Acts 2

As usual, here's the chapter: http://www.esvbible.org/Acts+2/

All of the believers were together when the Holy Spirit came among them. He came to them as flaming tongues. God is often depicted as fire because fire can be warm and pleasant like a hearth or violent and raging like a wildfire. He came as a tongue because after He entered them, they all began to speak in other languages that were not there own. Speaking in tongues, as the disciples were doing, is a Spiritual Gift, and with the Holy Spirit came Spiritual Gifts to all people. That is where Spiritual Gifts come from. People all around Jerusalem heard what was going on, and all of those who were visiting from other lands heard their native languages. They were amazed. No one knew how it happened, but they knew what it was for because each believer filled with the Spirit was telling of the glory of God.

After the moment of all the disciples speaking in tongues, Peter, as the leader of the apostles, stood up in front of the crowd to explain what they had just witnessed. He told them that another prophecy had been fulfilled. This one is found in Joel. Joel speaks about the power of the Holy Spirit and some of the Spiritual gifts it will give people. Some will speak in tongues, others will have visions, and others still will work miracles. Peter goes on to say that the only way Jesus could have provided such a powerful resource is if He really was the Son of God. His power is above anything we can know. He defeated even death. Up to this point, all men died, but not Jesus. He visited with death for a few days but rose again. Death itself could not hold Him. David wrote a prophesy about that when he said the God will not abandon him to death, and that the Lord is always with him. God raised Jesus from the dead, and Peter says all of the people listening to him witnessed that. There is no way to avoid believing because it so obvious, but sometimes it just has to be pointed out to us. The people are very upset by what Peter says and ask him what to do. He tells them that they must turn away from their current ways and take up the ways of Jesus. They must ask Him to forgive them of their sins. 3,000 people believed that day.

Luke describes what life was like for the early Christians. Everything they do, they do with joy and love. That is how we should live our lives now. When we interact with people, we should spend all our moments loving them. We should fellowship with other believers. We should remember how lucky we are to know the truth about Jesus, and we should find pure joy in that. When the disciple lived this way, they added new believers to their group everyday.