2Cor 1:21-22 | JFB | STEP | 21. stablisheth us . . . in Christ —that is, in the faith of Christ—in believing in Christ. anointed us —As "Christ" is the "Anointed" (which His name means), so "He hath anointed ( Greek, " chrisas ") us," ministers and believing people alike, with the Spirit ( ). Hence we become "a sweet savor of Christ" ( ).

2 Corinthians 1:21-22

21. stablisheth us . . . in Christ—that is, in the faith of Christ—in believing in Christ.

anointed us—As "Christ" is the "Anointed" (which His name means), so "He hath anointed (Greek, "chrisas") us," ministers and believing people alike, with the Spirit (2Co 1:22; 1Jo 2:20, 27). Hence we become "a sweet savor of Christ" (2Co 2:15).

22. sealed—A seal is a token assuring the possession of property to one; "sealed" here answers to "stablisheth us" (2Co 1:21; 1Co 9:2).

the earnest of the Spirit—that is, the Spirit as the earnest (that is, money given by a purchaser as a pledge for the full payment of the sum promised). The Holy Spirit is given to the believer now as a first instalment to assure him his full inheritance as a son of God shall be his hereafter (Eph 1:13, 14). "Sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession" (Ro 8:23). The Spirit is the pledge of the fulfilment of "all the promises" (2Co 1:20).