People sometimes get funny ideas about the formation of the Christian church. Especially in the United States, we tend to think that the Catholic church came first, and that Henry VIII started the Protestant church so that he could get a divorce. All churches, apart from the Catholics, are just versions of protestantism, such as the Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists, etc. In reality, the fundamental Christian church was the first-ever church to follow Christ.
The Catholics got their start in the 2 AD, while the Christian fundamentalists gathered for the first time about six weeks after the Resurrection. Back then, it consisted mostly of Jews, Gentiles and a handful of others. The Apostle Luke wrote the Book of Acts somewhere around 80 AD to document the beginnings of Christianity and the spread of the gospels to the Roman Empire.
In the Book of Acts, its describes the events that took place at the First Feast of Pentecost that occurred after the Resurrection. The founders of Christianity were gathered together in a room when, out of nowhere, a powerful wind filled the room. Every head was anointed by a tongue of fire, and every voice spoke in a different tongue.
Everyone in that room was baptized in the Holy Spirit. The same thing happens today when someone gets baptized in water. The purpose of baptism is to publicly demonstrate that a person has renounced sin and made a conscious decision to follow the path or righteousness. This is essential to get into heaven, it's not enough just to believe. Remember, demons believe.
Many people go through life believing that the Holy Ghost referred to the form of Jesus after the Resurrection and before the Ascension. In truth, the Holy Spirit is a helper that God sent to mankind to protect and guide his followers until Jesus comes back to claim them. This is one of the big differences between fundamentalist and other Christians.
This is a mistaken view. In the Book of John (Chapter 14, verses 15 to 18). Here, Jesus says that the Father will send down a helper, who will abide with us forever. That inexplicable, overwhelming sadness that you feel when you visit a church and you have not been baptized, that is the Holy Spirit, gently reminding you that you are a sinner and not right with God.
When you are praising your Maker in church, singing, dancing and waving your arms about like a football fan or like you're at a rock concert, that buzz of electricity that fills the room is the Holy Spirit. When your pastor touches you on the shoulder when you're immersed in prayer and the power is so strong that you fall over, that, too, is the Holy Spirit.
Jesus did not abandon his children when he ascended into heaven. God delivered on his promise, as he always does. He sent us a helper to guide, love and protect those who love him and obey his principles. Whenever two or more people are gathered in the name of the Lord, he is there.
The Catholics got their start in the 2 AD, while the Christian fundamentalists gathered for the first time about six weeks after the Resurrection. Back then, it consisted mostly of Jews, Gentiles and a handful of others. The Apostle Luke wrote the Book of Acts somewhere around 80 AD to document the beginnings of Christianity and the spread of the gospels to the Roman Empire.
In the Book of Acts, its describes the events that took place at the First Feast of Pentecost that occurred after the Resurrection. The founders of Christianity were gathered together in a room when, out of nowhere, a powerful wind filled the room. Every head was anointed by a tongue of fire, and every voice spoke in a different tongue.
Everyone in that room was baptized in the Holy Spirit. The same thing happens today when someone gets baptized in water. The purpose of baptism is to publicly demonstrate that a person has renounced sin and made a conscious decision to follow the path or righteousness. This is essential to get into heaven, it's not enough just to believe. Remember, demons believe.
Many people go through life believing that the Holy Ghost referred to the form of Jesus after the Resurrection and before the Ascension. In truth, the Holy Spirit is a helper that God sent to mankind to protect and guide his followers until Jesus comes back to claim them. This is one of the big differences between fundamentalist and other Christians.
This is a mistaken view. In the Book of John (Chapter 14, verses 15 to 18). Here, Jesus says that the Father will send down a helper, who will abide with us forever. That inexplicable, overwhelming sadness that you feel when you visit a church and you have not been baptized, that is the Holy Spirit, gently reminding you that you are a sinner and not right with God.
When you are praising your Maker in church, singing, dancing and waving your arms about like a football fan or like you're at a rock concert, that buzz of electricity that fills the room is the Holy Spirit. When your pastor touches you on the shoulder when you're immersed in prayer and the power is so strong that you fall over, that, too, is the Holy Spirit.
Jesus did not abandon his children when he ascended into heaven. God delivered on his promise, as he always does. He sent us a helper to guide, love and protect those who love him and obey his principles. Whenever two or more people are gathered in the name of the Lord, he is there.
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