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Title: Are you filled with the Spirit? Post by: aw on May 06, 2004, 11:44:26 PM We are instructed that we "Should not be drunk with wine wherein excess, but be FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT." (Eph 5:18)
I was just wondering how many are truely filled and how do they know it. aw Title: Re:Are you filled with the Spirit? Post by: ya-son on May 07, 2004, 12:49:50 AM Hi!
This is my first post here. I can say that I am filled with the Spirit. I can tell you that when I came back to Yeshua, I did a serious U-turn from all my evil things. I destroyed my evil business, ripped out all the evil things from my home and was filled with a peace and happiness that I could not even hope to explain. I could go on for hours on this but I will say that I know it for "me". Now how does someone else know if they are? I am not sure as it may be different. But common traits would be a desire for G-D, to know him, learn his word, staying away from evil things and so forth. Read daily, pray daily, and develop a "relationship" with your Lord and Savior. G-d Bless You! Title: Re:Are you filled with the Spirit? Post by: Heidi on May 07, 2004, 08:51:26 AM I most surely am. Everyday my happiness comes from the fact that I'm forgiven, not from any worldly thing! I feel joy, thanksgiving, hope, patience, love, forgiveness, and love. It's truly glorious!
Title: Re:Are you filled with the Spirit? Post by: Gracey on May 07, 2004, 12:05:20 PM "Ye shall know them by their fruits"
and Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, Gal 5:23 meekness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Gal 5:24 But those belonging to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. Gal 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Gal 5:26 Let us not become glory-seeking, provoking one another, envying one another. Eph 5:9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), Eph 5:10 proving what is acceptable to the Lord. I guess the best way is to let the spirit speak for you. Gracey Title: Re:Are you filled with the Spirit? Post by: aw on May 07, 2004, 11:15:56 PM Thanks gang. Perhpas being filled is a question of emptying ourselves so He can have more of us?
aw Title: Re:Are you filled with the Spirit? Post by: Gracey on May 08, 2004, 12:16:20 PM I wouldn't say "emptying", but....
"he must be more, and I must be less" If we refer to Him as our "all in all" then we should most certainly be giving him all of ourselves. PTL Gracey Title: Re:Are you filled with the Spirit? Post by: aw on May 09, 2004, 01:04:03 AM Good point Gracey, A.W. Tozer, who I am not, said that it begins with Rom 12:1,2- presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice.
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