(1) The gifts of the Spirit: "And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance" (Acts 2:4). Paul draws a rather startling contrast, which also has some points of comparison ( Eph. As drinking, so sobriety may be abused. This is the genuine meaning of this clause of the text.Now, in drunkenness there is excess not only formally, but causally (to speak in the language of the schools). That the glory and excellency of our religion may appear.II. (2) For those that are regenerated, and have received the spirit of the gospel and not of the world, there needeth a further supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ (Philippians 1:19).3. Wine cannot fulfil their expectation — they cannot live habitually under its power; its fumes are slept away, and new indulgences are craved. Ephesians 5:17, Ephesians 5:18.—W. "The Spirit will fortify both your bewitching magnetic ether of spiritualism. A. Ah! I AM TO ENTER UPON THE APOSTLE'S DEHORTATION, OR PROHIBITION — "Be not drunk with wine." What a depth of sweetness, what serene gladness, what a variety of inspiration there must be in that One Spirit, whence all our innocent and noble excitements spring. He is no less than the Spirit of God, as our soul is the spirit of man (1 Corinthians 2:11). Among the direful effects and consequences of extravagant drinking this must not be omitted, that the soul and all its faculties are corrupted and debauched by it.False notions are drunk in with the wine: undue and unbecoming apprehensions are entertained. As wine is given to cure the infirm and fainting, so likewise to cheer and delight the sound and healthy. THE PROHIBITION. There are those who defend their immoderate drinking, especially of wine, by the serviceableness of it, to exalt their parts, and to make them witty.6. We are in darkness, and need illumination, instruction, and direction; He is the Spirit of light, truth, wisdom. They may, as the prophet speaks, "stagger, but not with strong drink, and be drunken, but not with wine." We should never insult the Holy Spirit by treating Him as if He is not a person. To the inhabitants of those places where it grows, for part of their ordinary drink. It imports our partaking of His influences and fruits in a large and plentiful manner; not indeed "without measure"; in this tense Christ only had the Spirit: nor so as to admit of no increase; thus we shall hardly have the Spirit in heaven. THE INJUNCTION.1. Eadie, D. D.)Grace expels viceH. Ephesians 5:18 . That we may answer the great and rich preparations of grace which the infinite love of God hath made for us by the merit of Christ and the promises of the gospel.2. The desirableness of being filled with the Spirit.2. WHY THIS IS MADE A MATTER OF EXHORTATION TO US. It is impossible for anyone to stand always at the same spiritual level. Drunkenness was indeed an epidemic in those times and lands. "The Spirit" will fortify both your understanding and your heart against all spirits, whether of the visible or the invisible world. (2) There is downright and apparent wandering from God. Look at the Apostle Peter before the day of Pentecost. There are seemingly two distinct means for inducing cheerfulness. Let him intoxicate himself with love, and joy, and peace, the fruit, as it were, of the True Vine, and there will be no possibility of intrusion from lower sources, because no room will remain for them. He no longer loves sin, but hates it. The intemperance of the tongue usually attends that of the brain. To check the temptation. It is in meeting this desire that we must come to realize the two great sources of cheerfulness. Certainly —1. The Scripture abounds in the most solemn warnings against this sin.9. Only in this fulness there is no excess: "Drink abundantly, O beloved" (Song of Solomon 5:1). 4, It is given us by the gospel, for that is called "the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:2).5. Care dies hard. (3)Their strength is weakened, that they cannot resist any temptation.(T. (1) The Spirit is the great promise of the New Testament dispensation. Wrath and fury, slaughter and bloodshed, are the cursed fruits of drunkenness. - T.C. They may, as the prophet speaks, "stagger, but not with strong drink, and be drunken, but not with wine." Version. The exhilaration which they covet can only be felt periodically, and again and again must they drain the wine cup to relieve themselves of despondency. He is no less than the Spirit of God, as our soul is the spirit of man (1 Corinthians 2:11). In the last place, I am to offer to you some proper means and helps whereby you may effectually extirpate this odious vice.They are such as these:1. It imports our partaking of His influences and fruits in a large and plentiful manner; not indeed "without measure"; in this tense Christ only had the Spirit: nor so as to admit of no increase; thus we shall hardly have the Spirit in heaven. 2-13-66 10:50 a.m. And proud to say this is the First Baptist Church in Dallas, and you who look on television and listen on radio are sharing the services with a vast throng in God’s house this morning. And He hath given it for these three considerable purposes.1. Some persons are constitutionally tempted to anger, some are tempted to vanity, some are tempted to worldliness in its excess of folly, some are tempted to untruthfulness, and oh! (1) If it be those that only profess Christianity, but are not yet really converted to God, they are in danger to be filled with a worse spirit, if not filled with the Spirit of God. They are no common drunkards, they say, and when they exceed in drink, they do not, like others, spend their money, but are drunk gratis. Eadie, D. D.)Drunkenness to be avoidedJohn Edwards, D. D.I. They say that it is for company and good fellowship's sake that they drink sometimes to immoderation. (1)Their sight is blinded (2 Corinthians 4:4). John Piper Jul 28, 2019 2.4K Shares Sermon. E. Beaumont, D. D.I. Beware of the strong drink of sense-bound intellectuality. The desirableness of being filled with the Spirit.2. Jul 28, 2019. He sees no wrong in a right use of every creature of God. Those here addressed were the saints of God. Drunkenness first sets the tongue a going, and then soon makes it run too fast. Consider the dreadful woes that are denounced against this sin. V.21 shows that submission to one another is yet another product of the filling of the Spirit. For God hath so constituted the nature of man's body that he stands in need of drink as well as of meat.2. Walk of Light (Ephesians 5:4-14) October 18, 2020 BK Smith Ephesians. Men are intoxicated with wine, and they attempt to "fill" themselves with it: but they cannot. I find in the eleventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, and the twenty-fourth verse, it is said of Barnabas, "he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, and of faith." That you may effectually abandon this vice, be careful to avoid all the occasions of it. Not only were they to possess the Spirit, but they were to be filled with the Spirit, as vessels filled to overflowing, with the Holy Ghost. 4. Fleshly baits are not the temptations by which superior men are caught. Family life is God's wine of fellowship all the year round. As Ephesus was a commercial town and busy seaport, its wealth led to excessive luxury, and Bacchus was the rival of Diana. And this affords the most obvious illustration of what the apostle here means to teach. You can wake up, see what the problem is and let Christ lead you to a new alertness and wisdom. Drummond. A sottish course of drinking injures the name and reputation, no less than the bodies and estates of men. He does not put aside the flour of wheat because Christ is the true Bread. But observe, not His extraordinary gifts, which in no age are necessary to salvation, and were chiefly bestowed in the early ages, for the good of others, are here meant; but His ordinary influences, which are necessary to salvation (see vers. For God hath so constituted the nature of man's body that he stands in need of drink as well as of meat.2. (Ephesians 6:12) How to Meet the Enemy (Ephesians 6:14-17) What If (Ephesians 6:18-20) Raising PG Kids in an X-Rated World (Ephesians 6:4) Standing in the Evil Day (Ephesians 6:13) We must make use of the appointed means.III. So, when we are filled with the Holy Ghost, we are filled with faith. Plato boasts of the immense quantities of liquor which Socrates could swill uninjured; and the philosopher Xenocrates got a golden crown from Dionysius for swallowing a gallon at a draught. "The Spirit" is our only safe inspiration. Manton, D. D.)LinksEphesians 5:18 NIVEphesians 5:18 NLTEphesians 5:18 ESVEphesians 5:18 NASBEphesians 5:18 KJVEphesians 5:18 Bible AppsEphesians 5:18 ParallelEphesians 5:18 Biblia ParalelaEphesians 5:18 Chinese BibleEphesians 5:18 French BibleEphesians 5:18 German BibleEphesians 5:18 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)The delight and relish of the soul is corrupted (Philippians 3:19). They cannot afford to indulge so costly a vice, but they only take these opportunities when they may have wine at others' charges.7. So to them, the command, 'Be filled with the Spirit,' is just another way of saying, 'make Jesus Lord,' or 'obey the commands of your Lord.' It cannot, e.g., really drown dull care. He sees no wrong in a right use of every creature of God. Ephesians 5:18-19 New Living Translation (NLT). First: The things: these two are put in opposition —1. The dignity of His person should make us ambitious of such a guest, when He is willing to dwell with us. 6. The gospel worketh two ways —(1)Morally;(2)Powerfully.6. There is another great objection or pretence of drunkards yet behind, which is this, they happen to be in the company of these persons who engage them to drink healths, and these going often round, and there being an obligation on them to pledge their next neighbour, and to drink cup for cup, they are sometimes unhappily overcome of the liquor which presents itself so fast to them. Authentic Witnessing In Today's World. The expression, "filled with," or by, "the Spirit," supposes there to be a sufficiency in the blessed Spirit, and His influences, to fill our souls, to supply all our wants, to satisfy our desires, and help our infirmities. (Harry Jones, M. Cato often lost his senses over his choice Falernian.(J. The Word of God is the divinely ordained means to make us like Christ. The verdant glory of the earth, the tranquil heavens, and the works of our divine poets and musicians, are excitements worthy of heaven. To the inhabitants of those places where it grows, for part of their ordinary drink. Wine, without doubt, was given us by our gracious Benefactor to delight the taste, and refresh the palate, especially when sorrow and trouble clog the mind, and begin to oppress and weigh it down. God's commandments become a delight for him to obey, rather than a duty that he grudgingly fulfills. By "the Spirit, the Spirit of truth, of life, of grace, of might, of wisdom and revelation, of Father and the Son, we are baptized, often termed the Holy Spirit, the eternal Spirit" here, is meant that Divine Agent, in whose name, as well as in those of the holiness, the Comforter, the Spirit of God, of Christ. The things are "wine" and the "Spirit": the actions, being "drunk with wine," and "filled with the Spirit." This sin must be renounced, or the end of it will be death.(J. THE SOLEMN CAUTION. There are few vices out of which there is less hope of recovery — its haunts are so numerous, and its hold is so tremendous. Jun 17, 1984. The exhilaration which they covet can only be felt periodically, and again and again must they drain the wine cup to relieve themselves of despondency. If any have this power and Spirit of the Lord Jesus, it is the mere favour of God: if any want it, it is long of themselves.7. Drunkenness first sets the tongue a going, and then soon makes it run too fast.5. Christianity and Temperance. (1) If it be those that only profess Christianity, but are not yet really converted to God, they are in danger to be filled with a worse spirit, if not filled with the Spirit of God. What a depth of sweetness, what serene gladness, what a variety of inspiration there must be in that One Spirit, whence all our innocent and noble excitements spring. Lore and marriage are joy from heaven, in earthly cups. Adam, Where Are You? Plato boasts of the immense quantities of liquor which Socrates could swill uninjured; and the philosopher Xenocrates got a golden crown from Dionysius for swallowing a gallon at a draught. I find in the eleventh chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, and the twenty-fourth verse, it is said of Barnabas, "he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, and of faith." I conceive there is in the expression that which would imply the power of the Spirit to fill the soul of man. Such spiritual power for living has actually been promised to us by the Lord in Acts 1:8 'But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me' You see, the power that the Holy Spirit gives us to witness for Christ, is not only power to share the gospel with others, but the power to live an exemplary life that matches that gospel. They are no common drunkards, they say, and when they exceed in drink, they do not, like others, spend their money, but are drunk gratis. His relation to Christ obliges us (Romans 8:9; Galatians 4:6). God does not love the sort of languid and lazy being which nothing stirs, and nothing stimulates. Certainly —1. And the Lord welcomes such a prayer from us, because He said in Luke 11:13 'If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?' In this sermon focused on Ephesians 5:8-10, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones provides one such test that we can measure our lives up against to see… Read More. (1)Their sight is blinded (2 Corinthians 4:4). (3)It destroys domestic peace and tranquillity. Take The Help. WHAT WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND BY BEING "FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT."1. )Not spirits, but "the SpiritJ. 'What do all these passages teach? The expression, "filled with," or by, "the Spirit," supposes there to be a sufficiency in the blessed Spirit, and His influences, to fill our souls, to supply all our wants, to satisfy our desires, and help our infirmities. The phrase is taken two ways —(1)Either to be filled with the gifts of the Spirit; or(2)with the graces of the Spirit. The first evil of drunkenness is that injury which is done to the body by it.2. The desirableness of being filled with the Spirit.2. Because of —1. That you may effectually abandon this vice, be careful to avoid all the occasions of it. To check the temptation. THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH LIE UPON US, AS CHRISTIANS, TO AIM AT BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT. Consider that this vice is condemned even by those that are guilty of it. Here we reach the great transforming power in the world. A drunkard is a spendthrift: the extravagant drinker is profuse and lavish.3. 3. It is not wrong to say that nothing good can be produced in the Christian's life, apart from the filling of the Holy Spirit.C. A material stimulant may do much, may help nature over a crisis. (1) If it be those that only profess Christianity, but are not yet really converted to God, they are in danger to be filled with a worse spirit, if not filled with the Spirit of God. WHY THIS IS MADE A MATTER OF EXHORTATION TO US. Or rather the expression is — "Seek to be filled in your understandings, in your memories, in your consciences, in your will, in your affections, seek to be 'filled with the Spirit.'" It cannot, e.g., really drown dull care. That we may answer the great and rich preparations of grace which the infinite love of God hath made for us by the merit of Christ and the promises of the gospel. In order to be "filled with the Spirit," you must be the subject of the same ardent desire which is expressed in many parts of Scripture.5. Six Ways to Avoid Being a Fool (Ephesians 5:15-17) October 25, 2020 BK Smith Wisdom Ephesians. The verdant glory of the earth, the tranquil heavens, and the works of our divine poets and musicians, are excitements worthy of heaven. Sermon Message If any have this power and Spirit of the Lord Jesus, it is the mere favour of God: if any want it, it is long of themselves.7. The phrase is taken two ways —(1)Either to be filled with the gifts of the Spirit; or(2)with the graces of the Spirit. A. Then, again, it is said that to drink freely is almost a necessary passport to a knowledge of the world. A. 19-21; Galatians 5:22, 23).2. (1 Corinthians 12:13.) They cannot afford to indulge so costly a vice, but they only take these opportunities when they may have wine at others' charges.7. And here we must consider His three offices — as He is our guide, sanctifier, and comforter.II. There is another great objection or pretence of drunkards yet behind, which is this, they happen to be in the company of these persons who engage them to drink healths, and these going often round, and there being an obligation on them to pledge their next neighbour, and to drink cup for cup, they are sometimes unhappily overcome of the liquor which presents itself so fast to them. It is from God, who is the author of all grace: "And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to Himself by Jesus Christ " (2 Corinthians 5:18).2. 2. The tendency of the experienced Christian often is to relax devotional habits and live on a grace that is past. That God doth it through Christ the Scripture also witnesseth: "Which He hath shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour" (Titus 3:6).3. Because of —1. Ah! H. Evans, M. Noah was, for aught I know, weary and tired as a husbandman; and by his inexperience, too, of the effects, he was overcome with drunkenness. 1. This is the genuine meaning of this clause of the text.Now, in drunkenness there is excess not only formally, but causally (to speak in the language of the schools). (4)It brings family distress.8. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. In the last place, I am to offer to you some proper means and helps whereby you may effectually extirpate this odious vice.They are such as these:1. But there is sin in lesser degrees also. But stagnation is all the more perilous because it is high. In the last place, I am to offer to you some proper means and helps whereby you may effectually extirpate this odious vice.They are such as these:1. It is not enough even to pray; we must reverently and humbly appropriate its stores. This is the contrast. Sometimes, when a Christian fails in this responsibility, his life regresses under the control of the flesh. Besides, I say, after all, it is not fashionable to be drunk: I say, after all, that although instances of intoxication are lamentably numerous, the instances of sobriety, thank God, are a vast deal more so. But Christians are "filled" with the Spirit, whose influences are not only powerful, but replete with satisfaction to the heart of man. Parents and children (6:1-4) c. Masters and servants (6:5-9) d. Walk in victory (6:10-24) CONCLUSION 1. Men are intoxicated with wine, and they attempt to "fill" themselves with it: but they cannot. Eadie, D. D.)Drunkenness to be avoidedJohn Edwards, D. D.I. Re acquainted with the excellency of virtue and goodness, understand the intrinsic worth of these.5. There is another excuse made by some men, which, though it be not worth the answering, yet that I may remove all the pretences of drinking men, I will say something to it. (2)The delight and relish of the soul is corrupted (Philippians 3:19). There is not a drunkard that breathes but at one time or other is cast by his own verdict, he passes sentence against himself. THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH LIE UPON US, AS CHRISTIANS, TO AIM AT BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT. We must make use of the appointed means.III. But stagnation is all the more perilous because it is high. The knowledge of this is the support and recovery of man's life. THE OBLIGATIONS WHICH LIE UPON US, AS CHRISTIANS, TO AIM AT BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT. He not only perceives the necessity for wholesome gladness of heart in his disciples, but admits the encouragement of special moods or seasons of cheerfulness. But Christians are "filled" with the Spirit, whose influences are not only powerful, but replete with satisfaction to the heart of man. Wine cannot fulfil their expectation — they cannot live habitually under its power; its fumes are slept away, and new indulgences are craved. Of course, if they are so filled with the Spirit, they feel no appetite for debasing and material stimulants.(J. The verdant glory of the earth, the tranquil heavens, and the works of our divine poets and musicians, are excitements worthy of heaven. beloved, to be filled with the Spirit of wisdom is the highest wisdom. We find in the case of Lot, in his secret retirement, there was in his circumstances that which exposed him to danger.II. Plato boasts of the immense quantities of liquor which Socrates could swill uninjured; and the philosopher Xenocrates got a golden crown from Dionysius for swallowing a gallon at a draught. Lust and lewdness, whoredom and fornication, are the frequent attendants of extraordinary drinking.7. Who shall tell the trouble and the hindrances over which we want to be helped, or above which we want to be lifted by some kindly and exhilarating influence? Let him intoxicate himself with love, and joy, and peace, the fruit, as it were, of the True Vine, and there will be no possibility of intrusion from lower sources, because no room will remain for them. Sin, in every form of its indulgence, is to be looked upon as an intoxication. Drop your burdens, forget your labours and sorrows, and soar above the dull plains of mortality, in a Divine exhilaration.(J. That which makes this sin is, first, the not restraining of our extravagant desire and appetite, which I mentioned before, and, secondly, the actual gratifying and satisfying of our desires. God the Father has willed that we should be holy. Pulsford. (2) The gift of the Spirit more than compensates for the absence of the bodily presence of Christ. That you may cast off this abominable vice, and stifle your excessive delight in intemperate drinking, and in that mirth which attends it, sit down, and seriously think of the distresses and miseries which your brethren labour under, in one part or other of the world.6. This is the contrast. And this affords the most obvious illustration of what the apostle here means to teach. The inconsistency of the one with the other; to be drunk with wine is inconsistent with being filled with the Spirit.1. A drunkard is a spendthrift: the extravagant drinker is profuse and lavish.3. (1) If it be those that only profess Christianity, but are not yet really converted to God, they are in danger to be filled with a worse spirit, if not filled with the Spirit of God. He is freed from the tyranny of sin through Jesus Christ. (Harry Jones, M. 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