The indispensability of the Holy Spirit in the church Homily for Monday in the 4th week of Easter 9th of May, 2022)
THE INDISPENSABILITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE CHURCH (Acts. 11:1-18 ) The acts of the apostles 11:1-18 while exposing the problems that plagued the early Christian community such as circumcision, unclean food, the distinction between Jews and Gentiles, between Gentile Christians and Jewish Christians, designated with significance the indispensability of the Holy Spirit in the revelations of the truth of God to the church. We are told that many in the church in Jerusalem rigorously criticized Peter for what had happened in the house of Cornelius saying, “ why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?” (Act 11:2-3). In response, Peter did not argue with them. He only showed facts, the facts of his vision of unclean animals and the Lord asking him to kill and eat them (cf Acts 11:7), and the angel appearing to the man (cf Acts 11:13), and the Holy Spirit coming down on cornelius and all his household (cf. Acts 11:15). Peter through the intervention of the Holy Spirit ...