What is the sealing of the Holy Spirit according to Ephesians 1:14?
According to Ephesians 1:14, the sealing of the Holy Spirit is the earnest, or down payment, of our inheritance. It remains in effect until the redemption of the purchased possession. While the soul and spirit are already redeemed, what is still waiting is the redemption of the body, when believers will be complete for eternity.
Les explains that Ephesians 1:14 identifies the sealing of the Holy Spirit as the earnest, the down payment, of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession. He notes that the soul and spirit have already been redeemed, but the redemption of the body is still waiting. Paul then points to Romans chapter 8, where everything is moving toward the day when believers will have that final redemption of the body and become a complete entity, ready to go into all eternity.
Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.