Saturday, September 15, 2012

The Pentecost


Meaning of the Pentecost:
The disciples along with other worshippers gave thanks to God.  God filled their hearts with the Holy Spirit.

2-3 Peter's Teachings on this day:
-This event was a fulfillment of the prophecy
-Christ will rise and sit at his thrown
-He said to repent an be baptized and you will be filled with the Holy Ghost

How did Peter fulfill his role as a special witness of Jesus Christ?
He prophesied that Christ lives and that he has risen from the dead. 

What gifts of the Spirit were made manifest on the day of Pentecost?
They spoke with other tongues

How did the people respond to what occurred on this day?
The people were humbled and many were baptized and worshiped in the temple.