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Speaking in tongues is a language that one cannot understand oneself but that the believer can supernaturally receive as a spiritual gift from the Holy Spirit. Often this gift is given at the time of baptizm in the Holy Spirit, but can also come at later times. Most commonly, speaking in tongues is a heavenly language that only God understands …
Acts 2:1 Pentecost was one of the three great pilgrimage festivals when all Jewish men went up to Jerusalem. Pentecost is also known as the “Feast of Weeks” because the feast took place 7 weeks (50 days) after Passover. The name “Pentecost” comes from the Greek word “pentekoste” which means “50”. Pentecost was also called the “harvest festival”. Because the …
1 Cor 12:12-14 Paul compares the church to a body. At the same time as we all belong together, we are also different. What brings believers together and unites them into a “body” is the “baptism” of the Holy Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who removes the enmity between Jews and Greeks, slaves and free, and makes them “brothers …
1 Cor 12:1 There are three topics that Paul believes it is important for us Christians not to be ignorant of: 1) the spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1), 2) God’s plan for Israel (Romans 11:25), and 3) the return of Jesus (1 Thessalonians 4:13). It is important to remind yourself of these three topics from time to time, otherwise they …