Part 5: Extra Gifts of the Holy Spirit
11. What work did the Holy Spirit do on the day of Pentecost***?
“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues**** like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance…Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.” Acts 2:2-4,6
Note: The gift of tongues on the day of Pentecost was important for the quick and decided spread of the gospel to all the world. On the day of Pentecost, Jerusalem was filled with people from all over the world participating in the feast. The Holy Ghost took this opportunity to endow the apostles with the gift of many languages. It was through this gift that thousands of people heard the gospel message spoken in their own language. Later on, it enabled them to preach the gospel in places that might have been bared to them due to language barriers. And so it was that the gospel first went into all the world.
12. What other gifts does the Holy Spirit give us?
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.” 1 Corinthians 12:7-1
Definitions:
*Holy Ghost– Holy Ghost and Holy Spirit are used interchangeably in the Bible.
**Sanctification– the process in which one becomes perfect.
***Pentecost– One of the seven feast days of Israel.
****Tongues– Languages