{"id":3392,"date":"2026-04-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=3392"},"modified":"2026-04-12T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T12:09:28","slug":"filled-with-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/filled-with-the-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Filled With the Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1001\" height=\"755\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Web-Verse-302-Ephesians-5-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3393\" srcset=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Web-Verse-302-Ephesians-5-18.jpg 1001w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Web-Verse-302-Ephesians-5-18-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Web-Verse-302-Ephesians-5-18-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\u201c<strong>And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ephesians 5:18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is Salvation all there is to the Christian Life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because Christians have the Holy Spirit, we are to no longer walk in the flesh as the rest of the world walks: \u201c<strong>Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 6:4). Christians have a new life, and we are to walk in it. If you belong to Christ, live like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do we live this new life in Christ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christians are to understand what God&#8217;s will is. We are commanded to be \u201cfilled with the Spirit\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>17. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord <\/strong><em><strong>is. <\/strong><\/em><strong>18. And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit<\/strong>\u201d (Ephesians 5:17-18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because Believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit at salvation, we do not need to get more of the Holy Spirit. We already have Him. However, the filling of the Spirit occurs when the Spirit gets more of the Believer. Paul preached to the Ephesians and saw many of them become Believers (see Acts 19). However, about eight years later when he wrote the letter of Ephesians to them, he taught them that they needed to be filled with the Spirit (see Ephesians 5:18).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does this mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Understand the difference between the \u201cgift\u201d of the Spirit and being \u201cfilled\u201d with the Spirit:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The Gift<\/em> of the Spirit comes at conversion \u2013 when one is saved, the gift of the Holy Spirit is given: \u201c<strong>Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost<\/strong>\u201d (Acts 2:38). The Holy Spirit dwells within Believers: \u201c<strong>But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you&#8230;<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 8:9).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Being filled<\/em> with the Spirit comes at consecration: <strong>Consecration<\/strong> means \u201c<em>the solemn act of setting something or someone apart as sacred, holy, or devoted to God&#8217;s service.<\/em>\u201d \u201c<strong>11. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13. Neither yield ye your members <\/strong><em><strong>as<\/strong><\/em><strong>instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members <\/strong><em><strong>as<\/strong><\/em><strong>instruments of righteousness unto God. 14. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 6:11-14). They may be close together or years apart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Gift<\/em> is the entrance of the Spirit: \u201c<strong>It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, <\/strong><em><strong>they<\/strong><\/em><strong> are spirit, and <\/strong><em><strong>they<\/strong><\/em><strong> are life<\/strong>\u201d (John 6:63).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Being filled<\/em> is the exit of the old self: \u201c<strong>9. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10. And have put on the new <\/strong><em><strong>man,<\/strong><\/em><strong> which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him<\/strong>\u201d (Colossians 3:9-10). Obviously we cannot be full of the Spirit if we are half-filled with self.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Gift<\/em> is the birth of a new man: \u201c<strong>Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and <\/strong><em><strong>of<\/strong><\/em><strong>the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God<\/strong>\u201d (John 3:5).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Being filled<\/em> is the death of the old man: \u201c<strong>22. That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 23. And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness<\/strong>\u201d (Ephesians 4:22-24). Many Believers have never put off the old man.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Gift<\/em> may leave us carnal Christians: \u201c<strong>For ye are yet carnal: for whereas <\/strong><em><strong>there is<\/strong><\/em><strong> among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?<\/strong>\u201d (1 Corinthians 3:3). It is tragically possible to live and die a carnal Christian.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Being filled<\/em> makes us spiritual Christians: \u201c<strong>But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 8:9). (You should read all of Romans 8:1-11).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Gift<\/em> of the Spirit is eternal &#8211; He abides with us for ever: \u201c<strong>And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever<\/strong>\u201d (John 14:16).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Being filled<\/em> with the Spirit comes on submission and faith: \u201c<strong>Neither yield ye your members <\/strong><em><strong>as<\/strong><\/em><strong> instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members <\/strong><em><strong>as<\/strong><\/em><strong> instruments of righteousness unto God<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 6:13).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first (<em>gift<\/em>) commits my soul to God; the second (<em>being filled<\/em>) commits my life, myself to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Have you done this?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Or have you committed the eternal soul to God and are holding back the mortal life?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAnd be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit\u201d Ephesians 5:18 Is Salvation all there is to the Christian Life? 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