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Acts

  1. Lesson One
    Overview of Acts (Acts 1–2, 7, 22–28)
    22 Activities
  2. Lesson Two
    A Gospel for Jews and then Gentiles
    23 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    The Gospel and Restoration
    25 Activities
  4. Lesson Four
    The Apostolic Church
    36 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Author and Audience
    25 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
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Acts The Gospel and Restoration In | Workbook: Pentecost and Babel, Part 2
Lesson 3, Activity 10

In | Workbook: Pentecost and Babel, Part 2

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See the table below for some comparisons and contrasts you might have noticed in this exercise.

BabelPentecost
From the one, many From the many, one
Done in the power of menDone in the Spirit of God
Men trying to reach toward heaven Heaven reaching toward humanity
Speaking in many languagesHearing in many languages 
Confusion Understanding
ScatteredUnited

The Holy Spirit

This gathering of “exiles” from among all people is a return to the world before Babel, when God—and people—were united and could speak to each other and be fully understood. The harmony we see in Pentecost is impossible through the human spirit of ambition, but it’s possible through the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit. 

God uses the gift of languages to make communication of the gospel clear to diverse groups who would otherwise have little in common. Paul will reference the role of the Holy Spirit in unifying all of God’s people (Jew and gentile) in his letter to the Ephesians:

          Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.  
          Ephesians 4:3 (NIV)