A Spirit Sealed Inheritance - Ephesians 1:11-14
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Our Inheritance is Secure because:
• The Father Selected Us (1:3-6)
– Before the foundation of the world
– With every spiritual blessing in heavenly places
• The Son Saved Us (1:7-10)
– Redeemed (purchased) Us
– Forgiven Us
• The Holy Spirit Is Our Seal (1:11-14)
Ephesians 1:11–14 (ESV)
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Our Inheritance is “In Christ”
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Gentiles and Jews are included
We Jews11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been
predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
You Gentiles13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the
gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Gentiles and Jews are included
Our inheritance was secured in advance
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Our inheritance is assured by hope in Christ
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
No Assurance under Law
• Rabban Jochanan ben Zakkai, the contemporary of the apostles, wept when his pupils came to his death-bed to receive a final blessing from their dying master. When asked why he wept, he answered: “There are two ways before me, the one to the Garden of Eden, the other to Gehinnom, and I do not know on which they lead me—how can I help weeping?” This is said by the very man whom his disciples described as the “lamp of Israel” and the “strong hammer.”John 5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father.
There is one who accuses you: Moses, on whom you have set your hope.
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Sealed When We Believed
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
The Spirit is your Guarantee (earnest)
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
There Is More To Come
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
It’s a promise we can be sure of
2 Corinthians 1:20–22 20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is
through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory. 21 And it is God who establishes us with
you in Christ, and has anointed us, 22 and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit
in our hearts as a guarantee.
Inheritance includes a transformation of our bodies
Romans 8:22–23 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains
of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the
firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of
our bodies.
The presence of the Spirit is a down payment for the changed body
2 Corinthians 5:2–5 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if
indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4 For while we are still in this tent, we
groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be
swallowed up by life. 5 He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the
Spirit as a guarantee.
We can grieve Him, but He won’t leave us.
Ephesians 4:29–30 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is
good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were
sealed for the day of redemption.
Our Inheritance is Imperishable
1 Peter 1:3–5 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great
mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in
heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be
revealed in the last time.
It Can’t be taken away
Romans 8:33–39 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the
right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we
are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am
sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from
the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Why Do We Receive It?
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
Our Part in the Inheritance?
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.