2 Corinthians 1:20-22
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 For however many are the promises of God, their Yes is in him; therefore, the Amen from us also goes through him to God for glory.(A) 21 [a]But the one who gives us security with you in Christ and who anointed us is God;(B) 22 he has also put his seal upon us and given the Spirit in our hearts as a first installment.(C)
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- 1:21–22 The commercial terms gives us security, seal, first installment are here used analogously to refer to the process of initiation into the Christian life, perhaps specifically to baptism. The passage is clearly trinitarian. The Spirit is the first installment or “down payment” of the full messianic benefits that God guarantees to Christians. Cf. Eph 1:13–14.
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