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1. SEALED WITH THE SPIRIT “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory” (EPH. 1:13, 14)

2. “sealed with the spirit” THE EPHESIANS WERE SEALED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT WHEN WERE THEY SEALED WHEN ARE WE SEALED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT? WHAT IS MEANT BY THE EXPRESSION?

3. WHEN SEALED? AFTER THE HEARING OF THE WORD OF TRUTH SPECIFICALLY THE GOSPEL AFTER BELIEVING IN CHRIST “In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory” (EPH. 1:13, 14)

4. OBSERVATIONS CANNOT BE SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHOUT HEARING THE GOSPEL GIVEN BY THE HOLY SPIRIT CANNOT BE SEALED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT WITHOUT BELIEVING WHO IS A BELIEVER???? WHEN WE ANSWER WHO A “BELIEVER” IS, WE KNOW “WHEN” WE ARE SEALED BY THE SPIRIT

5. A BELIEVER THAT IS SEALED A BELIEVER IS NOT ONE WHO MERELY ACKNOWLEDGES CHRIST’S PERSON 42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. JOHN 12:42, 43 “ How can you believe , who receive honor from one another, and do not seek the honor that comes from the only God?” JOHN 5:44

6. A BELIEVER THAT IS SEALED A BELIEVER IS NOT ONE WHO MERELY ACKNOWLEDGES CHRIST’S PERSON A BELIEVER IS NOT ONE WHO MERELY “PROFESSES” CHRIST “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (MATT. 7:21) SEVERAL SAY “LORD” BUT FEW DO WHAT THE LORD ASKS!

7. HE WHO DOES THE WILL OF THE FATHER WILL HEAR THE GOSPEL WILL BELIEVE THE GOSPEL WILL REPENT FROM HIS SINS (ACTS 17:30) WILL CONFESS CHRIST AS LORD (MATT. 10:32) WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD BY BEING BAPTIZED (ACTS 22:16)

8. THE TRUE “BELIEVER” IS A BAPTIZED BELIEVER 29 Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" 31 So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes. And immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 Now when he had brought them into his house, he set food before them; and he rejoiced, having believed in God with all his household. ACTS 16:29-34

9. “sealed with the Spirit” WHEN IS ONE SEALED ? ANSWER: after one does the will of the Father in obeying the gospel WHAT IS MEANT BY THE EXPRESSION, “sealed with the Spirit”

10. Defining “Sealed” Not a picture of patching or sealing up a hole Is a picture of a “stamping” or “marking” LET’S NOTE FIVE AREAS OF BEING BIBLICALLY “SEALED”

11. 5 AREAS OF BIBLE “SEALING” COMPLETION Signed and sealed In C hrist the Spirit judges that we are complete (col. 2:10) 9 "So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. 10 "And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales. 11 "So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open JEREMIAH 32:9-11

12. 5 AREAS OF BIBLE “SEALING” COMPLETION AUTHENTICATION Jesus was genuinely the Son of God Example: a stamp on official transcripts (notarized) "Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him." JOHN 6:27

13. 5 AREAS OF BIBLE “SEALING” COMPLETION AUTHENTICATION APPROPRIATION Ownership Example: brandings We have been acquired by God through a price (1 Cor. 6:19, 20) “They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads” REVELATION 9:4

14. 5 AREAS OF BIBLE “SEALING” COMPLETION AUTHENTICATION APPROPRIATION SECURITY EX: F.D.A Tested No one can make G od forget those who are in C hrist! We must be resolved to walk away from sin to maintain that seal Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity" 2 TIMOTHY 2:19

15. 5 AREAS OF BIBLE “SEALING” COMPLETION AUTHENTICATION APPROPRIATION SECURITY CONFIRMATION Confirmation of a standard (i.e., Washington Apple) Spirit confirms that we are children of God (Rom. 8:12-17) “He who has received His testimony has certified [lit. sealed] that God is true.” JOHN 3:33

16. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. . . ROMANS 8 1 JN. 3:10 In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.

17. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. . . ROMANS 8 1 JN. 3:24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

18. complete authentic bought secure confirmed THE BAPTIZED BELIEVER

19. THE SPIRIT’S WORK—3 FOLD (ACTS 2:17-21) 17 ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. 18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy . REVELATION

20. THE SPIRIT’S WORK—3 FOLD (ACTS 2:17-21) 19 I will show wonders in heaven above And signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. 20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD. CONFIRMATION

21. THE SPIRIT’S WORK—3 FOLD (ACTS 2:17-21) 21 And it shall come to pass That whoever calls on the name of the LORD Shall be saved .’ SALVATION ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUTH THAT HAS BEEN REVEALED AND CONFIRMED BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD? “Do not quench the Spirit” (1 THESS. 5:19)

22. THE DANGER OF THE YOUTH’S DELAY If You Have Not Obeyed the Gospel, Stop and Think About the Following: Nineteen out of every twenty who become Christians do so before they are twenty-five After twenty-five only one in 10,000 After thirty-five only one in 40,000 After forty-five only one in 200,000 After fifty-five only one in 300,000 After sixty-five only one in 500,000 After seventy-five only one in 700,000