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The Importance of the Pentecostal and Holiness Churches in the Ecumenical Movement

The Importance of the Pentecostal and Holiness Churches in the Ecumenical Movement 50 The Importance of the Pentecostal and Holiness Churches in the Ecumenical Movement Claire Randall* The Pentecost story in Acts is an exciting one to me. I have for a very long time known that the Holy Spirit invades my life and moves in it as well as in groups and in institutional situations. The images and actions in the Pentecost story have a vigor and color that speak to the reality of the Spirit even today. Fire and wind are powerful symbols that, coming suddenly, must have been a dramatic surprise to the faithful who took the action and the time to be in a place waiting for God's leading. Then came the miracle of the Spirit's action leading these ordinary people to speak in the languages of the many nationalities gathered in Jerusalem. To me this is another powerful symbol, saying from its beginning that the church is universal. All the long history of the church confirms this. At the beginning there was the root of the ecumenical movement as there was the root of the Spirit-filled church. In the light of all this, I am personally interested in any serious and open dialogue between representatives http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pneuma Brill

The Importance of the Pentecostal and Holiness Churches in the Ecumenical Movement

Randall, Claire
Pneuma , Volume 9 (1): 50 – Jan 1, 1987
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Brill
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© 1987 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0272-0965
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1570-0747
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10.1163/157007487X00056
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50 The Importance of the Pentecostal and Holiness Churches in the Ecumenical Movement Claire Randall* The Pentecost story in Acts is an exciting one to me. I have for a very long time known that the Holy Spirit invades my life and moves in it as well as in groups and in institutional situations. The images and actions in the Pentecost story have a vigor and color that speak to the reality of the Spirit even today. Fire and wind are powerful symbols that, coming suddenly, must have been a dramatic surprise to the faithful who took the action and the time to be in a place waiting for God's leading. Then came the miracle of the Spirit's action leading these ordinary people to speak in the languages of the many nationalities gathered in Jerusalem. To me this is another powerful symbol, saying from its beginning that the church is universal. All the long history of the church confirms this. At the beginning there was the root of the ecumenical movement as there was the root of the Spirit-filled church. In the light of all this, I am personally interested in any serious and open dialogue between representatives

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Published: Jan 1, 1987

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