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  2. Acts 2 - Wikipedia

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    Acts 2 is the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition asserted that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke . [ 1 ]

  3. Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles - Wikipedia

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    As such, Acts presents the Holy Spirit as the "life principle" of the early church and provides five separate and dramatic instances of its outpouring on believers: Acts 2:1-4, Acts 4:28-31, Acts 8:15-17, Acts 10:44 and Acts 19:6. [4]

  4. Church of God in Christ - Wikipedia

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    The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) is an international Holiness–Pentecostal Christian denomination, [2] [4] and a large Pentecostal denomination in the United States. [5] Although an international and multi-ethnic religious organization, it has a predominantly African-American membership based within the United States.

  5. Acts of the Apostles - Wikipedia

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    The name "Acts of the Apostles" was first used by Irenaeus in the late 2nd century. It is not known whether this was an existing name for the book or one invented by Irenaeus; it does seem clear that it was not given by the author, as the word práxeis (deeds, acts) only appears once in the text (Acts 19:18) and there it refers not to the apostles but to deeds confessed by their followers.

  6. Pentecostalism - Wikipedia

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    The term foursquare refers to the four fundamental beliefs of Pentecostalism: Jesus saves according to John 3:16; baptizes with the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:4; heals bodily according to James 5:15; and is coming again to receive those who are saved according to 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17. [95]

  7. Pentecost - Wikipedia

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    He also holds the description of the early community in Acts 2 to be reliable. [46] [47] Lüdemann views Acts 3:1–4:31 as historical. [48] Wedderburn notes what he sees as features of an idealized description, [49] but nevertheless cautions against dismissing the record as unhistorical. [50]

  8. Baptism with the Holy Spirit - Wikipedia

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    The phrase "baptized in the Holy Spirit" occurs two times in Acts of the Apostles, first in Acts 1:4–5 and second in Acts 11:16. Other terminology is used in Acts to indicate Spirit baptism, such as "filled" (Acts 2:4).

  9. Historical reliability of the Acts of the Apostles - Wikipedia

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    He also holds the description of the early community in Acts 2 to be reliable. [56] [57] Lüdemann views Acts 3:1–4:31 as historical. [58] Wedderburn notes what he sees as features of an idealized description, [59] but nevertheless cautions against dismissing the record as unhistorical. [60]