What happens to a person after they believe according to Ephesians 1:13?
According to Ephesians 1:13, after a person hears the Word of Truth—the Gospel of salvation—and believes, that person is sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. This sealing is God's mark of ownership, and Scripture presents it as faith plus nothing, with no other conditions added.
Les explains that Ephesians 1:13 gives a sequence: a person must first hear the Word of Truth, which is the Gospel, the Good News of salvation. Then, after believing—the context notes “trusted” is supplied by translators and could read “believed”—the believer is sealed. Les emphasizes that Paul mentions only believing and being sealed, not the other things people often attach to salvation today. The sealing is being branded with God’s mark of ownership, sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise. Les also connects this to no condemnation, noting that the sealing and the absence of condemnation go both ways.
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
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Does Ephesians 1:13 list anything other than believing as required for salvation?
In Ephesians 1:13 the only thing attached to salvation after hearing is believing; all the other things people attach to salvation today are not in the verse at all, so salvation is faith plus nothing.
Does Ephesians 1:13 teach that salvation is faith plus nothing?
In Ephesians 1:13 Paul attaches no other requirements to salvation besides faith; the other things people add to salvation are not in the verse, so salvation is faith plus nothing.