It’s amazing that when we talk about the Holy Spirit today, the next thing that comes to the mind of a lot of folks is ‘Pentecostals.’ The day of Pentecost has nothing to do with the Holy Spirit and Christianity, so don’t tie them together!
Pentecost wasn’t a Christian celebration. When you study it, you’ll discover it was actually a Jewish feast. The disciples weren’t celebrating Pentecost with the other Jews when the Holy Spirit came upon them for the first time in Acts 2. They were all in a room away from the pomp and pageantry of the celebration, praying and worshipping God in one accord.
Today, we hear Christians constituting themselves into different groups. Some call themselves ‘the Charismatics,’ some ‘the Orthodox’ while others say they are ‘the Pentecostals.’ All these aren’t in the Bible; they’re nothing but human nomenclature that have no spiritual significance. Why don’t we just restrict ourselves to what the Bible says? I’m sure things would be a whole lot easier that way and we wouldn’t have to be suspicious of one another’s motives.
The Bible says the disciples received the Holy Spirit and spoke with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. So you see, receiving the Holy Spirit isn’t the exclusive right of the so-called ‘Pentecostal Christians.’ It’s a necessity for all Christians, whether you’re Pentecostal, Charismatic, Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Baptist or Methodist. Understand that the Holy Spirit belongs to us all. So be wise; go for the reality today!
