The Gift of the Holy Spirit and its Ethical Implications for the Community of the Church on the Basis of Acts 2:1–41 Cover Image

Dar Ducha Świętego i jego implikacje etyczne dla wspólnoty Kościoła na podstawie Dz 2, 1-41
The Gift of the Holy Spirit and its Ethical Implications for the Community of the Church on the Basis of Acts 2:1–41

Author(s): Krzysztof Bieliński
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Language and Literature Studies, Jewish studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Karmelitów Bosych
Keywords: Pentecost; gift; Luke’s narrative pneumatology; ethical message

Summary/Abstract: The article speaks about the significance which the coming of the Holy Spirit had for the early Church. The first part of the text, which focuses on the Pentecost narration (Acts 2:1–13), shows that in the theology of the Acts of the Apostles the phenomenon of the Pentecost marks the moment when the first disciples of the Risen Christ open to a language hitherto unknown to them, to a sign and the outer manifestation of a new heart. Thanks to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the community of the disciples became the Church. The gift of the Spirit gave them the creative ability to communicate despite human differences, dissolved the barriers between them and brought about their unity.

  • Issue Year: XI/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 171-198
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English, Polish