5:10-13 What profound truth is highlighted here?
5:10-13 What profound truth is highlighted here?
The profound truth highlighted here is that one can be saved, and know it.
When Christians walk in complete surrender to the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, the assurance of their salvation is sealed by the witness of the Holy Spirit within them.
God has given the Holy Spirit to believers in this present life as the pledge for their future resurrection and eternal inheritance in Christ (cp Ro 8:23; 2Cor 1:20-22; 5:1-5; Eph 4:9-14; 1Pe 1:1-5).
Earnest (KJV), where used in those scriptures, means pledge, guarantee, deposit. The Holy Spirit is God's "down-payment" on our future resurrection. (See also comments on 2Cor 1:21-22, 5:5, Eph 1:11-14).