The person and work of the Holy Spirit has always contained some level of mystery and even controversy for Christians. God the Father is made plainly known to us in the Old Testament. God the Son is the sole focus of all four Gospels, most of the epistles, and the entire Book of Revelation. Yet, to learn who God the Spirit is, and what is His role, we sometimes find ourselves having to slow down and carefully search the Scriptures for answers that are not obvious. One thing is clear: Holy Spirit made a thunderous entrance into the Church in Acts 2 on the Day of Pentecost. What is this Pentecost baptizing of the Spirit? What doe sit mean to us today? Have all Christians experienced the fulness of what Jesus described as being “clothed with power from on high”? Is the fire that Jesus mentioned flowing from our own life? Pentecost Sunday is a great time to take a detailed and helpful look at the Baptism of Holy Spirit & Fire.
