Ephesians 1:14 meaning and explanation

who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 1:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to believers in Ephesus, and in verses 13 and 14 he describes what happened when they heard and believed the gospel: they were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit. Here the Spirit is called the pledge of our inheritance, a down payment or guarantee that God will complete what He began.

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