The Three-Fold Ministry of the Holy Spirit

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The Three-fold Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 1:13, 14

I. He Saved Us (v. 13).

A. “Ye heard.”

B. “Ye believed.”

II. He Sealed Us (v. 13).

A. A seal is a mark of authenticity or genuineness (2 Cor. 3:3).

B. A seal is a mark of ownership (Rom. 8:9).

III. He Secured Us (v. 14).

A. The Spirit is the “earnest” of the inheritance.

Archie L. Edwards Sr., Expository Outlines from Paul’s Epistles, Sermon Outline Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1978), 22–23.