Pastor Edmund Chan
The Spirit-Filled life
Being filled by the Holy Spirit is :
1. Biblical command
Ephesians 5:18-20
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2. Misunderstood command
a. the filling of the spirit is misunderstood as a one-time event. You must be filled with the spirit continually.
b. flawed filling imagery eg. empty petrol tank. It is not how much you have of the holy spirit but how much the holy spirit has of you.
3. Spiritually vital command
4. Doable command
Spiritual giftedness is not an indicative of spiritual maturity.
It is easy to say the right thing but very hard to do the right thing
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