Frank Luke

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I am a web programmer by day (PHP) and work on sermons and teaching material in the evenings.

I attended Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri, for a Master of Arts in Theological Studies and a Master of Divinity. I am an associate pastor at a small church in Iowa. While in seminary, my emphasis was on Old Testament studies, but Dr. Wave Nunnally introduced me to the rabbinics. Those have become a special interest as well.

I also enjoy apologetics and was a very active member of the apologetics.org forum before it went defunct.

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Feb 22	comment	What is the difference in the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God? Can you explain more clearly how your answer relates to the question? What shows that these kingdoms are the same or different?
Feb 21	comment	What is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Ahh! And it is the Spirit of God that guides our conscience. By saying evil is good and good is evil, they are calling the Spirit a liar, thus blaspheming him. And when they blaspheme like that, they will not listen to Him calling them to repentance either. And without repentance, forgiveness is impossible.
Feb 21	comment	When the Bible says “the world”, does that only include Eurasia and Africa? "God did create the entire world in Genesis 1:1, but according to this theory there is a gap before Genesis 1:2 which concerns itself with the creation of the Promised Land." Sounds like John Sailhammer's theory. I remember reading it years ago.
Feb 20	comment	What is the difference in the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God? I like how you gave more examples of the circumlocutions. I like it enough to accept this over my own answer.
Feb 20	comment	What is the difference in the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God? Are you saying Luke has no interest in spiritual matters? That's not the case. tupamahu.blogspot.com/2007/09/… For example, Luke has 17 references to the Holy Spirit while Matthew only has 12. Just before the Ascension, Jesus tells the disciples they will be clothed with power from on high (24:49). See also Acts 1:1-28:30 for more of Luke's spiritual interest. Luke wrote a whole book on how the Spirit empowers believers.
Feb 20	comment	What is the difference in the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God? @H3br3wHamm3r81, I removed the reference to "within/among." Interesting article. Just in reference to your final statement, I used to be astonished by how indisputable things were disputed by people disputed but am no longer surprised.
Feb 20	comment	Is synoptic parallelism a valid hermeneutic? See my answer here for more details on the two being the same. hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/4251/…
Feb 20	comment	Is synoptic parallelism a valid hermeneutic? For the example you gave, yes those verses refer to the same thing. I will give more details in a separate answer and add a link here. It's a good question in itself and I don't want to detract from the stated question.
Feb 19	comment	Did Tamar marry a third time, and if so whom? @MonicaCellio, Apparently I did not type that research up on the textual issue. I am sorry.
Feb 19	comment	How many people were involved in the Exodus? @MonicaCellio, I might be noticing a pattern. If the word appears with numbers, it means "thousand." If it appears without numbers, it may mean division but does not have to. That's a preliminary hypothesis and would need more research.
Feb 18	comment	How many people were involved in the Exodus? @MonicaCellio, guess not. Is there anywhere in Numbers that aleph works as "unit"? Beyond taking a verse in isolation of its context?
Feb 18	comment	What does it mean to be a Nazarite? Thanks, Mike. Do you have any information on how the Nazarites were viewed over time? Such as in the ITP and Talmudic periods?
Feb 13	comment	Did Tamar marry a third time, and if so whom? As soon as I saw the first part of the quote from Rashi, I thought, "there's a similar cease/continue issue in Numbers 11." In seminary, I dug into that issue. With an luck, I typed that up and still have it.
Feb 13	comment	Did Tamar marry a third time, and if so whom? @MonicaCellio, Is part of your question regarding the textual critical problem of whether he ceased or continued with Tamar? Like the rabbinic cite mentions, there is a similar issue in Numbers 11.
Feb 12	comment	If Joshua can be translated why Is the name of Jesus translated “Jesus” but his name in hebrew was Joshua? @MonicaCellio, Yes it would. Koine Greek does not have a stand-alone letter H and has to use a rough breathing mark for Hebrew names Hosea.
Feb 4	comment	How authentic is Codex Sinaiticus? Welcome to Biblical Hermeneutics!
Feb 1	comment	How sure can we be that Archippus was a church leader? Welcome to Bib Herm! I took the liberty of adding the verses into your question since they are short. It's a good question.
Jan 31	comment	Was Origen Adamantius an “allegorist” in the modern sense of the word? That would be a fair and accurate summation.
Jan 29	comment	Was Origen Adamantius an “allegorist” in the modern sense of the word? See my bio for more of my credentials.
Jan 29	comment	What are the exegetical supports for each side of the debate concerning annihilationism? I'd be glad to send it. Can you send me your email address? I can't see it in your profile. If you prefer, send your address to fluke030@yahoo.com. I interacted mostly with Stott and Fudge, but the arguments each made were similar.