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“Being filled with the Spirit”.

I have heard that you can’t be filled until you are emptied. I have
been burned trying to empty myself. The teaching of the Bible is
that we are emptied, by being filled. Picture, pouring water into a
bucket of ping pong balls. The ping pong balls rise and flow out,
as the water flows in. Our blessed responsibilities are Eph. 5:1-
14, “Walk in the light and let Him shine in you”, and Eph.
5:15-21, “Be filled with the Spirit, being music and a melody
to Him”.

Studying EPHESIANS to Know God

Chapter 27 Marriage 5:22-33

Ephesians 5:22-33, is not really a passage on marriage. Nor is it
a passage on husbands and wives. Marriage is the illustration,
not the reality. I should have caught on sooner with a verse like
32,

“The mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to
Christ and the Church.”

That should have been a clue for me, when He comes right out
and says, “I’m not talking about marriage, I’m talking about Christ
and the church.” Could it be any clearer? For years I missed
that. It’s a passage on union with Jesus Christ.

Now, if you just took the illustration of light, wine and marriage,
you’d wind up with a lot of rules on how to forsake darkness.
How, not to get drunk, and how to have harmony with your
spouse. But this isn’t a book on psychology. He’s not teaching us
how to have good family relationships. These are spiritual truths.
He’s talking about walking in the light of the Lord, and walking in