At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descends as “tongues of fire,” filling the Apostles ... “As fire consumes the forest or a flame sets the mountains ablaze, so pursue them with your tempest ...
He says that in Acts 1. And then in Acts 2, we see the Holy Spirit coming. and of course, tongues like tongues of fire coming up and resting upon them. And so it would be right to understand what ...
One has to say something about those tongues of fire ... redemptive history of that specific function or activity of the Holy Spirit of which he had already given so powerful a manifestation ...
The habit of the early Church was otherwise. It leaned hard on the reality and power of the Holy Spirit for vitality, assurance, and direction. Perhaps the modern Church needs a fresh look at ...