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The Biblical Framework for Pentecost
What is Pentecost?
And what does it mean to be Pentecostal?
Pentecost is a foundational theological concept for the ACOP (obviously, since it is in the name!). But where does the concept of Pentecost come from? And what does it mean?Â
As you might expect, Pentecost is biblical. It has its roots in the Old Testament but found renewed meaning and importance in the New Testament, and has profound reverberating effects for all Christians and churches, today.
So, what exactly is the meaning? And why is Pentecost so important for us?
What does the biblical foundation of Pentecost have to do with today?
After the initial outpouring in Acts 2, the Holy Spirit continued to be poured out in chapters 4, 8, 10, 19, and all throughout the book of Acts, and the story of the early Christian church as we see it in the New Testament epistles, and in early church history.Â
Over the past 2000 years, the Holy Spirit continues to be poured out as the church grows and expands.Â
"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions."
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1.2 The Biblical Framework for Pentecost
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There is a necessity and desire to witness outpouring and moves of the Spirit day to day, both in the individual but also in the collective. Understanding this foundational piece of ACOP should be reflected and demonstrated in a heart-understanding that this is part of being a disciple of Christ, a child of God, that He will pour His Spirit on us in the same way, if not in even greater ways, than in Acts 2 and it belongs in our ministry.
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That we can have the same encounters today. God is the same God today, yesterday, & forever. So it’s amazing to know, that just as the Holy Spirit was poured out at the feast of Pentecost we can receive that same outpouring today and always by seeking and accepting Jesus.
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Foundational for me, means that, when not gotten right then there will be a problem with the rest of the structure.
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All of us in the ACOP are continuing to live in that Holy Spirit outpouring. Recognizing our position in that continuum, our roles and mission is foundationally set out to walk in. Practically, we need to view our responses and activity to the world around us from within the outpouring and the empowered commission that is passed on to us. We can be agents of change because of what He has provided for us.
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