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Pentecost After the Apostolic Era
Holy Spirit at Work
God's Spirit is still at work in our world
There has been evidence of the Holy Spirit poured out in all ages and times, at least somewhere in the body of Christ, since the time of the Apostles!
Healings, exorcisms, and validating signs and wonders continue to be experienced in the church. Just as miracles and wonders added to the credibility of the first-century apostles, so they continue to draw unbelievers into the Christian fold
After the Apostolic era, does it seem other Christians witnessed the outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
Even Augustine, who died a full 400 years after Christ and even today remains the most highly regarded Christian theologian of the early church, talked about the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the reality of the spiritual gifts. Through the middle ages, many well-respected Christian monks and mystics lived their Christian lives with this assumption as well. Even in the more recent centuries, just before the rise of “Pentecostalism” in the 20th century, history records many revivals that were a result of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and included the use of spiritual gifts and speaking in tongues.
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1.3 Pentecost After the Apostolic Era
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I think what stands out to me the most is that these were not obscure groups or people of little fame making the claims of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Rather, they were major players throughout Church history, many of whom garner respect from a wide cross-section of denominations.
It makes it clear that from Jesus telling of the coming of the Holy Spirit, to the Church Fathers, the Great Awakening and major revivals, that God's intention is for the Body of Christ to be empowered by the Holy Spirit, past present and future.
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God is no respecter of persons he will pour out his Holy Spirit on whom he wills regardless of faith background all he needs is a hungry and seeking heart .
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What stuck out to me the most in the overview was about the spontaneous speaking in an unknown language that many believers experienced, potentially in isolation, never receiving teaching about it or having it be culturally normal, and likely only encountered through prayer and reading the Word. Knowing that as scripture says, we often do not know how to pray but through speaking in tongues the Holy Spirit intercedes in prayer, it is the providence of God to baptize people in the Holy Spirit who are not asking for it!
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What stands out to me the most is the exuberance and boldness of expression. This relates to me how God wants us to experience His kingdom in every way. As well it compels me to step out of my comfort zones and yield to the expressions one would feel through the Holy Spirit eg. Joy, grief, peace, boldness. To me this says God wants to be ever more apart of our life in every faucet of life.
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