Speaking tongues
Glossolalia
What is Pentecostalism?
It is a religious movement that gave rise to a number of Protestant churches in the United States.
It emphases the gifts of the Holy Spirit, specifically speaking tongues, super natural healing and other manifestations of the Holy Spirit.
Pentecostal Christians consider the body as the temple of the Holy Spirit. No use of tabaco, alcohol and drugs.
They believe we need to be saved by Jesus in order to go to heaven.
Faith is an experience, not just a way of living.
They love to dance.
The book of acts marks a new beginning. How?
- it starts with the resurrection of Jesus > nothing will ever be the same
- no idolatry anymore
- the outpouring of the holy spirit sets everything into action
The new church was built through the charismatic community with the 6 charismatic prophets:
- Stephan
- Philip
- Paul
- Peter
- Barnabas
- Agabus
The five thousand manuscripts of the New Testament can be grouped into four basic families representing early Christian centers of worship. The four textual families as currently defined are:
- Alexandrian. This family developed around the Christian center of Alexandria in Egypt.
- Caesarean. This family originated in Egypt, but was taken to Caesarea, possibly by Origen, and from there to Jerusalem.
- Western. This group was very widespread in Italy, Gaul, and North Africa.
- Byzantine. This text probably originated in Antioch of Syria, and was then taken to Constantinople, from whence it was distributed widely throughout the Byzantine Empire.
The Alexandrian and the Western have the oldest representation among the manuscripts, though the Alexandrian is represented by a far greater portion of the oldest manuscripts than is the Western.
What is the difference?
The most apparent variance between the Alexandrian and Western texts occurs in the book of Acts, where the Western text is about 10 percent longer than the Alexandrian text. This extra length is not in the form of a piece that is added on, but occurs as additional words and information spread throughout the book. In addition to the extra length, there are other differences which affect the character of the text.
Who was Theophylis?
He was the first recipient of the book of Acts, as wel as the Gospel of Luke.
Theophylis is a common name and its meaning is friend of God.
Maybe Luke was his slave, as many medics were?
It is more likely that he was a Roman official of high rank, that could read the book and spread copies.
Luke 24:49
What instruction gave Jesus to His apostles before he resurrected?
And behold, I am sending the power of my Father upon you, but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with the power of the Holy Spirit.
> Christs death and the shedding of His blood put the new covenant into effect.
> Jesus told the apostels to stay in Jerusalem. He was still helping people with their disbelief. Like Peter and Thomas.
After that they were restored with one mind united together.
We read that the apostels obeyed.
What is the day of the Pentecost?
Pinksteren.
Pentecost celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit onto the Disciples, marking the beginning of the church’s mission in the world. Through the work of the church, God is active in the world. Pentecost comes from the Greek Word meaning 50 and is celebrated on the 50th day from Easter Sunday.
What is the difference of the baptism of John and the baptism of the Spirit?
John baptised with water, Jesus with the Holy Spirit. From the day of the Pentecost onwards, people were baptised in the Holy Spirit.
The baptism of John is a personal sign of dedication to the future Kingdom whenever it might come. The baptism of the Spirit is the sign and wonder of the Kingdom already coming in the power and the presence of the Spirit.
Church history theologians tied the two Baptisms together, but Jesus clearly made a distinction. The Pentecostal revival brought restoration. The baptism is a gateway to a special cluster of Holy gifts.
We can find a lot of promises of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit throughout the Bible.
Isaiah 44:3 For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on dry ground.
Receiving the Holy Spirit does not necessarily mean you are being baptised. Isn’t it just the same?
What was the task of the Messiah? (And still is?)
Not to bring, but to BE God’s salvation.
How did people use lots in the Bible?
In the Old Testament they are used frequently.
In the New Testament people started to rely on the Holy Spirit. When the new 12th apostel needed to be chosen, that was the last time lots were mentioned.
By whom were the 4 Gospels written?
We are not sure. But if the Gospels were named after their writers:
- Matthew, tax collector, 12
- Mark, assistant of Peter
- Luke, companion of Paul
- John, son of Zebedee, 12
Why is John not a part of the Synoptic Gospels?
Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called “Synoptic Gospels” because they can be “seen together.” What that actually means is that these gospels contain many of the same stories, and that those stories are sometimes even presented in the same sequence within each of the three different synoptic gospels.
John’s Gospel differs from the Synoptic Gospels in several ways: it covers a different time span than the others; it locates much of Jesus’ ministry in Judaea; and it portrays Jesus discoursing at length on theological matters. The major difference, however, lies in John’s overall purpose. The author of John’s Gospel tells us that he has chosen not to record many of the symbolic acts of Jesus and has instead included certain episodes in order that his readers may understand and share in the mystical union of Christ’s church, that they “may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name”
John
Why This Gospel Was Written
30Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; 31but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.
Most scholars believe Jesus was not creating a new religion during his ministry. Why is that?
- Jesus was called Rabi > The word rabbi means “my master” in Hebrew. A rabbi is a Jewish religious leader.
- Most of his ministries were in the Jewish area’s
- Jesus affirmed the old testament many times. By being without sin according to it, by using old testament scriptures to make a point, by being the Messiah described in the old testament
Nowhere in the New Testament does Jesus or Paul say he is rejecting Judaism and starting a new religion. In fact, the term “Christian” doesn’t appear at all in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), which chronicle Jesus’ spiritual mission; and only later, three times in the rest of the New Testament. The first utterance of the word “Christian” occurred when Paul was preaching in Antioch more than a decade after the crucifixion.
But the word “Jew” appears 202 times in the New Testament, with 82 of those mentions in the Gospels.
The evidence in the New Testament persuasively suggests that both Jesus and Paul viewed their teachings as Jewish revisionism—not a rejection of Judaism or the proposal for a new religion.
Why did lot of Jewish people not believe Jesus was the Messiah?
Because of there cultural standards. They expected a military leader that would free them from the Roman oppression, not a suffering servant. They were not awake enough to let go of their human expectations and read the signs.
What is the meaning of the name Jesus?
Jesus: Salvation
Messiah: The literal translation of the Hebrew word mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ, messiah), is ‘anointed’, which refers to a ritual of consecrating someone or something by putting holy oil upon it.
Why were the Gospels written?
When Jesus passed away, people were expecting his second coming any time soon. But this did not happen, and witnesses of Jesus His life started to pass away as well. The stories about Jesus needed to be saved.
The tension between Jews and Christians grew after Jesus His death, this is obvious when reading Acts and Paul’s letters. The more the Good News was spread, according to Jesus His will, the more resistance His followers met. Till they had no choice to create their own places of worship, outside the Jewish temples.
