<p>5:19 <i>Do not quench the Spirit</i>- Verses 19-24 seem to mostly speak of the activity of the Spirit which was and is so central to the life of all believers and churches. All are given the gift of the Spirit on baptism, but this will not help us unless we allow it. Hence the Corinthians were given the gift but were &quot;not spiritual&quot; (1 Cor. 3:1). We can in this sense &quot;quench the Spirit&quot;. I noted earlier that chapters 4 and 5 are full of connections back to Matthew 24 and 25, especially the parable of the foolish virgins. We may have another link here, in that &quot;quench&quot; is the same word used in &quot;our lamps are gone out&quot;, 'quenched' (Mt. 25:8). They had no oil- the Spirit. They were &quot;not spiritual&quot;. Eph. 4:30 see note there puts it another way in appealing for us not to grieve the Spirit, not to frustrate God's intention to transform us mentally now and physically at the Lord's return.</p>