Hybridic Imaginations to the Ends…
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A Message from Dr. David Griffis
These are very dark days in America, dear reader, and indeed this infection of evil is spreading throughout the globe. As a Christian and…
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The STOLEN AZUSA (Portland)
William Seymour’s thoughts turned to marriage. Jennie Evans Moore, a faithful member of his ministry in Los Angeles, became his wife. She was known…
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President Trump: God Is Very Proud of me
Trump on Tuesday proclaimed “God is very proud” of him and the job he has done since returning to office during a sprawling 105-minute…
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#MLK A just law is a man made code…
#MLK 2021 “A just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law…
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Larking: The Mountain Peeks of Prophecy
Friends I was invited to post this article on this cite, enjoy: John Kissinger [02/01/2016 8:33 PM]good ol’ and faithful #DAKE John Conger Ricky…
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On the distressing turn of Trump’s foreign policy
The following sections have been taken from my Facebook posting at the invitation of Troy Day: Jan. 3, 2026I feel great joy in seeing…
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A Pentecostal Response To Roman Catholic Teaching On Mary
A PENTECOSTAL CATHOLIC RESPONSE TO ROMAN TEACHING ON MARY by Jerry L. Sandidge The ninth meeting of the Dialogue between the Secretariat for Promoting…
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DAN CROSS: Demonic Activity
Demonic Activity (chapter from “Thorn in My Flesh: A Biblical Theology for Ministry and Treatment of Life-Controlling Problems”) The mention of demonic activity by…
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ENTER 2026
In 2019, the Spirit nudged me to the understanding that by 2026, the idea of pandemic will be exhausted. The mentality of those who…
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Is the resurrection of Col 3:1 the millenium?
To understand the parable of Revelation 20 regarding the millennium a person needs to understand that Satan is bound (prevented from deceiving them) by God when an individual Christian is obedient and loosed to deceive them when they are d…
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What will you say? What will you do? When you…
What will you say? What will you do? When you stand before the THRONE OF GOD, and you have to give an account of…
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The ORIGINAL Azusa Mission had a pitched roof
Historical discovery! Did you know that the original church located at 312 Azusa Street had a pitched roof-line? The pictures below will detail this…
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“What has been is what will be, and what has…
“What has been is what will be, and what has been done will be done again. There is nothing new under the sun.” ~Ecclesiastes…
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Luke 1:61 what were the rules of how contemporary Jews named their children?
From this verse it seems Jews picked a name among their relatives for their children. How exactly did this convention work?
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Paul L. King, D.Min., Th.D: Hagin,
Used with permission, SELECTED QUOTES by Paul L. King, D.Min., Th.D. [INTRO point by Paul L. King, D.Min., Th.D.] In 1914 E.W. Kenyon, whose…
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Matthew 24:34 Translation
ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ἕως ἂν πάντα ταῦτα γένηται. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Can "γένηται" be translated as "become" in……
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Who is the God referred to at Rev. 3:14?
Past discussions about whether the Lord Jesus Christ (the Amen) is a created being or the source of creation, have not to my knowledge significantly touched on this question which I think would greatly help us to make a logical conclusion …
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How were the false prophets in Jeremiah 23:27 able to make God’s people forget His name?
Jeremiah 23:27 Literal Standard Version Who are devising to cause My people | To forget My Name by their dreams, | That they each recount to his neighbor, | As their fathers forgot My Name for Ba‘al What is the meaning of th…
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Is the Abrahamic Covenant an unconditional Covenant for believers today?
Is the Abrahamic Covenant an unconditional Covenant for believers today (Genesis 12:1-3)? I discovered in the Bible that God alone is responsible for the performance of the Abrahamic Covenant for Abraham, but is it the same for believers t…
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What is the meaning of Isaiah 63:8?
Isaiah 63:8 NASB For He said, “Surely they are My people, Sons who will not deal falsely.” So He became their Savior. Does this directly contradict verse 10? But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; therefore He turned Himself to …
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How long was the weeping of Tammuz?
In the book of Ezekiel, it describes women weeping for the god, Tammuz, in the Temple. I’ve heard that supposedly the weeping lasted for only a couple of days, while others say it lasted for the month named after him. Also, I’ve heard that…
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What are the “lower parts” in Ephesians 4:9?
Ephesians 4:9 SBLGNT: τὸ δὲ Ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς; KJV (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? ESV (In saying, “He …
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What is the special relevance of Luke 5:39 in the context of the Parable of the Wineskins?
In response to the query on why Jesus’ disciples did not fast like those of John the Baptist, Jesus tells the parable of New Wine in Old Wineskins in the Gospels viz. Matthew 9:14–17, Mark 2:21–22, and Luke 5:33–39. Interestingly, Luke ad…
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Bishop Jakes, Could You Clarify?
Bishop Jakes, Could You Clarify? via AskDrBrown John Kissinger [08/13/2015 8:03 AM]The megachurch pastor was accused of coming out in favor of gay marriage….
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Was Tamar complicit in her rape case in 2 Samuel 13?
2 Samuel 13:12-14 NASB 12 But she said to him, “No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful sin! 13 As for me, where could I [f]get rid of my shame? And as for you, you will be like…
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By what logic is “in love” grouped with “speaking the truth” by commas? (Ephesians 4:15)
I understand that the ordering of words in Greek does not impact the meaning as much as it does in English. But given that ordering (and commas) does matter in English, consider the following two renderings. Rather, speaking the truth in …
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We belong, not because of what we did or did…
“While some might say that we should love the LGBT sinner but hate the sin, some are saying things even more subtle than that…
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Seal on forehead according to Revelation 9:4
What kind of seal or mark and what would it look like? Revelation 9:4 talks about a seal on the forehead. Revelation 9:4 “They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any green plant or any tree, but only those people who d…
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As we approach Thanksgiving here is an article on Puritanism
As we approach Thanksgiving here is an article on Puritanism that you may want to share. It outlines the Puritans’ marvelous achievements in recovering…
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To what extent were Torah laws known before Sinai?
After reading Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy a question arises. For instance, in Genesis 32:33 (NASB) Therefore, to this day the sons of Israel do not eat the tendon of the hip which is on the socket of the hip, becau…
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Is there a semantic relationship between the Piel and the Hitpael?
I’ve seen the seven binyanim organized as three actives corresponding to three passives and then the hitpa’el as being separate. However, I recently saw a table that listed the hitpa’el as the “reflexive of the intensive”. I’m tr…
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Afro Pentecostalism Black Pentecostal And Charismatic Christianity In History And Culture
Book Reviews / Pneuma 35 (2013) 87-156 145 Afro-Pentecostalism: Black Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in History and Culture. Amos Yong and Estrelda Alexander, ed….
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Have the sizes of the image of gold made of Nebuchadnezzar any significance?
King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. (Daniel 3:1) Did these sizes represent something in the Babylon time?
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Scientific Basis of Autophagy as a critical cellular process
Autophagy is a critical cellular process by which cells degrade and recycle their own components, enabling survival under stress and promoting overall health and…
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Signs, Wonders, Warfare, And Witness
1 Signs, Wonders, Warfare, and Witness The devil is a sly old fox, If I could catch him I would put him in a…
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Dr. Mel Robeck: Evangelism at Azusa Street Mission (Azusa Lecture 2025)
Dr. Cecil M. Robeck Jr. will present the Twentieth Annual Azusa Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Lee University Chapel….
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Drinking Deadly Things in Appalachian Pentecostalism
Drinking Deadly Things in Appalachian Pentecostalism Drinking poison, typically strychnine dissolved in water, is one of the lesser-practiced but highly symbolic signs of faith among certain Appalachian Holiness and Pentecostal groups. Like serpent handling, this ritual…
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How best to understand the NLT translation of Malachi 2:16?
Malachi 2:16 NLT “For I hate divorce!” says the Lord, the God of Israel. “It is as cruel as putting on a victim’s bloodstained coat,” says the Lord Almighty. “So guard yourself; always remain loyal to your wife.&q…
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Does the word egeneto in John 1:3 mean “create”? make?
If the Greek word egeneto in John 1:3 does not mean create, how does its meaning affect our understanding of John 1:3? John 1:3 NET bible All things were created by him, and apart from him not one thing was created that has been created Jo…