...period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit." 6 Then they gathered around him and asked him, "Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He said to them: "It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority.8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." ACTS 2: 1-4 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on...
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...Van Leeuwen divides the bible into five parts: creation, the fall, redemption, pentecost, and renewal. Van Leeuwen first discusses how it is important event for us to understand the basic meaning of sex and gender. During the Pentecost we celebrated it as A Jewish holiday observed fifty days after the Passover. Now it is celebrated as feast during which the Jews celebrated God’s giving of the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai. Women were including in the outpouring of the Spirit, called Women’s Emancipation Day. Before the Pentecost males were only members of the church through circumcision and after the Pentecost both male and female were full members through baptism. Before the Pentecost women were to study scripture with men in the synagogue...
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...2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 PENTECOST 2 THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS 5 TONGUES AT EPHESIAN BAPTISM 7 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 Introduction The gift of Tongues has been becoming more and more popular over the past 10 years. Christians appear to have differing views on the matter. Some think it is a sign of the HOLY SPIRIT, other think it is a manifestation of demonic forces. There are Bible verses to support both of these opinions, so the issues can become rather confusing. This paper is meant to show exactly everything that the Book of Acts mentions on the subject of tongues. This paper doesn’t refer to any other parts in the Bible regarding tongues. There are three different incidences in the Book of Acts that refers to speaking in tongues. First in Acts 2:4, 6-11 at the day of Pentecost, then in Acts 10:46 at the conversion of Cornelius, and finally in Acts 19:6 at the baptism of the 12 men in Ephesus. I am going to look solely at these events in order to study exactly what the Book of Acts says about tongues. Pentecost The experience of the Spirit on Pentecost is a fulfillment of the prophecy of John the Baptist concerning the one who would baptize in the Holy Spirit (Matt. 3:11; Mark 1:6; Luke 3:16; John 1:33). This promise is also stated by Jesus Christ in Acts 1:5. The coming of the Spirit at Pentecost is thus tightly tied to a redemptive-historical motif. The day of Pentecost is a Jewish holiday that happens during Passover...
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...THE PROMISE OF PENTECOST Acts 2:1-4; 12-18; 37-39. Passover in 2012 will start on Saturday, the 7th of April and will continue for 7 days until Friday, the 13th of April.Note that in the Jewish calander, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so observing Jews will celebrate Passover on the sunset of Friday, the 6th of April This Sunday on the Religious Calendar is Pentecost Sunday!!! What in the world is Pentecost??? The word “ Pentecost” designates the 50th day after Passover, which was a Feast Day. Also known as the Feast of Weeks or Feast of Harvest. It was on this day, in the Book of Acts, that the Holy Spirit was poured out on 120 Followers of Christ who were gathered in an Upper Room in Jerusalem. It was on this day that the Church was born, in a burst of flames and Glory. This is a day that ought to be never forgotten. You see, it is said that The Average Christian And the Average Church are Somewhere Bogged Down Between Calvary and Pentecost. Yes. They have been to Calvary for Pardon, but they Have Not Been to Pentecost For Power. Bethlehem means God With Us. Calvary means God For Us. But Pentecost means God In Us. Now, Those statements will transform your understanding of the person and the work of the Holy Ghost. I believe that the average Christian is much like the Ephesians believers when the Apostle Paul came to them in Acts 19:2 and said to them - Did You Receive The Holy Ghost When You Believed? They Replied that they didn’t even know that...
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...Eschatology is a Christian Doctrine that refers to the end times of the universe as in general or death of a person as singular. The diverse cultures therein the Melanesian realm also employs diverse philosophies of life in relation to death and related aspects to it. This work seeks to identify a cultural model to compare and contrast with the Christian Doctrine of Eschatology, one that could be useful to explain eschatology to its relevant congregation. It is a wide topic of discussion which does not fall within the scope of this work. It will only present an overview of the Christian Doctrine and my traditional culture of North Pentecost. This is to clarify why it could be possible to use that cultural model to explain eschatology to its relevant congregation. Therefore it will elaborate on these viewpoints; * What is Eschatology * Pentecost Model * Life * Environment/Space * Comparison and Contrast * Similarities * Differences * Reason why it is a possible model A. What is Eschatology Eschatology means the science or teachings concerning the last things derive from the Greek word eschatos which means last and eschata which means the last things. It is a study that specifically concerns with the end times. What it is to come at the end of one’s life or the destiny of humanity. Therefore, Christianity views history or time as linear not cyclical. At the very early stage of Christian community, they interpreted it as an urgent matter; the...
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...Bogachan Demirci STM 322C-170 Sacraments & Symbols Research Paper September 9, 2012 The History, Theology, Ritual/Liturgy, Pastoral Issues of Confirmation as a Sacrament “Sacraments are actions, and they function as rituals: they repeat gestures and words that are meaningful to those who perceive them. Sacraments affect more than the thoughts and feelings of participants because they have to be understood psychologically and theologically. There are seven sacraments in Catholicism: Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, The Eucharist, Penance, Anointing the Sick and Holy Orders. People learn and remember and they remember from practice of prayer and of the involvement and preparation of the sacraments. (Martos 2009). These sacraments help people work together in the Catholic Community and celebrate God every day. Mt 25 34-46. Confirmation is one of three Catholic sacraments of initiation, it connects the recipient and reveals communion with God and his grace. “Confirmation is regarded as the perfection of Baptism, because, as the introduction to the Rite of Confirmation states: by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. They are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.” In the Eastern Catholic churches, Confirmation is known as Christmation and confers a, “sacramental character that cannot be...
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...Rivanny Adikoesoemo | 01120100003 | | Book Review | | | | | BAPTISAN dan KEPENUHAN By: JOHN STOTT Chapter 1 Christian life is to live in the Spirit. All persons who have the Spirit of God are children of God, and all those who are children of God have the Spirit of God. It is impossible to have the Spirit of God without being a child or a child of God without having the Spirit (Rom. 8:9). Paul said that life in the Spirit and who belong to Christ are synonymous expressions. In other words Paul is saying no one can belong to Christ without the Spirit. 1 Cor. 6:19-20 states when we purchased and the price has been paid in full, then our bodies are not our own but belongs to Him who buy / redeem us. Therefore redemption, our bodies become the temple of the Holy Spirit because God himself who gives us the Holy Spirit. So, having the Holy Spirit is not the result of human effort but a gift from God. The Holy Spirit declared Christ to us so that we repent, and The Holy Spirit forming Christ in us. Does it have the same Holy Spirit baptism of Holy Spirit? There are two opinions of the 'same' and 'not equal'. Those who argue are not the same holy spirit teach that baptism is the experience of the two that follow, which should be experienced by all Christians after water baptism. On the other hand, argues that the baptism of the Holy Spirit belongs to all believers who have truly repented. Outpouring or baptism of the Holy Spirit is one of special blessing...
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...In the Old Testament, several festivals occurred, during which, various offerings or practices took place. Many of Jesus’ acts were symbolic of these festivals, running almost parallel to one another. I will be focusing on three Old Testament festivals: The Feast of Passover, The Feast of Pentecost, and The Festival of Tabernacles. During the Feast of the Passover, a lamb was killed in commemoration of God’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt. The parallel involving Jesus is as follows: God passes over judging those covered by the blood of Jesus, the lamb of God which was killed. “The next day John seeth Je’-sus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world,” (John 1:29). The Feast of the Pentecost occurs fifty days after the Sabbath of Unleavened Bread. During the Feast of Pentecost, Israel offered new grain of summer harvest. The correlation to Jesus is that the Holy Spirit poured out on disciples forty-nine days after Jesus’ resurrection – 50 days after the preceding Sabbath. “And when the day of Pen’-te-cost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. – And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance,” (Acts 2: 1-4) During the Festival of Tabernacles, “the Jews dwelled in tents for one week; reminder of God’s protection during Israel’s wilderness wanderings; priest would pour out water to symbolize the world knowing God at coming of Messiah...
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...Thematic Panel 1 (1:1–2:47) Evaluation of Thematic Development column 1Paragraphs | Column 2Immediate Context(Stories or Speeches) | Column 3Major Points | Column 4Panel Title and Thematic summary statement | 1:1–5 This is a promise of what is to come | 1:1-11Jesus gives instructions to the chosen apostles. | 1:1-26The moving of the Holy Spirit and the first Pentecost. Preparations are made for the organization of the Church. | The Beginning of Church and the coming of Christ.The church is formed and Jesus as God is introduced through Peter’s first sermon. Many were baptized and felt the presence of the Lord. | 1:6–11 Christ’s Ascension and the Great Comission | | | | 1:12–14 Prayer in the room upstairs | 1:12-26Discussion on replacing Judas and who will replace him | | | 1:15–17 Fulfilling the Scripture | | | | 1:18–22 Replacing Judas | | | | 1:23–26 Matthias replaces Judas | | | | 2:1–4 The Holy Spirit Appears | 2:1-13The crowd comes together and the Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost | 2:1-36The Pentecost comes and the Holy Spirit became present to the crowd of people where Peter speaks of the the Lord’s greatness | | 2:5–13 The crowd responds | | | | 2:14–21 Peters does his first sermon | 2:14-40Peter talks to the crowd and introduces Jesus | | | 2:22–28 Peter says Jesus is God through the use of the Old Testament | | | | 2:29–36 Peter introduces Jesus | | | | 2:37–40 Three Thousand are baptized | | 2:37-473,000 were...
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...states that when John the Baptist, after witnessing the descent of the Holy Spirit as a dove at the baptism of Jesus, recorded these words: “He that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizes with the Holy Ghost”. Later Jesus promised His disciples, “Ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence” (Acts 1:5). On the day of Pentecost, the disciples had a number of experiences involving the Holy Spirit, including the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The disciples spoke in tongues to address the gospel of Christ to many different nations in attendance of Pentecost. This event was the start of the church and its spread of the gospel of Christ to all nations. Many Christians today have confused some of the facts recorded on Acts 2 and, as a result, they do not fully realize what the Holy Spirit done for them at their conversion. Until Pentecost, all references to the Spirit baptism were prophetic. Since it began at Pentecost, it probably will end at the rapture of the church. It is difficult to sum up the views of numerous people from different Christian denominations in one...
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...actually fit. In conclusion, while covenant theology is not unbiblical, there is really not any biblical evidence for it either, but the lack of biblical evidence for the covenant of works and the covenant of grace results in a false interpretation of the Scriptures. Ultradispensationalism Ultradispensationalism teaches that the church started sometime during the ministry of Paul instead of at Pentecost, meaning that there were multiple dispensations between Pentecost and the end of the church age. While both groups do interpret the Bible literally and recognize a clear differentiation between Israel and the church, there are differences that affect the matter of ordinances, the importance of the epistles, and the exegesis of the gospels. If the church began using Paul’s first imprisonment at Rome and not at Pentecost, then all of the ordinances are unnecessary since Paul did not mention them in the prison epistles. However, Paul mentioned in Acts 16: 26-27 that he had preached the mystery of the church long before his imprisonment Others argue that the Jewish church began at Pentecost, but that the Gentile church did not begin until Paul came onto the scene. Since there are Jews within Gentile churches, this argument is invalid. Another argument used is the difference between baptism with the Spirit in Acts 1:5 and baptism by the Spirit in I Corinthians 12:15. While the preposition can be used for both words, it is illogical for the word to change meaning when it is used in...
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...after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11, also in all the other Gospels: Mark 1:8; Luke 3:16; John 1:33) So there are two types of baptisms in the book of Acts, what the old theologians called baptismus flaminis (the outpouring of special gifts of the Holy Spirit) and baptismis fluminis (the Baptism of water which is a Sacrament of the remission of sins). (See Francis Pieper, Christian Dogmatics, II.289, note 53) Water Baptism: John's, Jesus' and the Church's Baptism (baptismis fluminis) Of these two types of baptism, the first is the baptism of John, and then commanded (and expanded) by Jesus (Matthew 28:18-20) and given to all the converts on Pentecost, etc. (This is the normal baptism that continues today. We see many of these in Acts, including Acts 2:41; 8:12-16, 36-38; 9:18; 10:47; 16:15,33; 18:8; 19:5; 22:16). This Baptism is by water and the word for the forgiveness of sins, and it comes with (what theologians call) the 'common' gifts of the Holy Spirit: faith, trust in God, confession of Jesus, etc. So the Holy Spirit is certainly given in this water baptism. Acts 2:38 And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the...
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...seen in the Church today is always from God or are there other explanations. Speaking in tongues has been practiced for many centuries, but despite its long history, differences of opinion accompany almost all questions regarding the phenomenon: is it sent from God? Is it of the Devil? Need it be a religious experience at all? Or is it a result of a mental disorder? People from all different walks of life have strong opinions on the subject. Throughout recorded history there have been many occasions where people have spoken in what was called ecstatic tongues. Note most of these accounts predate Pentecost and were of non-Christian origin. Christians therefore cannot say with confidence that every occurrence of glossolalia must be an expression of the will of God even though many do subscribe to this view. Those practicing speaking in tongues today portray Pentecost as the supreme example of supernatural tongues; however, the recorded cases of glossolalia go back as far as 1100 B.C. On that occasion a young Amen worshiper attracted historical infamy when he became possessed by a god and began to make sounds in a strange ecstatic tongue. Seven hundred years later, the Greek philosopher Plato demonstrated that he was well acquainted with the phenomenon of speaking in tongues as he referred to several families who practiced ecstatic speech, praying and utterings while supposedly possessed. He also pointed out that these practices had even brought physical healing to...
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...Liberty University Speaking in Tongues: an evaluation of the corporate use of tongues through the book of acts A research paper submitted to Dr. paul brewster In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For BIBL364 Liberty University Online By Michael Douglas Lynchburg, Virginia August 16th, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction2 The Meaning of Speaking in Tongues in the Church Today--------------------------------------2 The Use of Tongues in Acts3 The Precedent and Purpose of Tongues as Established in Acts----------------------------6 Conclusion7 Bibliography-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Introduction The debate over tongues is one that will not be settled in one session of writing or discussion; men will be having their say on the subject until the day we meet Christ face to face in heaven. In the modern sense, this spiritual phenomenon is closely associated with the Pentecostal movement which originated in the Azusa St. Revival of 1906 and has caused a severe split in the church. This division has been caused, primarily, by an incorrect interpretation of the gift of tongues in the New Testament through the exclusion of studying the gift through the Biblical precedent of the gift established by Luke in the book of Acts. In order to properly interpret and comprehend the references...
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...Summary of Contemporary Theology Western society is in the midst of a vast cultural and intellectual upheaval that is profoundly changing our world. Just as the 16th and 17th centuries were a transition from medieval to modern periods, the late twentieth century is beginning to move us from modernity to a new "postmodern" era. Because we are only at the beginning of this shift, it remains clear that God’s purpose is to: fill the earth with His glory (Numbers 14:21, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 60:1-4, Habakkuk 2:14 Matthew 6:13, Colossians 1:27), the consummating third day expression of God to the earth. The purported changes will intensify the glory of God and bring the church to full disclosure of divine mystery and revelation. Contemporary theology is therefore the study of lost truth dating back to the mid 18th and 19th century trends in theological thought by prophets and apostles of both the Old and New Testament including but not limited to Moses, Joshua, Samuel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, John, Paul, Peter, with special reference to theological options of the present, third-day Christians. The purpose of contemporary theology is to seek—in language and thought—to reformulate the truths given to us by previous generations, and to articulate and conceive a new vision for the twenty-first century. The overarching thesis of contemporary theology is the need for the revelation of truth by the spirit of God. This truth is the only transforming agent of the New Testament...
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