There are numerous accounts in scripture, of the saints being filled with the Spirit again after their initial baptism. The scripture says that Peter was filled with the Spirit, when he spoke to the Jewish council on the day he and John were placed on trial (Acts 4:8). The scripture also says that Paul was filled with the Spirit, when he confronted Elymas the sorcerer on the island of Paphos (Acts 13:9). These are just two of numerous examples, of the saints being filled with the Spirit after they had received the initial baptism of the Holy Spirit. And so clearly, it is scriptural for the saints to be filled with the Spirit more than once. But nevertheless there is a scriptural pattern that we see regarding this point. Firstly, we see that on each occasion, the saints were filled as the Spirit willed and not as they willed. Secondly, we see that on each occasion when the saints were filled, it was to enable them to perform a specific task.
Michael E.B. Maher
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