"They were all amazed and marveled, and they said one to another, Behold, the people who speak do not they all Galileans? And how hear us in our own language to everyone in our mother tongue? "
Acts 2.7-8
While the narrative of the Spirit descending from heaven to Jesus' disciples at Pentecost is absolutely glorious through its various manifestations: a noise that comes from heaven and filled the house like a mighty wind, the appearance of tongues of fire arising at each of the disciples who were then all filled with the Holy Spirit putting himself to speak in other languages.
These other languages, the languages they began to speak under the action of the Holy Spirit enabled them to communicate with the Parthians, Medes, Elamites, with those who inhabit Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt, the territory of Libya, Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs, so these languages enabled them to communicate.
These men, so different backgrounds themselves confessed that the speech delivered by the disciples in their vernacular, they exhibited " the wonders of God !
The Holy Spirit was received well equipped and capable men made small, simple, without major academic qualifications, to proclaim the wonders of God order they are received as such , transmission of a revelation.
2 Corinthians 3:6 ¶ "It also made us able ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit: for the letter kills but the Spirit gives life. "
1 Thessalonians 1.5" our gospel you have not been preached in word only but in power, the Holy Spirit and with much assurance, "
The fear is legitimate, as followers of Jesus could sense in the context of Jerusalem, hostile environment for those who were disciples of the Lord, this fear had been replaced by a spontaneous impulse to the lost.
2 Timothy 1:7 "For it is not a spirit of fear that God has given us, but a spirit of power, love and self-control."
How Pentecost in the heart of a child of God must first bring this dynamic, this desire to defend, protect, share, proclaim the grace received at the Cross at all men!
This is what must be the Lord's Church: "... the pillar and ground of truth. "1 Timothy 3:15
Let us not stigmatize and discredit anyone who does not speak perhaps language in our meetings but is consumed by the zeal of the House of God, passionate for souls who are lost, sinful men indefatigable perseverance to throw and throw again the nets at sea, opinionated intercessor for his family, his neighborhood, his country, it is more than some animated by the Holy Spirit of Pentecost .
is much less by the abundance of his consecration as glossolalia field is revealed the true witness of Christ.
Acts 1:8 "But ye shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. "
Like Peter, the first evangelist of the Church was born, like Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, never stop to question the men and women around us:
"... listen to these words! "Acts 2.22
C. Guizard
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