Scriptures: Acts 2; Ephesians 5

  1. The Bible never says “drunk in the Holy Spirit”
  2. God doesn’t want us to mix holy and profane things (Eze. 44:23)
  3. There are peripheral similarities between intoxication and being filled with the Spirit: seemingly mumbling, singing songs, having joy, being under the influence of someone/something else
  4. There are vastly different outcomes between intoxication and being filled with the Spirit: debauchery vs. submission (Eph. 5:18-21); meaningless rambling/singing versus meaningful/content-ful speaking and singing
  5. Stick with biblical terminology: “be filled with the Holy Spirit” NOT “get drunk in the Holy Spirit”
  6. Seek to be filled with God’s Spirit, “under the influence of Him”, thereby used for His ways and purposes which should match what we see in Scripture