received the holy spirit
No. Christmas Day is the day we celebrate Jesus' birthday. Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples.
The origin of Christianity is not really mentioned and it is from the time of Jesus and the Pentecost. First Christian is those who follow Jesus his apostles and disciples.
Pentecost, which literally means 50 or it is 50 days after the Passover and First Fruits. Jesus returned to visit his Disciples after his resurection and promised to wait for the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit did not come then. Jesus disappeared in a cloud. The Holy Spirit came upon the disciples 50 days later when they were praying together in Jerusalem.
Jesus two first disciples were the two brothers Andrew and Simon, later called Peter.
Around 33 AD in Jerusalem, on the Day of Pentecost.
They were first called disciples. Later they were called apostles.
I can't find anywhere in the NT where Jesus told his disciples to bring their first fruits
The two brothers Andrew and peter were the first disciples of Jesus.
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Yes, according to Christian tradition, the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles and other followers of Jesus on the day of Pentecost, empowering them to spread the teachings of Jesus and establish the early Christian Church. This event is described in the New Testament book of Acts.
No, Doubting Thomas was not present at the first Pentecost. The first Pentecost is described in the Bible as a gathering of the disciples where they received the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages. Thomas famously doubted Jesus' resurrection until he saw and touched Jesus' wounds.