The Seal and the Pledge of the Holy Spirit vs. The Sealing and the Pledging of the Holy Spirit
Ephesians 1:13 Therefore, when you heard the truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, you were sealed in him with the promised Holy Spirit,
Ephesians 1:14 who is the bond of our inheritance, for the redemption of God’s purchased heritage and for the praise of his glory.
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Item |
The Seal & the Pledge (Positional / Factual) |
The Sealing & the Pledging (Experiential / Progressive) |
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Theme |
The Holy Spirit as the seal and the pledge |
The Holy Spirit as the ongoing sealing and pledging |
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Meaning |
The Spirit Himself is given once for all as the seal and the pledge |
The Spirit continually operates within us as sealing and pledging |
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Reason |
Because we believed into Christ (Eph. 1:13) |
For the redemption and maturity of God’s purchased possession (Eph. 1:14) |
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Metaphor |
A seal marking ownership |
Repeated anointing and permeating |
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Way |
Once at believing |
From spirit → soul → body |
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Function |
Confirms ownership and guarantees inheritance |
Produces sanctification, transformation, and maturity |
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Explanation |
The Spirit enters our spirit as the living seal |
The Spirit spreads within us through continual inward operation |
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Result |
We are marked as belonging to God |
God’s image is expressed in our whole being |
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Relationship |
The seal is the foundation; the pledge is the guarantee |
Sealing continues; pledging becomes experiential |
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Example |
Assurance of salvation at conversion |
Renewed mind, softened emotion, subdued will |
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Application |
Stand on the fact of having been sealed |
Cooperate with the Spirit’s inward spreading |
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Burden |
Do not stop at doctrine |
Advance unto full transformation |
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Prophesying Direction |
We are eternally sealed by God |
The Spirit is still sealing us unto full redemption |
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Conclusion |
Salvation is secure; inheritance is guaranteed |
Redemption of the body depends on the Spirit’s spreading |
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Related Scriptures |
Eph. 1:13; 2 Cor. 1:22 |
Eph. 1:14; Rom. 12:2; Rom. 8:23; 2 Cor. 3:18 |
🔑 Core Summary
The seal and the pledge of the Holy Spirit are
once-for-all facts accomplished at our believing;
the sealing and the pledging of the Holy Spirit
are lifelong processes carried out within us.
The seal declares God’s ownership, and the pledge guarantees our
inheritance;
the sealing spreads God’s image into our mind,
emotion, and will
until our whole being, including our body, is
fully redeemed, resulting in the praise of
God’s glory.
⚠️ Key Reminders
l Do not remain only in positional truth
l Enter into experiential sealing
l Redemption of the body is related to maturity
l Rapture is a matter of growth, not merely time
*Please refer to Ephesians Life-Study, Chapter Twelve: Being Sealed by the Holy Spirit
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