Scripture support
The bible is the basis of our knowledge when it comes to our faith. Below is a range of bible verses which deepen our understanding of the sacrament confirmation as well as linking to the sacrament of baptism.
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Acts of the Apostles 2:1-13 The Pentecost StoryThe feast of Pentecost is a Jewish festival called Shavuot or the Feast of Weeks as it is five weeks after Passover. It was probably originally a feast to celebrate summer and an early summer harvest (in the northern hemisphere). The Acts of the Apostles was written decades after the events it describes here. So the author, who was not a witness, is relying on what has been passed down. Thus the writer grapples with words to describe what happened. “They heard what sounded like a powerful wind from heaven” (2:2)“and something appeared to them that seemed like tongues of fire” (2:3). The author suggests that it was not exactly a wind nor flames of fire. Thus we must be careful that students do not think of the Holy Spirit as a powerful wind or tongues of fire. These of course are symbols or metaphors for a reality and mystery we cannot fully describe. Furthermore the Greek word ‘pneuma’ that is used here for Spirit also means wind and breath as does the Hebrew ‘ruach’ which is used in Genesis 1 – “And God’s spirit hovered over the waters” (Gen. 2:1).
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