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FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18

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(KJV) Ephesians 5:18

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 5:18

The Greek phrase translated “be filled” (present sense, passive voice, imperative mood) does not refer to the filling of the Spirit as a one-time, once-for-all experience, but rather an ongoing way of life involving “repeatedly being filled.” Christ’s followers must experience constant spiritual refreshing and renewal (Ephesians 3:14-19; 4:22-24; Romans 12:2) by continually being filled with the Holy Spirit.

  1. Christians are to be baptized in the Holy Spirit after their conversion to faith in Christ (Acts 1:5; 2:4), yet they are to be filled with the Spirit repeatedly for worship, service and witness (Acts 4:31-33; 6:3).
  2. Christians experience repeated, or continual, fillings with the Spirit by maintaining an active and growing faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:5), being filled with God’s Word (Colossians 3:16), praying, giving thanks and singing to the Lord (Ephesians 5:19-20; 1 Corinthians 14:15), serving others (Ephesians 5:21) and doing what the Holy Spirit desires (Ephesians 4:30; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:19).
  3. Although Paul contrasts being filled with wine with being filled with the Spirit, the point is that both fillings influence thinking and behavior but with very different outcomes. Christians must live under the constant control and influence of the Holy Spirit who can transform their minds, direct their lives and develop their character (Galatians 5:16-26).
  4. Several results of being filled with the Spirit are as follows: (a) praising, speaking and singing with joy to God (Ephesians 5:19), (b) giving thanks (Ephesians 5:20 and (c) submitting to one another in order to honor Christ (Ephesians 5:21).

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  1. DEEDS OF DARKNESS / EPHESIANS 5:11
  2. DECEIVE / EPHESIANS 5:6
  3. BE SURE / EPHESIANS 5:5
  4. NOT EVEN A HINT … THESE THINGS AR IMPROPER / EPHESIANS 5:3
  5. GRIEVE … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 4:30
  6. IN YOUR ANGER DO NOT SIN / EPHESIANS 4:26
  7. FUTILITY … HARDENING … LUST FOR MORE / EPHESIANS 4:17-19
  8. TRUTH IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 4:15
  9. NO LONGER BE INFANTS / EPHESIANS
  10. UNITY IN THE FAITH / EPHESIANS 4:13
  11. TO PREPARE GOD’S PEOPLE FOR WORKS OF SERVICE / EPHESIANS 4:11-12
  12. ONE LORD / EPHESIANS 4:4-6
  13. KEEP THE UNITY / EPHESIANS 4:3
  14. IMMEASURABLY MORE / EPHESIANS 3:20
  15. ROOTED AND ESTABLISHED IN LOVE / EPHESIANS 3:17
  16. STRENGTHEN … INNER BEING / EPHESIANS 3:16-19
  17. RULERS AND AUTHORITIES / EPHESIANS 3:10
  18. GOD’S GRACE / EPHESIANS 3:7
  19. MYSTERY OF CHRIST / EPHESIANS 3:4
  20. FOUNDATION … APOSTLES / EPHESIANS 2:20
  21. ACCESS TO THE FATHER / EPHESIANS 2:18
  22. THE TWO … THEIR HOSTILITY … PEACE / EPHESIANS 2:14-17
  23. TO DO GOOD WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:10
  24. NOT BY WORKS / EPHESIANS 2:8-9
  25. THOSE … DIOBEDIENT / EPHESIANS 2:1-2
  26. THE FULLNESS OF HIM / EPHESIANS 1:22-23
  27. HIS … POWER / EPHESIANS 1:18-21
  28. IN MY PRAYERS / EPHESIANS 1:16-20
  29. HOLY SPIRIT … A DEPOSIT / EPHESIANS 1:13-14
  30. SEAL … HOLY SPIRIT / EPHESIANS 1:13
  31. CHOSEN … PREDESTINED / EPHESIANS 1:11-12
  32. TO BRING UNDER ONE HEAD / EPHESIANS 1:10
  33. THE MYSTERY OF HIS WILL / EPHESIANS 1:9
  34. REDEMPTION / EPHESIANS 1:7
  35. IN CHRIST JESUS / EPHESIANS 1:1
  36. CHILDREN OBEY / EPHESIANS 6:1
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