Romans 7:14. Our sin nature makes us a slave to sin. We are carnal. The Greek word for carnal is “sakinos” meaning fleshly, natural, human. As humans we all have a tendency to lean toward fleshly desires. Without a relationship with God, our Earthly passions are so strong that we come under control of our appetites and the influences of evil spirits. We are slaves to sin.

Romans 7:6. Most feeling of being inadequate are based on us trying to live up to rules that we were not called to fulfill by ourselves. If you have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ there is no reason to feel inadequate. We are delivered from all of our inadequacies, imperfections, and our sins through Christ.

Titus 3:5. Because we are all sinners, we must all ask God for mercy to restore and to have an eternal relationship with God. None of us our perfect and we all fall short of the glory of God. For us that are religious, it is easy to start thinking that by our righteous works that we can be in right standing with God. No, this is not the answer to our salvation.

Bible Summary. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is central to the Christian experience. Everyone that has accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior shall be filled with the Holy Spirit. You can only be filled by the Holy Spirit through having a relationship with Jesus Christ.

John 20:22. You can only be filled by the Holy Spirit through having a relationship with Jesus Christ. Only He can give you the power of the Holy Spirit to do good works. In John 20:22, the resurrected Jesus breathed on the disciples to have them filled with the Holy Ghost (John 20:22, “And when he had said this, he breathed on them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:”).

John 7:38. Everyone that has accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior shall be filled with the Holy Spirit. John 7:38-39 says, “He that believeth in me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.