First, I do believe that there is such a thing as drunk in the spirit, one of the last Pentecostal churches I attended was involved in it. I actually saw the Pastor run into a wall. On the other hand I see nothing in the bible that would tell me that the Spirit of God would do such a thing. Does anyone have experience in this area, also does anyone have scripture to back up the idea that drunk in the spirit is of God?
The American Indians have a custom to dance and chant for the Great Spirit to come. When alcohol was introduced to them, the drunkenness brought on by wine reminded them of their communion with the Great Spirit.
Now how can God the Father call these sinners away from that spirit to His Son if the Holy Spirit does the same thing?
So here are scriptures that testify that being drunk in the Spirit is not of Him for it is another fountain they are drinking from and wild wine that makes them fall backwards for not keeping their eyes on Jesus Christ, the gate.
Isaiah 28:
[SUP]6 [/SUP]And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.[SUP]7 [/SUP]But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.[SUP]8 [/SUP]For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.[SUP]9 [/SUP]Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.[SUP]10 [/SUP]For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:[SUP]11[/SUP]
For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.[SUP]12 [/SUP]To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet
they would not hear.[SUP]13 [/SUP]But the word of the Lord was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little;
that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
Proverbs 25:[SUP]26 [/SUP]
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.[SUP]27 [/SUP]It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
[SUP]28 [/SUP]He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
1 Corinthians 14:[SUP]32 [/SUP]And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.[SUP]33 [/SUP]For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
The idea of receiving a filling of the Holy Spirit to be drunk in the "Spirit" is not of Him.
2 Corinthians 11:1Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.[SUP]2 [/SUP]For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.[SUP]3 [/SUP]But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
[SUP]4 [/SUP]For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
I have heard that some will say that being drunk in the Spirit is the fruit of joy being received, but that can never be.
If you consider that drunkenness is one of the works of the flesh....
Galatians 5:[SUP]19 [/SUP]Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,[SUP]20 [/SUP]Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,[SUP]21 [/SUP]Envyings, murders,
drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
And that temperance which is a fruit of the Spirit that is self control....
Galatians 5:[SUP]22 [/SUP]But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,[SUP]23 [/SUP]Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law.[SUP]24 [/SUP]And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.[SUP]25[/SUP]
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Then the fruit of joy can never be mimicking the work of the flesh of drunkenness. Joy is joy. Joy is not drunkenness. Can a house divided not fall? If we are to walk in the Spirit, then to have the fruit of temperance, there can be no drunkenness of any kind.