Who is the Holy Spirit ​

The giving of God’s Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost in A.D. 31 was a key event in Church history. This miraculous event recorded in Acts 2 would forever change our lives as Jesus’ disciples meeting together. It gave these founding members of the New Testament Church a greater understanding of the Holy Spirit that continues today. 

The Holy Spirit comes to the Church

The way the Holy Spirit came was spectacular and stunning! Along with the sound of a mighty wind, flames of fire appeared on the heads of all the believers who then, inexplicably, started speaking in other languages (Acts 2:2-4). These unexplainable displays made it clear that something unusual had indeed occurred—something that required supernatural power.

Who could deny this proof that the Holy Spirit now resided within the followers of Jesus Christ? They truly had received a power they had never previously possessed. As multitudes of people from many countries began flowing to this scene, they, too, were caught up in the miracle—everyone understanding in his or her own native language the words being spoken! 

Later, Paul wrote to the church, When talking about the power of the Holy Spirit. He said it was this “power of the Spirit of God” that allowed him to perform signs and wonders in his ministry and has in my healing work also. To Timothy, Paul wrote: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).