DISQUALIFY OR QUALIFY?

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (KJV)
“21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.”
There were some folks trying to discredit Paul’s intentions concerning his itinerary upon his schedule to visit them. It is common to have those who are looking for ways to disqualify us rather than qualify.
However, as believers we should always look for reasons to qualify each other. Therefore, Paul’s defense was not a reaction of defending himself; he took it as an opportunity to defend the consistency and faithfulness of the Spirit living inside us.
It is the Holy Spirit who establishes us in Christ; He brings us to Him, connects us to Him, and He teaches us Him. “Who also sealed us…” what does this mean? It means He marks us as they did in those days with a stamp of wax over a package to be given with the protection that what is inside has not been taken or messed with.
Once we have allowed Jesus inside our living, the Holy Ghost stamps us as a packaged deal. He assures what is inside stays there so when it is delivered it remains. When our accuser seeks to destroy us the seal reminds him of who is inside.
He becomes our earnest for all God has planned for us. Earnest here is of a Hebrew origin and means a pledge, part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest that is to come. (Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary)
This simply means the Holy Spirit is teaching us Jesus and working His character into us. He is our down payment to legally work this work in us, and the stamp is there saying this work on the inside cannot and will not be messed with until it gets to where it is going.
This work is the qualifying we need to exalt in each other and this is what Paul was teaching them. We must not seek to disqualify but rather exalt the qualifying of the work the Holy Ghost is working in us.