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This is reiterated by Paul in Ephesians 1:13-14: | This is reiterated by Paul in Ephesians 1:13-14: | ||
:''And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, | :''And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Eph 1:13–14.</ref> | ||
F.F. Bruce comments on this passage thusly: | F.F. Bruce comments on this passage thusly: |