“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” Ephesians 1:13-14
Followers of Christ hear the truth, believe the truth and are sealed by the truth. The truth is the gospel, called the message of truth, the word of God. This truth is spiritual, comes directly from God and is indeed a true word or message unmixed with Jewish traditions or Gentile philosophy. This truth is heard not only externally, but internally so it is understood, believed and put into practice.
Truth is sealed on the souls of believers by the Spirit. The Spirit then guides into all the truth. Having repented, believed, been justified and sanctified, believers are sealed by the Spirit to the day of redemption.
Joyce
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