Pembinaan Jemaat: Kisah Hidup Rahab Dari Pemaknaan Kaum Pentakostal

Abstract

The story of Rahab is a story about a female character in the Bible that is unique and very interesting to observe. The Bible initially introduces Rahab as a prostitute who saves the two scouts sent by Joshua to spy on the city of Jericho. Then, Rahab metamorphosed into a person deemed worthy by God to be the ancestor of David, the greatest king of Israel and from this family line also the Lord Jesus in human form was born. An example of a meaningful life for believers personally and in the context of congregational faith development among God's church. This article attempts to photograph Rahab's life story from the meaning of the Pentecostals. The use of qualitative methods with a narrative approach and literature review is attempted to be able to describe carefully and in depth related to the reconstructing of important events in Rahab's life and the important values ​​that Pentecostals then interpret from Rahab's life story. In conclusion, for Pentecostals the important value that needs to be interpreted from this story is that Rahab provides an example that needs to be emulated about good deeds that are driven by faith in faith, the importance of obedience, true repentance, and the impact of every choice made.