Term

filled with the Holy Spirit

A post-conversion experience in which a believer receives a fresh empowering of the Holy Spirit for service, worship, or witness.

Filed underPneumatology

Definition

An event subsequent to conversion in which a believer experiences a fresh infilling and empowering of the Holy Spirit for service, worship, or witness.

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Synonym of: being filled with the Holy SpiritTerm

Sources

1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 30B.3Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 30B.3.

Last revised August 14, 2026