Second, by the Spirit's having convicted me to my woeful, guilty, and lost condition. Third, by having had revealed to me the suitability and sufficiency of Christ to meet my desperate case, and by a divinely given faith causing me to lay hold of and rest upon Him as my only hope. Fifth, by the resistance which the new nature makes to the old, causing me to hate sin and loathe myself for it. Failure at this point will most surely and quickly bring a dark cloud over our assurance, causing the Spirit to withhold His witness. Seventh, by giving all diligence to cultivate the Christian graces, and using all legitimate means to this end.
Obedience is the mark and confirmation of one who is truly redeemed.
The security of our election could be called the obligation or covenant of our election. The sprinkling of blood is connected with obedience, not salvation. The chronology of verse two puts the sprinkling subsequent to salvation. The Old Testament reveals only a few occasions when people were sprinkled with blood. It did not happen on the Day of Atonement.