Filling with Holy Spirit

People filled with the Holy Spirit before the ministry of Jesus Christ

In the OT

Bezalel filled with the Spirit for artwork on the tabernacle; Joshua filled with the Spirit to succeed Moses

In the events surrounding the birth of John the Baptist

John the Baptist filled with the Spirit from birth; Elizabeth filled with the Spirit and speaks words of praise; Zechariah prophesies about the life of John and God’s salvation

Jesus Christ is full of the Holy Spirit

Luke 4:1 NIV

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

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NT terminology

While these terms are virtually synonymous when used of initial experiences of the Spirit, “filled” is also used to designate subsequent experiences and renewings of the same divine power, while the other terms are not.

“Be filled with the Spirit”: an apostolic command

The present tense of the verb implies the need to be regularly filled and re-filled with the Spirit.

“Filled with the Spirit”: a conscious experience of God’s power

Acts 2:4 NIV

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

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“Full of the Spirit”: a consistent quality of Christian character

Acts 6:3–5 NIV

Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

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“Filled with the Spirit”: the inspiration to speak words of witness, challenge or rebuke

Peter testifying before the Sanhedrin; Stephen testifying to the Sanhedrin, seeing the glory of God; Paul rebuking Elymas

Characteristics of the Spirit-filled life

The Spirit of Christ should rule believers’ lives

Romans 8:4–6 NIV

in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

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The Spirit produces fruit of Christlike character

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The Spirit brings liberty

Romans 7:6 NIV

But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

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Being filled with the Spirit often leads to words of praise

Acts 2:4 NIV

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

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Characteristics linked with the fulness of the Spirit

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