Set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come — God's seal (sphragizō) marks Christians as his possession, a metaphor from commercial contracts and imperial stamps. The Spirit (arrhabon, earnest money/down payment) functions as divine pledge that future glory is secured. This treasury of the Spirit is both present possession and future guarantee.

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