FreeGrace2 said:
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Rom 11:29 says that the gifts of God are irrevocable.
But I'm glad you bring up "sealed". Thank you. This is what the Bible says about being sealed:
Eph 1:13,14
13 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,
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who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.
Notice, too, that Paul tells his audience (including us today) "WHEN you heard", "WHEN you believed" and "you WERE marked in Him with a seal". Please notice the tense here. It's not the misguided notion of a present tense that requires ongoing action in order for the results (salvation, sealing) to continue. No. Paul describes hearing, believing, and sealing as actions in the past.
So far, you still haven't proven from Scripture with clearly stated verses that salvation can be lost, for any reason.
They trusted, they heard, they believed, they were guaranteed with that Holy Spirit of PROMISE of our INHERITANCE.
Then all that is told is, to add to what they had, the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, their eyes then being enlightened.....
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of PROMISE,
14 Which is the earnest of our INHERITANCE until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
For those believers to not be together with unbelievers, to come out and be separate from the unbelievers, for God to be our Father.
Having those precious PROMISES, the believers be not slothful, but to follow with patience to INHERIT the PROMISES.
Abraham, after he had patiently endured, INHERITED ( obtained) THE PROMISES..
2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
2 Corinthians 7:1 HAVING THEREFORE THESE PROMISES, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Hebrews 6:12 That ye BE NOT SLOTHFUL, but followers of them who THROUGH FAITH AND PATIENCE INHERIT THE PROMISES.
13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
WE ARE GIVEN THESE EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES, to be partaker of the divine nature.
Giving all diligence, add to faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, kindness, charity, to never be unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ ( His promises inherited by the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ and patience to inherit as seen in Abraham)..
2 Peter 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
4 Whereby are given unto us EXCEEDING GREAT AND PRECIOUS PROMISES: that BY THESE YE MIGHT BE PARTAKERS OF THE DIVINE NATURE, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.