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NASB | Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 1:13 In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God]. [John 7:39; Acts 2:33] |
Bible Question:
I am wondering how one gets the Holy Spirit to release the Seal That has been put upon us as assurance that we are "Sealed" and our Salvation is secure. If there was a way to remove Gods seal of ownership of us, then would that not mean we have done the unpardonabile sin? Therefore we could never regain Gods grace and Mercy? The view that we can loose our salvation means that we will be eternaly lost does it not? justme |
Bible Answer: Dear brother justme: I have been thinking about the verse you referred to in your post. "In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory. (Eph. 1:13-14) We are reminded in 1 Cor. 6:20 that "we are bought with a price" We belong to Christ and as his we look forward to that day when we will be glorified with him. Our assurance is based on his pledge which according to Eph. 1:13 is the indwelling Holy Spirit. I have enjoyed the typology we see in the example of Isaac and Rebekah in Gen. 24. The father Abraham sends his servant to search out a bride for his son. The servant carries with him the riches which represent his master. When he finds Rebekah he tells her of his master, and her his riches. She is asked " will you go with this man?" "I will go" is her response. She is given the gifts and she is betrothed to a man she has not seen. However, from that point onward she is his bride. The servant then takes her on the journey home. During the journey it was his responsiblity to ensure her safety and security and as they travelled he would tell her more of her master. At the end of the story she meets Isaac whom having not seen she loved, he is waiting for her, the bridal house is ready. Does not the journey home remind us of what the indwelling Holy Spirit is doing in our lives. He tells us more and more about our Saviour and as we travel along he guides us and provides us with security. Knowing that not far ahead is the One whom having not see we love. I know that Old Testament types are only that, however, should we not rejoice that we are betrothed to Christ and one day we will see him face to face. Dear brother, I can't answer how we can unseal something which has been sealed by God himself. God bless Robert |
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