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NASB | Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 2:4 And they were all filled [that is, diffused throughout their being] with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues (different languages), as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out [clearly and appropriately]. |
Bible Question: how to be filled with the Holy Spirit? |
Bible Answer: How is one filled with the Spirit? The teaching quoted here is the closest I can come to answering the question WITH proper Scripture support and documentation. It does not give a FORMULA for being filled with the Spirit -- no such formula exists. What it does give are scriptural CONDITIONS for being filled. Grace to you, Kalos ____________________ X. THE FILLING OF THE SPIRIT. B. CHARACTERISTICS. 1) Filling is commanded (Eph 5:18, the verb is imperative). 2) Filling is repeated (Acts 2:4; 4:31). 3) Filling produces Christlikeness (Gal 5:22-23). C. CONDITIONS FOR BEING FILLED. 1) *A dedicated life*. Yielding to the Spirit's control, though commanded, is voluntary and necessitates an act of dedication. This includes two aspects: initial dedication (Rom 12:1-2) and continual dedication of one's life (Rom 8:14). 2) *An undefeated life*. Victory over sin in daily experience is necessary in being controlled by the Spirit (Eph 4:30). This means responding to the light of the Word as it is continually revealed (1 John 1:7). 3) *A dependent life* (Gal 5:16). D. CONSEQUENCES. Being filled or controlled by the Spirit means: 1) A Christlike character (Gal 5:22-23). 2) Worship and praise (Eph 5:18-20). 3) Submissiveness (Eph 5:21). 4) Service (John 7:37-39).' (Page 2064, the Ryrie Study Bible Expanded Edition, Moody, 1986, 1995.) |