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Acts 2:1-4 tells of the Holy Spirit descending on the apostles on the day of Pentecost: "And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."
This should be read with caution, since the dramatic sound of rushing wind and the cloven tongues of fire seem more intended to impress the reader than actually necessary to provide divine inspiration to the disciples, and could therefore be judged by some as fictional. Biblical scholarship is tending to take a more sceptical view of Acts of the Apostles than was once the case, and Hans Joachim Schoeps writes that Acts of the Apostles has been believed much too readily.
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What purpose did the Transfiguration serve?
To show the three disciples that Jesus is the son of God, and to hear God's voice from heaven saying, " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him." *Matthew 17.5)
What types of readings do you hear at mass on sundays?
you hear at first, first testament before jesus, then a psalm then a second readig from the second testemant or a letter, during jesus, and then a gospel which is when jesus would give parables
Who was Jesus speaking to when He said 'no means pass from the law'?
To the multitudes and His disciples who came to hear Him speak. It is in the 'Beatitudes' section of Matthew 5 and the verse in question here is 18.
Who was Jesus addressing the Sermon on the Mount to?
Jesus was addressing the Sermon on the Mount to his disciples and a large crowd of people who had gathered to hear him speak. It is one of the most well-known teachings of Jesus found in the Gospel of Matthew.
How many times does the phrase appear in the bible to him who has ears?
Luke 14:35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." Luke had written the words of Jesus. Also the rest of the disciples had leaned the meaning.
Why were the secrets of the kingdom of god revealed in parables?
Jesus' disciples asked Him the same question: Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables? In the following verses of chapter 13 Jesus explained the mysteries of the kingdom were revealed to those who wanted to hear. Many people did not really want to know about the kingdom of God but those with willing minds would understand.
What feast if at the beginning of the church when the holy spirit came upon the disciples in the form of tongues of fire?
The feast or festival of Pentecost was the second of three great festivals for Israel. This festival was also called the Feast of Weeks and occurred seven complete weeks or fifty days after Passover. It was on the day of Pentecost that the Holy Spirit spoken of by Christ came upon the disciples with cloven tongues of fire and a mighty wind. It was also the day that Peter preached to many people and many of them believed that day and were brought into the "new" church. People (Jews) were in Jerusalem on this Feast of Weeks festival from all over the know world as Pentecost was one of the Jewish festival days that required their presence in Jerusalem. So many heard the Gospel that day and when these people returned to their own country they took the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them to tell other folks about Jesus. God does not waste a moment and clearly chose this day so that peoples from all over the know world would get a chance to hear the Gospel.
How do you make disciples of men?
Enter the fold. Or join the true Church of Christ. Hear the Word of God. Believe in it. Embrace it. And pray to God every day. Keep and obey His commandments. Persevere until the end. And then you will gain salvation, for sure. Best wishes to you.
When was Hear Us Say Jesus created?
Hear Us Say Jesus was created on 2004-10-05.
Who are Jesus's friends?
John 15:13, 14 - Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. [NKJV]Jesus Called his disciples friends he wasn't only referring to the twelve disciples to those that hear and do the word of God as he said in Luke 8:21 "my mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it" a brother is more than a friend. A brother knows more of his other brother than a friend and have the same father as the other.
Why does the world need disciples?
Jesus says during His ascension into heaven to go and make disciples of all nations. Being a disciple means to dedicate your life to the Lord and live for Him. Though you are not granted salvation through good works, it is your duty as a disciple to preach the Gospel to those who are unbelieving. You are also to set a christian example in everything you do. The world needs disciples so that everyone may hear God's message. The Bible says that once everyone has heard and has a chance to believe in God, His Son will come back to earth and grant judgement upon us. Thus we will go to heaven if we are believers and disciples.
How did the pentecost event change people's lives?
A:Church tradition says that the Church as we know it today began after Pentecost. Acts chapter 2 says that the disciples received the Holy Spirit, after which they began to baptise many people. They sold all their possessions to help others and began to preach the gospel. This was the Christian Pentecost, but the Jews also celebrated a Pentecost from the second century BCE onwards, and hence in Jesus' day, in memory of the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai. Also known as Shavuot, it takes place fifty days after Passover, just as the Christian Pentecost takes place fifty days after Easter. Numbers 11:25 tells us that on that occasion, the spirit of God came down on the seventy elders and they began to prophesy in ecstasy. There are enough parallels to the earlier account to raise doubts about the historicity of the Christian Pentecost, in which case the Church could not have begun on this auspicious occasion.The author of Matthew's Gospel knew nothing of Luke's Gospel or Acts of the Apostles, and therefore nothing of Pentecost. Matthew 28:19-20 simply has Jesus meet the disciples at a mountain in Galilee, far away from Jerusalem, and command them to go therefore and teach to all nations, and that he will be with them always. This is an alternative account of the very beginning of the Church.The author of John's Gospel certainly knew of Luke's Gospel but probably not Acts of the Apostles. John 20:22 has Jesus breathe on the disciples and give them the Holy Spirit, seemingly making Luke's Pentecost superfluous.With two parallel biblical accounts (Numbers, Acts) of a Pentecost, at least two biblical accounts (Matthew, Acts) of the beginning of the the Church and and two accounts in which the disciples received the Holy Spirit (John, Acts), we should reserve judgement both of the historicity of Pentecost and just when the Church as we know it really began. As Acts of the Apostles is believed to have been written at the end of the first century or very early in the second century, the story of the Pentecost was probably unknown in the first century, but the real effect was the ready acceptance of the story by later Christians and their belief that this event marked the very beginning of the Christian Church.
