“And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ, and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.” – 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (NASB)

The Trinity — that is God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, are all involved in securing the believer.  We find the promise in today’s passage that first of all, God the Father secures us.  We can find in many other texts.  It is God who established us together in Christ. It is God’s gift of the Holy Spirit who has anointed us and who has marked us with His Seal. The one who has established us, anointed us, sealed us, given us the guarantee of the spirit is none other than God, the Father.  So the reason we are secure is because we’ve been secured in God the Father. Consider 2 Timothy 2:19.  "the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal”⸺now here's the seal that seals our ultimate redemption ⸺ “The Lord knows those who are His”, and “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.” This seal is symbol of ownership and authenticity.  Paul gives two characteristics of those with the divine seal of authenticity. The first is that The Lord knows those who he has called and belong to Him. The second is our new way of life.

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