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Well, sir, I have been talking to you about the

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third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit.

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We're so well acquainted with Jesus, the Son

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of the Living God. And we know God the Father,

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the mighty Creator. But how few are personally

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acquainted with the Holy Ghost. And remember

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something. The Holy Spirit is as definitely a

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person as Jesus, the Son of God, is a person.

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As definitely a person with a personality as

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is God the Father. God is a person. Jesus is

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a person. The Holy Spirit is a person. The three

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in one. And yet each with a very distinctive

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work. Yet one does not do the work of the other,

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and not one of them works separately and apart

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from the other two. Please know that. And yet

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the three are one, the Father, the Son, and the

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Holy Spirit. You know, we have in Ephesians the

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greatest revelation that God ever gave man. No

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wonder that just before Paul wrote portions of

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the Great Revelation that God had given to him,

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that suddenly the very thought of the work of

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the Father, the very thought of the work of Jesus

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and of the power of the Holy Ghost so overwhelmed

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him that he burst forth in praise with these

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words, Blessed be the Father of our Lord Jesus

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Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual

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blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Now,

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for just a second, I want to show you what each

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member of the Godhead has done in bringing into

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existence the Church. And we have this glorious

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knowledge in the first chapter of Ephesians from

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the fourth and including the fourteenth verses.

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Let me just give them to you. The three persons

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of the Trinity and that which they have done.

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I read from God's word. According as he hath

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chosen us in him before the foundation of the

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world, that we should be holy and without blame

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before him in love. having predestinated us unto

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the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself,

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according to the good pleasure of His will, to

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the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein

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He hath made us accepted in the Beloved, in whom

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we have redemption through His blood. the forgiveness

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of sins, according to the riches of His grace,

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wherein He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom

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and prudence, having made known unto us the mystery

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of His will, according to His good pleasure,

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which He hath purposed in Himself, that in the

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dispensation of fullness of time He might gather

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together in one all things in Christ, both which

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are in heaven. and which are on earth, even in

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him, in whom also we have obtained an inheritance,

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being predestinated according to the purpose

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of him who worketh all things after the counsel

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of his own will, that we should be to the praise

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of his glory who first trusted in Christ, in

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whom ye also trusted. After that ye heard the

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word of the truth, the gospel of your salvation,

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in whom also after that ye believed, ye were

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sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which

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is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption

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of the purchased possession unto the... praise

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of His glory. I again repeat, we have here in

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this portion of God's Word the greatest revelation

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that God ever gave man. For we see immediately

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that each member of the Godhead has done three

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things. Through the Father, and remember something,

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God the Father is the big boss. I always like

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to think of him as the big boss of the Trinity,

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seated upon his throne. There is only one throne.

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There has been, up until now, just one throne

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in heaven. That's the throne of God. Jesus is

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seated at the right hand of God the Father. But

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remember, it is still God's throne. Up until

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this hour, God the Father is the big boss seated

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up on his throne. And through the Father, we

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were chosen, predestinated, and accepted. Now

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through Jesus Christ the Son, we have redemption

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and the forgiveness of sins. We do not... have

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the forgiveness of our sins we do not have salvation

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we do not have redemption through god the father

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know that i repeat again there are three persons

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of trinity and the work of each is separate and

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apart distinctive from that of the other and

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yet one is just as important as the other no

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beloved we do not have redemption through god

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the father We were chosen, we were predestinated,

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we were accepted to the Father. But before the

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very foundation of the world, you and I were

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in the mind of God. Plans for us were made for

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our redemption, our salvation. For God the Father,

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God the mighty Creator, God Almighty, has perfect

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knowledge of all things, knowing that Lucifer

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would fall, knowing that judgments had to be

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met, knowing that the law had to be satisfied,

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knowing that penalties had to be paid, he and

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the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, entered into

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a solemn covenant. a solemn agreement whereby

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the perfect sinless absolute holy son would come

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and pay the price he alone could justify the

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judgments he alone could satisfy the law he alone

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could satisfy the penalties that had to be paid

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for the redemption of men and women. That is

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the reason, beloved, that glorious person, the

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Word of God, as recorded in the book of Revelation,

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as a lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

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As far back as the very foundation of the world.

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Before the foundation of the world, the Bible

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says. Jesus was as a lamb slain. He came to earth

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to be slain. And he knew it. He knew he was going

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to have to die. Ah, he knew that he alone could

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satisfy the judgments, the penalties, the law.

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That is the reason over and over again during

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his life here on earth he would say, my hour

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has not yet come. Or the hour has not yet come.

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And then suddenly when he saw the cross, he said,

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my hour has come. You and I have redemption.

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We have the forgiveness of sins through the Son.

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Our inheritance is through Jesus Christ, the

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Son. But, beloved, here is something. And I want

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you to get every word that I say very distinctly.

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Because this is most important. By the Holy Spirit,

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we are quickened. We are sealed. We are given

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an earnest. The Holy Spirit is most important.

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The person of the Holy Spirit is most important.

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For by Him, the Scripture says, we are quickened.

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We are sealed. We are given an earnest. I read

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from the first chapter of Ephesians, the 13th

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verse, in whom also after that ye believed, ye

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were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.

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Now, the seal is a mark of ownership. We become

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God's property when we accept Christ. And God

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marks us as His own. Oh, salvation is marvelous.

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That glorious new birth experience. That moment

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when you and I accept Christ as our Savior. That

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transaction between the individual and Almighty

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God. When the kingdom of God comes within us,

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when the seed of our affection, our soul, knows

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that marvelous transformation, we automatically

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become God's property. We become heirs of God.

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We are adopted of the Father. At that moment,

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the Holy Spirit places upon us the mark of ownership.

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Ye are sealed with that Holy Spirit. Let me give

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you something that is very practical and something

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that probably will illustrate what I'm trying

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to say. In the cattle country, or where they

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raise sheep, They call it branding. And the owner

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of those little calves will put his brand upon

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their flesh. We call it branding. And immediately,

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when anyone in that territory sees that brand

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upon that little calf, they know to whom that

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one belongs. They know that... Someone owns that

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little calf. Paul said, I bear in my body the

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marks of the Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, I know there

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are those who try to interpret that and say that

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he was talking about the marks of persecution,

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the marks of suffering. I do not believe for

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one minute. When Paul said, I bear branded in

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my body the marks of the Lord Jesus Christ, he

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meant exactly the same thing that... He was talking

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about here in the first chapter of Ephesians.

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Ye are sealed with that Holy Ghost. The seal,

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that mark of ownership, is placed on that one

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who has been born again. God has placed the mark

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of ownership upon us. We are sealed with a seal,

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that of a living person. Oh, to me, that's thrilling.

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To me, that is the most glorious thing in the

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world. That's the reason I must be very careful

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how I live. When I walk down the street, I must

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be very careful what I do. I bear the seal. I

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bear the mark of ownership of the Lord Jesus

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Christ. And the world has every right to expect

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something from this life of mine. Something different.

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than that of that someone who does not bear that

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mark of ownership. Oh, I wish I could go on for

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hours and talk to you regarding this marvelous

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ownership. But let's go a little deeper. Is that

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all? No. Not only are we sealed by the Holy Ghost,

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but we are sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.

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Now watch it. The spirit of promise. He is the

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promise of better things. Oh, let me read it

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to you. In 1 John, the third chapter. Behold,

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what manner of love the Father hath bestowed

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upon us that we should be called the sons of

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God. Therefore, the world knows us not because

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it knew him not. Beloved. Now are we the sons

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of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall

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be. But we know that when he shall appear, we

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shall be like him, for we shall see him as he

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is. We can only know in part. that which is our

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full inheritance in Christ Jesus. We only see

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a glimpse. The Holy Spirit is the promise of

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better things. One day we shall be unwrapped.

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The giving of the Holy Spirit is the earnest,

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believe me, and earnest is a down payment. It

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is a pledge of good faith. And the Holy Spirit

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is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption

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of the purchased possessions unto the praise

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of His glory. Remember something. Our redemption

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is not perfected at the time of our salvation.

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Our redemption is perfected. Redemption will

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be perfected when we stand in His glorious presence

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with bodies even like unto His body. Then and

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then only will our redemption be perfected. Until

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that time, the giving of the Holy Ghost is an

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earnest, the down payment, the pledge. of his

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good faith. Thank God. Amen.