What Does it Mean to be Filled With The Holy Spirit?

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit? Does it mean receiving more of the Spirit, or does Scripture mean something deeper?

In this episode of Ask Dr. E, Dr. Michael Easley explains what Scripture teaches about the Holy Spirit and His work in the life of a believer.

Starting with Ephesians 5:18, Dr. E explains that being filled with the Spirit means being controlled by the Spirit. He then gives a memorable framework for understanding five aspects of the Spirit’s work: baptizing, indwelling, sealing, gifting, and filling.

The conversation also explores the fruit of the Spirit, what it means to quench or stifle the Spirit, the unforgivable sin, the Trinity, spiritual gifts, and why salvation depends upon the work of the Triune God.

Chapters:

00:00 — Ask Dr. E: Understanding the Holy Spirit

01:03 — Why We Need a Biblical Framework

01:46 — What Does “Filled With the Spirit” Mean?

02:30 — The Holy Spirit Indwells the Believer

03:21 — The Fruit of the Spirit vs. the Flesh

04:40 — “B Figs”: Five Aspects of the Spirit’s Work

05:40 — The Spirit Seals the Believer

06:44 — What Does It Mean to Quench the Spirit?

07:30 — Understanding Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

08:50 — The Trinity and Salvation

10:18 — Why the Trinity Is Difficult to Explain

10:57 — Spiritual Gifts and the Trinity

11:46 — A Trinitarian Insight from 1 Corinthians 12

11:55 — Submit Your Question to Dr. E

Key Topics Covered:

• Being filled with the Holy Spirit

• The indwelling of the Holy Spirit

• The sealing of the believer

• Spiritual gifts

• The fruit of the Spirit

• Quenching or stifling the Spirit

• Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

• The Trinity

• Salvation and the Triune God

• 1 Corinthians 12 and spiritual gifts

Links Mentioned:

The Moody Handbook of Theology by Dr. Paul Enns

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