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 "question": "What is the biblical teaching on sealing, and what does it mean for a believer's eternal destiny?",
 "answer": "Sealing is the work of the Holy Spirit that assures our eternal destiny. It signifies three things: ownership, security, and safe delivery. In ancient times, a seal was used to identify, secure, and deliver goods safely to their ultimate destination. Similarly, every believer is marked as God's private possession, with His own guarantee of safe delivery. This sealing is rooted in the fact that believers are born again from an imperishable seed of the Word of God (1 Pet. 1:22-23). As a result, salvation is eternal and absolutely secure. The Holy Spirit assures our eternal destiny through sealing (Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30), marking us as God's own possession with His guarantee of safe delivery to our ultimate destination in heaven. This seal is a permanent and irreversible work that guarantees the believer's spiritual power and security, making it impossible for them to lose their salvation or spiritual power due to sin or failure.",
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  "How does God's Holy Spirit guarantee our safe delivery to heaven and secure our salvation?",
  "What is the significance of being marked as God's own possession and having a seal of eternal security?"
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 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
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  "ref": "The Basics — Sealing (canonical doctrine)",
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