At Pentecost, the Church is born. But it is important to go beyond the physical description to grasp its spiritual significance. Beyond the "mighty wind" and "tongues of fire", it must enter into the movement of the Holy Spirit. Do not misunderstand me. I do not question the historical aspect of Pentecost, I do not even doubt of its manifestations, but what it is for us is to receive the gift of the Spirit of the floor to reach the heart and stir from within. Without this gift, not evangelism.
Here is the Church not only the apostles but the whole community. The text insists that "they were all together." To awaken the faith of the community, to reverse the routines, legal barriers, fear and laziness, nothing like a "mighty wind". The community runs out of steam? They lack motivation? The Spirit is withering and penetrating, like a burning fire. awakened, animated by divine fire, the young community will receive the gift of speech and mission of Jesus Christ offer to all nations.
Different languages express clearly the universality of the Church snapping racist and national frameworks. The effect of the fullness of the Holy Spirit is visible: the disciples, hitherto timid, begin to speak, to proclaim the wonders of God, each according to the particular gift of the Spirit.
Paul spoke of confrontation. "Live under the guidance of the Spirit, he repeated incessantly. The commandments, laws corporations without the spirit of Christ, did no good. But if we have the Spirit of Jesus, no need of laws, there is no law that takes. We do good pushed inside. Go to Mass because it's an order, staying faithful to his partner because it is a command, will never be a slave morality. "Love and do what you want," said Saint Augustine. Access an operation of free men.
Thus, the Spirit works in two directions: first, it protects us from a hostile world to which he makes us fearless. Jesus called our lawyer, in Greek the Paraclete, the lawyer who will take our cause in hand when we face the contradiction. other hand, it leads us to Christ Jesus. It puts us in communion with him. It is the Spirit of truth. He will tell us everything he hears. The gospel would be meaningless if the Spirit did not speak to us.
Here is the Church not only the apostles but the whole community. The text insists that "they were all together." To awaken the faith of the community, to reverse the routines, legal barriers, fear and laziness, nothing like a "mighty wind". The community runs out of steam? They lack motivation? The Spirit is withering and penetrating, like a burning fire. awakened, animated by divine fire, the young community will receive the gift of speech and mission of Jesus Christ offer to all nations.
Different languages express clearly the universality of the Church snapping racist and national frameworks. The effect of the fullness of the Holy Spirit is visible: the disciples, hitherto timid, begin to speak, to proclaim the wonders of God, each according to the particular gift of the Spirit.
Paul spoke of confrontation. "Live under the guidance of the Spirit, he repeated incessantly. The commandments, laws corporations without the spirit of Christ, did no good. But if we have the Spirit of Jesus, no need of laws, there is no law that takes. We do good pushed inside. Go to Mass because it's an order, staying faithful to his partner because it is a command, will never be a slave morality. "Love and do what you want," said Saint Augustine. Access an operation of free men.
Thus, the Spirit works in two directions: first, it protects us from a hostile world to which he makes us fearless. Jesus called our lawyer, in Greek the Paraclete, the lawyer who will take our cause in hand when we face the contradiction. other hand, it leads us to Christ Jesus. It puts us in communion with him. It is the Spirit of truth. He will tell us everything he hears. The gospel would be meaningless if the Spirit did not speak to us.
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