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Originally Posted by Ronzo
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ἀῤῥαβών
arrhabōn
ar-hrab-ohn'
Of Hebrew origin [H6162]; a pledge, that is, part of the purchase money or property given in advance as security for the rest: - earnest.
H6162
ערבון
‛ărâbôn
ar-aw-bone'
From H6148 (in the sense of exchange); a pawn (given as security): - pledge.
H6148
ערב
‛ârab
aw-rab'
A primitive root; to braid, that is, intermix; technically to traffic (as if by barter); also to give or be security (as a kind of exchange): - engage, (inter-) meddle (with), mingle (self), mortgage, occupy, give pledges, be (-come, put in) surety, undertake.
It's a seal.
Now... the root of the question here isn't what you allude to. The root is "when does the Holy Ghost seal a believer?".
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No actually, the root of my question was just what I asked. Can one be saved, i.e. ready for heaven, without the Holy Spirit of Promise?
Act 2:38 is about receiving the promise of the Spirit, which is the earnest of our inheritance. My question is, can you be saved without this gift?