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The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:13-14

The seal of the Spirit and the earnest of the inheritance. I. THE SPIRIT IS HIMSELF THE SEAL BY WHICH BELIEVERS ARE KNOWN AS GOD 'S. 1. In his inward operations on their hearts . 2. In the outward effects of his working . II. THE SPIRIT IS ALSO THE EARNEST OF THE INHERITANCE . Heaven a condition more than a locality. Heaven is brought to men before they are brought to heaven. Renewal of soul is the beginning of heaven. It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:13-14

The sealing of the Holy Spirit. "In whom, having believed, ye were scaled." It is spoken of as a past process, but, though dating from a certain specific point of time, it is continuous in its operation. I. THE NATURE OF THE SEALING . It is something different from faith, as the scaling of a letter is different from the writing of it. In the order of nature there must be a difference; in the order of time, the faith and the sealing may be contemporaneous. The sealing implies... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:13-14

Sealed. I. THE ASSURANCE THAT CHRISTIANS ARE SEALED . 1. They are owned by God . "The Lord knoweth them that are his." God is said to keep a book of remembrance, so that they who fear him shall be remembered in the day when he makes up his jewels (Ma Ephesians 3:16 , Ephesians 3:17 ). 2. They are to be known by men . A seal is conspicuous. It is intended to be seen and understood. There are signs in the life by which the inward spiritual religion may be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:14

Who is the earnest of our inheritance. The gift of the Spirit is not only a seal, but an earnest, firstfruit, or installment, a pledge that the rest shall follow. The seal of the Spirit not only assures us of the full inheritance to come, but gives us a right conception of its nature. It shows us the kind of provision God makes for those whom he takes as his heritage, his peculiar people. It is an inward heaven the Spirit brings them. "The kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:14

The believer's earnest of his Divine inheritance. The Spirit is the earnest—the sample as well as pledge of future blessedness. It is now we see the purpose of the seal. It is because the Spirit is an earnest of our inheritance that his indwelling is a seal. The earnest is the same in kind with the prospective inheritance. It is "the inheritance in miniature." It is a sample of the stock, a pledge that all the rest will come in due time. The indwelling of the Spirit is part of the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:14

Which is the earnest of our inheritance - On the meaning of this, see the notes at 2 Corinthians 1:22.Until the redemption - see the notes at Romans 8:23. The meaning here is, we have the Holy Spirit as the pledge that that shall be ours, and the Holy Spirit will be imparted to us until we enter on that inheritance.Of the purchased possession - Heaven, purchased for us by the death of the Redeemer. The word used here - περιποίησις peripoiēsis - occurs in the following places in the New... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 1:13-14

Ephesians 1:13-14. In whom ye, Gentiles, also trusted Believed and hoped for eternal life; after ye heard the word of truth The word which reveals and attests most important truth, the faithful saying, (1 Timothy 1:15,) that Jesus of Nazareth is the true Messiah, the Son of God, who came into the world to save sinners; the gospel of your salvation Which brings the good tidings of salvation to you as well as others: or, which God has made the means of your salvation; in whom after... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-14

1:1-23 A LIFE OF FULNESS THROUGH CHRISTPraise for blessings in Christ (1:1-14)In introducing himself, Paul reminds his readers that they are saints, God’s holy people, who live their lives in union with Jesus Christ (1:1-2). He then offers praise to the triune God: in verses 3-6 on account of the Father who planned salvation; in verses 7-12 on account of the Son who made this salvation a reality; and in verses 13-14 on account of the Holy Spirit who guarantees salvation.God’s blessings, which... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 1:14

Which . . . possession . In parenthesis. the earnest = a pledge. See 2 Corinthians 1:22 . The gift of the new nature (spirit) is a pledge of God's future gifts in th e same kind, thus differing from any ordinary pledge. Compare 1 Peter 1:4 . inheritance . Greek. kleronomia. See Acts 20:32 . Compare our inheritance here, and His inheritance, Ephesians 1:18 . until = unto. Greek. eis. App-104 . purchased possession . Greek. peripoiesis. Here; 1 Thessalonians 5:9 . 2 Thessalonians 2:14... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 1:14

Which is an earnest of our inheritance, unto the redemption of God's own possession, unto the praise of his glory.THOUGHTS REGARDING THE EARNEST (GUARANTEE)The meaning of "earnest" as used here is exactly the same as that intended by the use of the word today to refer to a partial payment tendered as a guarantee that the full amount promised will be paid in the future. The earnest of the Holy Spirit is given to Christians by the Father in heaven, or by Christ (it is true both ways), as a pledge... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:13-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Ephesians 1:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ephesians 1:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ephesians 1:13-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ephesians 1:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Ephesians 1:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Ephesians 1:14

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