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making Christians doubt their own salvation righteousness and thus having an
inappropriate fear (Isaiah 29:8-13, 2 Tim 1:7). A distinction must be drawn
between appropriate repentance over sin (1 John 1:8-9), for which the Christian is
forgiven anyway even as he sins (1 John 2:12), and his status with God which, as
long as he remains a Christian, can not be improved upon or worsened (1 John 3:9,
4:15). The need to repent does not invalidate a Christian's status with God as that
of being right with God (1 John 2:12, 4:15) as he is constantly repenting for the
sins of his flesh, even as he sins, via his perfect basic spirit within (1 John 3:9) in
interaction with the Holy Ghost within the Christian (Rom 8:26-27, 1 John 2:12).
The 'mind of the Spirit' in Romans 8:27 refers to the basic spirit of a Christian as it
co-operates with the Holy Ghost within the Christian in this process of continual
intercession (Eph 4:23). The 'he' is the Holy Ghost within (Rom 8:26-27). (See
Capitalisation.) Remember that for the Christian the basic spirit is perfect (Eph
4:23).

The Holy Ghost inside a Christian does not manifest itself in drunken behaviour
and there is no such thing as being ‘drunk in the Spirit’, that is in the Holy Ghost
(Isaiah 29:9, Acts 2:15, 1 Cor 5:11, Eph 5:18, Rev 17:2, 6). People can be drunk in
the wrong Spirit (Isaiah 28:7, 29:9-13). Manifestation of the Holy Ghost and the
human reaction to being converted and released into manifestation of the Holy
Ghost, or the general ministration of God, can however be mistaken for
drunkenness (Jer 23:9 ‘like’, Acts 2:13). This is an important distinction; namely
that someone can be truly drunk in the wrong Spirit but only appear as drunk in
the Holy Ghost or be like someone who is drunk (Isaiah 29:9, Jer 23:9, Acts 2:13,
15).

Note that Jeremiah’s drunk-like reaction, though certainly prompted by God, was a
dual reaction to the sin of the people set against his exposure to God and his Word
(Jer 23:9-10). The behaviour that elicited the charge of drunkenness on the day of
Pentecost was, only, speaking in tongues and did not include any of the other
manifestations of being drunk (Acts 2:4-18). Christians who refer to ‘being slain
in the Spirit’ as a Godly maninfestation are incorrect (John 10:10). The basic spirit
of believers, though perfect (1 John 3:9), can yet be refreshed (1 Cor 16:18, 2 Cor
7:13). All the manifestations of the Holy Ghost, including miracles and speaking
in tongues, are potentially available to any and all Christians today and are as valid
as they ever were (1 Cor 12:4-11, 28-30, Rev 22:19). The supernatural occurs
wherever there are Christians (Mark 16:17-18).

Some of what is seen and heard can be the result of human emotion, and
psychology especially suggestion. Where this is then claimed to be a manifestation