Be sealed with the Holy Spirit: Behind the metaphor in Ephesians 1:13
This study explores the phrase ‘sealed with the Holy Spirit’ of Ephesians 1:13 as a metaphor, which relates the status of the recipients with the seal. Past studies view that the metaphor teaches about covenant or unity in God’s protection, assurance, and ownership. This study hypothesises that the...
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| author | Robby I. Chandra Agustinus M.L. Batlajery A. Christian Jonch |
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| description | This study explores the phrase ‘sealed with the Holy Spirit’ of Ephesians 1:13 as a metaphor, which relates the status of the recipients with the seal. Past studies view that the metaphor teaches about covenant or unity in God’s protection, assurance, and ownership. This study hypothesises that the author uses metaphor to address the recipients who have a deeper sentiment with a seal meaning they are both Jewish and Gentile Christians but especially those who are slaves. The study combines the Ephesians’ background, lexical, and exegetical analyses with the cognitive-linguistic metaphor exploration. The result shows that the metaphor ‘seal’ is closely related to the personal experience of the Gentile Christians especially the slaves more than to others as it teaches that the endowment with the Spirit makes them worthy and united in the same identity as God’s chosen people.
Contribution: This article seeks to contribute to the ongoing challenges that Indonesian Christians face in manifesting their unity because of their diverse cultural or historical backgrounds as part of a formerly colonialised nation especially those who are underprivileged and live in rural areas. By recognising that God has redeemed, endowed them with the Holy Spirit, and united with each other, they are free from various status bondages, especially as a minority group among the largest Muslim population in the world. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0db56bc865194ab5aef7109aa4cba7bb2023-12-04T08:05:38ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies0259-94222072-80502023-11-01792e1e810.4102/hts.v79i2.93085817Be sealed with the Holy Spirit: Behind the metaphor in Ephesians 1:13Robby I. Chandra0Agustinus M.L. Batlajery1A. Christian Jonch2Faculty of Theology, Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Cipanas, CipanasFaculty of Theology, Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku (UKIM), AmbonFaculty of Theology, Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Cipanas, Cipanas, Indonesia; and Faculty of Theology Sekolah Tinggi Teologi IMAN Jakarta, JakartaThis study explores the phrase ‘sealed with the Holy Spirit’ of Ephesians 1:13 as a metaphor, which relates the status of the recipients with the seal. Past studies view that the metaphor teaches about covenant or unity in God’s protection, assurance, and ownership. This study hypothesises that the author uses metaphor to address the recipients who have a deeper sentiment with a seal meaning they are both Jewish and Gentile Christians but especially those who are slaves. The study combines the Ephesians’ background, lexical, and exegetical analyses with the cognitive-linguistic metaphor exploration. The result shows that the metaphor ‘seal’ is closely related to the personal experience of the Gentile Christians especially the slaves more than to others as it teaches that the endowment with the Spirit makes them worthy and united in the same identity as God’s chosen people. Contribution: This article seeks to contribute to the ongoing challenges that Indonesian Christians face in manifesting their unity because of their diverse cultural or historical backgrounds as part of a formerly colonialised nation especially those who are underprivileged and live in rural areas. By recognising that God has redeemed, endowed them with the Holy Spirit, and united with each other, they are free from various status bondages, especially as a minority group among the largest Muslim population in the world.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/9308holy spiritsealunitymetaphorslavesbondage. |
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| title | Be sealed with the Holy Spirit: Behind the metaphor in Ephesians 1:13 |
| title_full | Be sealed with the Holy Spirit: Behind the metaphor in Ephesians 1:13 |
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