## translationWords * [[en:tw:believe]] * [[en:tw:christ]] * [[en:tw:goodnews]] * [[en:tw:holyspirit]] * [[en:tw:inherit]] * [[en:tw:redeem]] * [[en:tw:save]] * [[en:tw:wordoftruth]] ## translationNotes * **It was by Christ that you also heard the word of truth** - Alternate translation: "it was through believing in Christ that you heard that you were saved by him" * **the gospel of your salvation by Christ** - "Christ is the gospel of your salvation" * **in whom you also have believed** - <b>in whom you also have believed</b> "and you also have believed in Christ" * ** were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit** - </b> were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit</b> As wax was placed on a letter and impressed with a symbol representing who sent the letter, God sealed our salvation with the Holy Spirit signifying his ownership of us. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor]]) * **the spirit is the guarantee** - "The Holy Spirit is a pledge." God gave us the holy spirit as a promise of his gift of eternal life at the proper time. * **our redemption of the possession** - God has purchased us to be his own people. Alternate translation: "that is, that God forgives us and accepts us as his own people."