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๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ?

  ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’ , ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง : ๐’๐ฒ๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ? ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› Few numbers in the New Testament have generated as much fascination, speculation, and theological controversy as the 144,000 in the Book of Revelation. Certain groups interpret the number as a literal, limited class of believers. Others associate it with ecclesiastical hierarchies or exclusive spiritual elites. Some take it as an exact census of ethnic Israel in a future tribulation. Yet a careful reading of the text within its literary, theological, and apocalyptic framework reveals that the 144,000 functions not as arithmetic but as symbolic theology. The number appears explicitly in two passages: in Book of Revelation 7:4–8, where 144,000 are sealed from the tribes of Israel, and again in Revelation 14:1–5, where they stand with the Lamb on Mount Zion. In both contexts, the number operates within h...
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๐ˆ๐ง ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐๐ž ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐?

  ๐ˆ๐ง ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐๐ž ๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ? A New Testament Theological and Ecclesial Clarification Tomson Thomas   ๐ด๐‘๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก The question of the proper baptismal formula—whether baptism should be administered “in the name of Jesus Christ” alone or “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”—has generated significant debate in some modern Christian circles. This article argues that the New Testament presents no contradiction between the Trinitarian command of Jesus in Matthew 28:19 and the baptismal references in the Acts of the Apostles. Rather, Acts presupposes the Trinitarian formula and uses “in the name of Jesus” as a theological and confessional designation, not as a liturgical replacement. The consistent witness of the New Testament and the early church affirms Trinitarian baptism as normative Christian practice. 1.        ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐น๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ฝ๐‘’...
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๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง: ๐€ ๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง : ๐€ ๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ , ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ป๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘โ„Ž Scripture consistently reveals that God’s redemptive purposes advance not only through public proclamation but through faithful formation within the home. From the opening chapters of Genesis to the final vision of Revelation, the Bible presents the family as a primary arena where covenant faith is taught, embodied, and transmitted. The health of the church and the credibility of its shepherds are deeply intertwined with how children are raised in the fear of the Lord. True shepherding begins at home. 1.       ๐น๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘› ๐บ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘  : ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก , ๐บ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ The biblical vision of parenting begins in Genesis. God’s covenantal dealings are never is...
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๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ( ๐€ ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐จ๐ ) ๐‘‡๐˜ฐ๐‘š๐˜ด๐‘œ๐˜ฏ ๐˜›โ„Ž๐˜ฐ๐‘š๐˜ข๐‘  ๐ท๐˜ข๐‘ก๐˜ฆ : ๐‘‚๐˜ค๐‘ก๐˜ฐ๐‘๐˜ฆ๐‘Ÿ 2025 ๐ด๐‘๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก This paper argues that both Pentecostal and Calvinist traditions—despite their substantial contributions to Christian theology and global mission—must continually return to the Bible as their supreme authority for faith and practice. The dangers of experientialism in Pentecostalism and determinism in Calvinism reveal the necessity of rediscovering Scripture as the ultimate norm of truth. Grounded in key biblical passages, this paper contends that genuine spiritual and theological renewal arises only when both Word and Spirit are united under the lordship of Christ. 1.       ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› Throughout church history, renewal movements ha...
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