Thematic Bible: A pledge or token
Thematic Bible
Earnest » A pledge or token
Show me a sign of [Your] goodwill,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Lord, helped and comforted me.
it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life].
Now He who has made us and prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the [Holy] Spirit as a pledge [a guarantee, a down payment on the fulfillment of His promise].
The Spirit is the guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.
Related Topics
- Assurance, nature of
- Being Positive
- Confidence, From Holy Spirit
- Deposits
- Favor
- Finding Comfort In God
- Gift Of The Holy Spirit
- God Giving His Spirit
- God Has Comforted
- God Helps
- God's Ownership Of Everything
- God, Goodness Of
- Goodness
- Guarantee
- Hate