The Church is a living organism, visible in its outward expression in the world and in harmony with its invisible attribute — the spiritual fuel of that organization called the Body of Christ. Charting a course for effective leadership in a church is always a challenge, since there are competing models of how ecclesiastical government…
Theological anthropology offers competing accounts of how the parts that constitute the human being are divided. Whether cast as dualism or as trichotomy, they arrive at the same conclusion: the human being is at once material and immaterial. Whichever account one adopts, an analysis from the standpoint of the holistic being is unavoidable — one…
The historical-cultural context is of fundamental importance for the correct interpretation of any message. The elements that interweave to form the identity of a people include geographical, social, political, religious, and economic factors, among others. The historical-cultural context of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians will serve here as a point of reference. Ephesus in the…
Theology is a discipline within the humanities that seeks, through the illumination of the Holy Spirit, a deeper understanding of God, the supernatural, and the divine. It has a methodology of its own and constitutes a distinct form of knowledge — one whose standing as a science was called into question from the Renaissance onward,…
Theology has gone through various phases over the millennia and has undergone changes according to the culture developed in each era of humanity. The central focus of all Holy Scripture has always been Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who came to redeem the sins of all and bring the Way to eternal life to those who…
The study of last things is a doctrine of utmost importance within Pentecostalism. This is due to the cooling it underwent during the Middle Ages, from the moment the Church allied itself with the State. Furthermore, Pentecostals have a peculiarity in relation to eschatology, due to the events that impacted their immediate context. Moments of…
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