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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Be filled with the Spirit -- A "Grammar" Lesson

"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit;" Ephesians 5:18

Be filled with the Spirit is imperative; therefore it is not a suggestion, but a command.
Be filled with the Spirit is plural; therefore it is not for a few, but for all.
Be filled with the Spirit is passive; therefore it is not fulfilled in acting, but submitting.
Be filled with the Spirit is present; therefore it is not once for all, but in progress.

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