Many today ask the question of whether the events at Pentecost should happen to every person who comes to believe in Jesus. Shouldn’t every person speak in tongues and experience a “baptism of the spirit” that’s different from our first coming to believe in Jesus?
As we saw before, Pentecost was the fulfillment of prophecy throughout the Bible. Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection were once and for all – he doesn’t need to die and be raised again and again. The same was true of Pentecost, when Jesus – who was exalted in heaven by then – gave His Spirit to the whole church and made this clear by the amazing signs done on Pentecost. There were two parts to the Spirit’s arrival at Pentecost: the special signs of fulfillment and the universal, personal experience of the Spirit. At Pentecost God wanted to show the world that He was giving His Spirit through Jesus to everyone who believes in Him. Now that we know this, the Spirit generally works toward His main goal: making humans into the image of Jesus Christ.
1. What was the main purpose of Pentecost?
2. Why are the exhibitions at Pentecost now unnecessary in the life of the church? And what is the Spirit doing now in the church?
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