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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: if the holy spirit is given as a pledge of our inheritance, what exactly is our inheritance. |
Bible Answer: Hello Curt, Good question. Here's the relevant verses from the NASB: Eph 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, Eph 1:14, "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." In the larger context, it's refering to our (gospel of) salvation- which was 'sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise' Specifically, the Holy Spirit is the 'pledge (or earnest) of our inheritance'. The bestowal of the Holy Spirit is God's part-payment of all the "components" of the salvation he gives us believing sinners. Salvation essentially consists in three parts, justification, sanctification and glorification. We, as believers have the first two parts now- we have been justified and sanctified (Rom. 5:1, 1 Cor. 6:11). Glorification is the (final) act of God transforming our present bodies into perfect, sinless, eternal bodies. As Wuest notes, "The Holy Spirit, indwelling the believer, is God’s earnest money, guaranteeing to him the future glorification of his body." (cf Rom. 8:30) [Wuest, K. S. (1997). Wuest's word studies from the Greek New Testament] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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