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Originally Posted by Raptor
Yes, the Holy Spirit is a free gift and believers are sealed. But can you explain why then in Ephesians 5:18 we are still admonished to be filled with the Spirit? What happens to a believer that during his life neglected to be filled with the Spirit? What happens to a believer that chooses to be drunk with wine?
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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Judicial Redemption is the first step to revive the dead spirit. And then we shall live a life with the Lord as our role model:
the new birth and subsequent sanctification.
We understand a verse in the context. T
he entire passage from verses 10-18 is on the Christian's relation to the unsaved people around them in the world. It's for exhortations regarding separation and sanctification.
Paul reminds us "For we were sometimes darkness,” "but now are we light in the Lord:", so shall "walk as children of light:" (v.8)
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." (v.11) "For it is a shame even to speak of those things WHICH ARE DONE OF THEM IN SECRET” (vs. 12).
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5:14" Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light."
15 "See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,"
16" Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
17 "Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is."
18 "And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;"
Paul tells us what to do and what not to do.
And the Bible says we are going to be filled with something,
Luke 2:40: filled with wisdom.
John 16:6 filled your heart.
Rom. 1:29: being filled with all unrighteousness...
Rom. 15:14: filled with all knowledge
2 Cor. 7:4: filled with comfort
Acts 2:4: filled with the Holy Ghost
3:10: filled with wonder and amazement
5:17: filled with indignation
13:45: filled with envy
etc.
so we'd better be filled with the Holy Spirit.