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1 | Holy Spirit - receive it or be filled wi | Eph 1:13 | ruth101 | 149456 | ||
What is the difference between receiving the Holy Spirit and being filled with the Holy Spirit? | ||||||
2 | Holy Spirit - receive it or be filled wi | Eph 1:13 | BradK | 149457 | ||
Hi Ruth101, There will inevitably be some variance of views on this. However, the simplest explanation I can give is this: 1. We "receive" the Holy Spirit when we come to Christ. Eph. 1:13, 1 Cor. 12:13, Rom. 8:9,11. 2. We are commanded to be "filled with the Spirit" in Eph. 5:18. A good analogy to this is that we need to fill our cars with gas for then to keep running. The car will run, but it needs gas (fuel) to keep it going. So too, we need the ongoing filling of Gods' Spirit for our empowerment. Additionally, Gal. 5:16 implores us to "walk in the Spirit". I hope this helps, BradK |
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