Ephesians 1:14
14 Which [hos] is [esti] the earnest [arrhabon] of
our [hemon] inheritance [kleronomia] until [eis] the redemption [apolutrosis] of the purchased possession, [peripoiesis] unto [eis] the praise [epainos] of his [autos] glory. [doxa] KJV-Interlinear
14 who
is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God's
own possession, to the praise of His glory. NASB
Earnest or pledge, ‘arrhabon,’
refers to a payment, ‘earnest money,’ which is paid in advance as security
toward the purchase of property in a larger transaction.
This is more than a
deposit placed, but a non-refundable payment with the promise that more is to
come.
From the previous verse,
the Holy Spirit is given to each believer, and becomes resident inside each
believer, which is a permanent residence, inside each and every believer, at
the moment of salvation.
The Holy Spirit serves as
a seal, which cannot be broken, on the promise of eternal life, which God has
provided.
This giving of the Holy
Spirit becomes among other things, a seal as we saw in the previous verse, and
also a partial payment, which secures the inheritance of the believer, which
will be received in heaven.
In our verse that security
is for salvation, which is a part of our inheritance.
Until the redemption,
means we have the Holy Spirit resident inside of each one of us, securing our
salvation, until that salvation is made perfect. Or, in effect, when we finally enter into heaven
as saved believers.
In other words, during
this life on earth, we have the Holy Spirit inside of us as our security, until
we enter into heaven. We enter into
heaven when we die and leave this world.
The Holy Spirit in us,
means that we cannot lose that salvation.
Some believe that it is possible to lose ones salvation. That concept is a false concept and presumes
that our ability to cancel out our salvation, is somehow greater than Gods
ability to retain our salvation. And
that is complete arrogance.
Therefore, your salvation
is secure. There is no way you can lose
your salvation. There is no way you can
have your salvation removed.
The Holy Spirit is a
non-refundable payment, which cannot be taken away not removed. To lose ones salvation would mean that this
earnest payment was not in earnest at all, and that God has just lied. Such is of course not the case. God cannot lie, nor deceive, nor change His
mind when He has declared a promise.
This promise is not
negotiable, and not dependent on anything or anyone. You neither earn it nor deserve it, and you
certainly cannot lose it.
Purchased possession,
means that salvation was purchased by God for your benefit. Jesus Christ went to the Cross and paid the price
for salvation. He purchased your future, which is eternal life, and therefore He
owns your future.
And as a promise of that
life for you, He gave us the Holy Spirit as a resident in us, as a down payment
toward that eternal life.
To the praise of His
glory, is a repetition from verse six, in that we have an obligation to be
grateful to God, and to demonstrate our gratitude of that which He has provided
for us. He provided us with life, purchased
us out of the slavery of sin and death, made provision for salvation and
secured it, and has made a provision for a phenomenal inheritance for you. And prior to your life, you did not even
exist.
His gift is nothing short
of miraculous and infinite.
Where else can we get
that kind of blessing in this world, in this life? And have the security and assurance and confidence
that it will be as promised? Nowhere.
God planned the work, did
all of the work, made the promise, secures the promise, and will one day make
that promise real.
You neither earn nor
deserve this gift, and you did nothing to gain it or hold it, except by
believing in Christ. No credit comes to
any one of us. All of the credit and
glory and gratitude belong to God, through Christ.
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