This is the doctrine of the filling of the Holy Spirit. Much confusion exists today over this doctrine
because many Christians have failed to “rightly divide” the word of God. Scripture clearly speaks of a
baptism by the Spirit, a baptism with the Spirit and a filling of the Spirit. Most of the confusion
regarding these doctrines comes from attempting to make them identical terms when baptism and filling
are exact opposites in definition! To baptize is to immerse; to fill is to occupy a space fully with some
item. To fill a glass jar with water is to make it full leaving the outside quite dry; to baptize a glass jar is
to submerge it so that the outside is wet while the inside is quite dry. Although it is possible to baptize
and fill a glass jar at the same time (dunking it with the lid off in a sink full of water), the two operations
are still distinctly different. The same is true of the Spirit’s work in the life of the believe
