Pentecostals: who are they, what do they believe in?
Orthodox Christianity is the leadingcreed in the post-Soviet countries. Over the past decades, various sects and denominations began to make themselves known. One such area is the Pentecostal. Who are they and what religion do they preach?
Currently, Pentecostal Christiansfrom 450 to 600 million people. This is the largest Protestant denomination, which ranks second in number among all Christians. There is no single Pentecostal congregation, there are many local churches and associations.
Pentecostals - who they are, and when it beganmotion? In 1901, the United States began the "Movement of Holiness". A group of students, studying the causes of the decline of faith among the Protestants, came to the conclusion that this is a consequence of the absence among Christians of the gift of "speaking with tongues". To receive this gift, they devoted themselves to the earnest prayer, which was accompanied by a laying on of hands, after which one of the girls present spoke in an unfamiliar language. The simplicity of receiving the gift and unusual experiences during the speaking of languages led to the rapid spread and widespread popularity of the emerging trend.
Modern Pentecostal Christians - who they are,what are their theological features? They believe that the baptism of the apostles by the Holy Spirit on the fiftieth day after the resurrection of Christ is not only a historical fact, but also a phenomenon that every believer must experience. In our country and in some other countries