What does Ephesians say about believers being sealed or branded with the Holy Spirit?
Ephesians teaches that believers have been sealed or branded with the Holy Spirit of promise. That indwelling Spirit is the down payment of their inheritance, securing them until the redemption of the purchased possession—the whole person, body, soul, and spirit, not merely the soul.
Les explains that in Ephesians the best part is that believers have been sealed or branded with the Holy Spirit of promise. This indwelling Holy Spirit is the down payment of our inheritance, holding us until the redemption of the purchased possession. Les emphasizes that the purchased possession is not just the soul but the whole person—body, soul, and spirit. He connects this to a genuine salvation and the indwelling Holy Spirit, rather than relying on law to tell us what to do.