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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: Automatic Holy Spirit? |
Bible Note: My friend kalos, Greetings and love to you in the name of Jesus! I know! I know! :-) If we were to only have this one Scripture to describe the relationship between the indwelling or baptism of the Holy Spirit and our salvation (or justification), it would be cut and dry! And there are several others, too! "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure." John 3:34 NASB, for instance. But there are many, many Scriptures that link the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the ongoing work of sanctification, with our walk in Christ. I see so many that have gone before God on their knees with tears and confession, yet their subsequent walk is anything but Spirit-led. I cannot glibly 'write them off' as not-yet-really-saved. Many of these, do come to a place of 'conversion,' at which time the fruit of the Spirit begins to manifest itself. Then I have seen those that bear much evidence of salvation, yet fall away due to one testing or another. I guess I am saying, my good friend, that though I DO see the Scripture pointing to regeneration by the Holy Spirit upon justification, I see little temporal evidence to support it. And, as a minister of the Gospel, I cannot lightly deny salvation to those that are not presently showing forth the fruit of the Spirit. Do I have an all-encompassing 'conclusion?' No, I don't. I will trust that the Spirit is upon all who confess Christ, but that many are not walking in accord with He who is with them. I also (paradoxically?) believe that all believers should pursue an 'immersion' into the things of the Holy Spirit. To me, the alternative is to believe in 'one or the other' to the exclusion of many Biblical tenets. Thank you for being the first to clearly and Biblically answer the original question! :-) Blessings and peace in Christ Jesus, charis |