In him you also, who have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and have believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.So continued from Last time. Jesus declares to us the 'word of truth'! That word is the gospel of our salvation. When you peel away all the stories, history and incredible promises in God's word you are left with the raw word of truth - Your salvation!
1 Cor 15:2 says "I preached to you the gospel . . . by which you are saved if you hold it fast—unless you believed in vain."
That Gospel is steadfast and secure. It is something we can claim and hold onto. In fact everything we believe about God and experience through him is centered and chained to it - otherwise; we believe in vain.
That gospel IS our salvation, our saving hope. Jesus IS that Gospel, if we hold on to that and make that primary - everything else falls into place.
Sealed with the Promised Holy Spirit- Our Faith is sealed, it is Authentic and Trademanrked by God. The Seal is the Holy Spirit, a sign of our authority and certain sonship to God.
That seal is a promise, a guarantee of our etenal promised inheritance that we have in Jesus. It is our mark others shouls be able to see that says 'i am the elected son of God, Sealed by the Holy Spirit to receive God's promised eternal inheritance'
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