18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit: 19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Eph. 5:18-20 (CSB)
1. What is the filling by the Spirit?
18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
Eph. 5:18 (CSB)
40 But everything is to be done decently and in order.
1 Cor. 14:40 (CSB)
15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise—16 making the most of the time,, because the days are evil. 17 So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. 18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
Eph. 5:15-18 (CSB)
16 The Spirit himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children,
Romans 8:16 (CSB)
2. When are we filled with the Spirit?
18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
Eph. 5:18 (CSB)
13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all given one Spirit to drink.
1 Cor. 12:13 (CSB)
13 In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.
Eph. 1:13 (CSB)
5 he saved us—not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy—through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5 (CSB)
3 Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
1 Cor. 12:3 (CSB)
9 You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.
Romans 8:9 (CSB)
3. How are we filled with the Spirit?
18 And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit: 19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Eph. 5:18-20 (CSB)