This shows the error of claiming that the miraculous possession of the gift is a permanent experience throughout a person's life. The apostles, including Peter, were "filled with the Holy Spirit" at the feast of Pentecost, soon after Jesus' ascension (Acts 2:4). They were therefore able to speak in foreign languages in order to launch the preaching of the Christian Gospel in a spectacular way.
Kwa hiyo, hivi vipawa vya Roho vilitolewa ili kufanya mambo dhahiri katika nyakati za namna maalumu .hivi laonyesha kosa la kudai kwamba Kuwa na kipawa cha Roho ni maisha yote ya mtu. Mitume, akiwemo Petro, "Walijazwa na Roho Mtakatifu siku ya Pentekosti, baada ya Yesu kupaa (Mdo. 2:4) kwa hiyo waliweza kunena kwa Lugha ngeni ili kuanzisha kuhubiri Injili ya Kikristo kwa kuitangaza kwa watu.