Under the Gospel of Grace, we receive the "earnest" of Holy Spirit:
2 Corinthians 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
We've all heard of "earnest" money, and the biblical definition of that key word is the following, according to Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
"an earnest, i. e. money which in purchases is given as a pledge that the full amount will subsequently be paid [Suidas under the word ἀραβών], (cf. [obsolete English earlespenny; caution-money], German Kaufschilling, Haftpfennig): 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5"
Ephesians 1:13-14
13 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,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
So we have received an EARNEST of Holy Spirit until our redemption is complete and we are dwelling in the Heavenlies, not the new earth and not the new Jerusalem that will set down upon the new earth.
Nowhere in any of that is it even hinted that there is/are some work(s) we must do to receive the fullness of the inheritance. It is given in earnest to later be given in full right at the point of one's salvation. The Kingdom Gospel requires continued works and faith, persevering unto the end of one's life to receive at death the salvation of the soul and spirit. Under the Gospel of Grace, we are SEALED with Holy Spirit what was not and will not be active under the Kingdom Gospel, within which one is indeed saved as long as they persevere. There's a good reason for this that many never consider.
MM
2 Corinthians 5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
We've all heard of "earnest" money, and the biblical definition of that key word is the following, according to Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
"an earnest, i. e. money which in purchases is given as a pledge that the full amount will subsequently be paid [Suidas under the word ἀραβών], (cf. [obsolete English earlespenny; caution-money], German Kaufschilling, Haftpfennig): 2 Corinthians 1:22; 2 Corinthians 5:5"
Ephesians 1:13-14
13 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,
14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
So we have received an EARNEST of Holy Spirit until our redemption is complete and we are dwelling in the Heavenlies, not the new earth and not the new Jerusalem that will set down upon the new earth.
Nowhere in any of that is it even hinted that there is/are some work(s) we must do to receive the fullness of the inheritance. It is given in earnest to later be given in full right at the point of one's salvation. The Kingdom Gospel requires continued works and faith, persevering unto the end of one's life to receive at death the salvation of the soul and spirit. Under the Gospel of Grace, we are SEALED with Holy Spirit what was not and will not be active under the Kingdom Gospel, within which one is indeed saved as long as they persevere. There's a good reason for this that many never consider.
MM
1 Corinthians 3:
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
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