## 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** - AT: "it was through believing in Christ that you heard that you were saved by him"
* **the gospel of your salvation by Christ** - AT: "Christ is the gospel of your salvation"
* **in whom you also have believed** - AT: "and you also have believed in Christ"
* ** were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit** - 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** - God gave us the Holy Spirit as a promise of his gift of eternal life at the proper time. AT: "the Holy Spirit is a pledge"
* **our redemption of the possession** - God has purchased us to be his own people. AT: "that is, that God forgives us and accepts us as his own people"