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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] |
Subject: Can you lose your salvation? |
Bible Note: Lookin, As you can tell I am new to the forum. I have been following the long and arduous debate about eternal security. Perhaps Psalm 25 was not very clear about what he was stating. However, I do follow his argument that Ephesians 1:13 is in complete context with Ephesians 1:4 and that we must take the whole of chapter one in one stream of discourse. I agree that 1:13 "the sealing" being a one time action from eternity past. If I am correct the entire debate was eternal security? Therefore, what God chose before the foundations of the world was sealed then; the sealing took place before the foundation. Of course the effect of that sealing was after salvation. God, knowing who would believe (no matter how you debate whom and why) sealed all such future believers in eternity past. This does not mean we all literally existed in eternity past but that God,knowing who would become believers, sealed them in Christ through the Holy Spirit. As I have many years of studying I think you will find that all (or hopefully most) Biblical scholars agree that any time the Bible says "God seals" it is something that no one or absolutely nothing can "un-seal." With all that said I must agree that it is one of the strongest verses in the Bible on eternal security. Just my two cents worth! InGodITrust |