What happens after a believer believes the gospel of salvation?
After a person believes the gospel of salvation—having heard the word of truth—Scripture says he is sealed and preserved with the Holy Spirit of promise. The believer is marked and kept by the Spirit, not left without assurance, because the gospel of salvation brings this sealing.
Les explains that Paul writes to believers, and the sequence is clear: after hearing the word of truth—the gospel of salvation—and after believing, the believer is sealed and preserved with the Holy Spirit of promise. Les also notes that the most explicit definition of the gospel is found in 1 Corinthians 15, beginning with verse 1. He ties this to the urgency of the coming awful days on earth, saying that fear may prompt someone to seek God's saving grace and that partaking of God's salvation is the way to escape them.
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,
More Questions
What has to happen before a person believes in Christ for salvation?
Believing in Christ happens after a person has heard the Gospel, considered it, and is old enough to understand both that they are a sinner and that Christ is the remedy.
What must you understand to be saved after hearing the gospel?
After hearing the gospel, a person must be old enough to understand they are a sinner and that Christ is the remedy in order to believe and be saved.
What does God do after you believe the gospel?
After a person believes, God seals them with the Holy Spirit of promise.