Pentecost, for some strange reason, is often overlooked in our Nazarene churches, and yet it is among the most significant events in the Church year. The word “gospel” translates a Greek term literally meaning “good tidings.” A verbal form of the word is translated in that fashion in Luke 2:10, where an angel declared to those Judean shepherds, “Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy.” There is a sense in which those good tidings had been proclaimed for centuries. Pentecost reminds us that we need everyone to accomplish the tasks God has given His Church! Jesus Christ declared, however, that with the implementation of his reign, marriage would be restored to its original status.
The Jews who had gathered from Egypt, Phrygia, Pamphylia, and other lands began to hear the gospel in their own language. There are numerous religionists (e.g., our sabbatarian friends) who desperately need to learn that we are not under the Mosaic regime today, and that attempted allegiance to two systems places one in a position of being in spiritual adultery (see Romans 7:1-4).

In other words, God had a plan to get His kids back before we ever made messed up. In light of the points emphasized above and perhaps other considerations, the expression “at the beginning” (Acts 11:15) takes on a very significant flavor.

If you have ever been shopping and had your child wander off, you know that feeling of panic that hits. It has been refreshing to observe these theories increasingly have been repudiated by some sectarian scholars.

I believe when you see this, you will fall in love with Him in a greater way. We are becoming Christlike as the Holy Spirit is creating a new person in us by “writing” God’s ways on our minds and hearts.

Acts chapter ten is a very unique portion of the New Testament. According to the law of Moses, the feast of weeks (Pentecost) was a celebration of the harvest and Jews were required to return to Jerusalem to celebrate.

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Do what only you can do.”.
In the New Testament, on the day of Pentecost, after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit came powerfully upon His disciples, enabling them to speak in foreign languages (sometimes called “tongues”) that they had not studied, and to proclaim the Gospel boldly to those gathered in Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost (Acts 2). I will be their God, and they will be my people.”.