believe these things are the result of the Spirit’s filling, I want to suggest instead that they are the means to His filling. Paul’s concern here is not just to command you to be filled, but to tell you how to be filled. He does not skip the process to get to the results. Let me summarize how I see this unfolding and then show you how I arrived at this conclusion. I think Paul is saying that the way to be filled with the Holy Spirit is to make worship a lifestyle. Making Worship a Lifestyle Stay
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