A preacher visited a large and influential church. His guide told him of an unfortunate experience. One of the church officers had repeatedly gotten drunk, and so they had to discipline him and put him out of the church fellowship, HE replied, “ we believe in following the Scripture.” The preacher humbly ask the guide a question, “how long has it been since you put somebody out of the church for not being Filled with the Spirit?” The guide look at the preacher startled. The preacher said the bible says, “DO NOT GET DRUNK WITH WINE, BUT BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT.” YOU SEE THE POSITIVE COMMAND TO BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT IS JUST AS BINDING ON US AS A NEGATIVE COMMAND NOT TO BE DRUNK WITH WINE.
Isn’t it interesting how we discipline people for doing what they are not suppose to do, but we never discipline people for not doing what they are suppose to do.
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