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Is the infilling of The Holy Spirit a continuous process?	Leon	Saturday, October 6, 2007
Question: Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; - Does this mean that we continuously receive the Holy Spirit. Or have we received the fullness of The Holy Spirit at Confirmation? God Bless, Leon
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Leon: We receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit at Baptism and Confirmation, but that fullness is not continually maintained due to sin and imperfections. We must continually seek the fullness of the Holy Spirit in our lives through living a good Christian life of worship, devotion, prayer, good works, and love. As we do these things the Holy Spirit fills our lives. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Is the infilling of The Holy Spirit a continuous process?

Leon

Saturday, October 6, 2007

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Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; - Does this mean that we continuously receive the Holy Spirit. Or have we received the fullness of The Holy Spirit at Confirmation?

God Bless,
Leon

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Leon:

We receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit at Baptism and Confirmation, but that fullness is not continually maintained due to sin and imperfections.

We must continually seek the fullness of the Holy Spirit in our lives through living a good Christian life of worship, devotion, prayer, good works, and love. As we do these things the Holy Spirit fills our lives.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum