An inheritance is something you obtain from someone. We mainly think of parents leaving an inheritance to their children.
- Our inheritance is our reward for doing God’s Will: The Holy Spirit, eternal life and the kingdom (What Does It Mean to Be Children and Heirs of God?).
- We are saints, united in Christ. We will receive our inheritance if we follow Him (What Does It Mean to Be Children and Heirs of God?).
- Ephesians 1: 11 talks about being children and heirs of God. But the predestination part and the according to His plan part seems to imply that this inheritance isn’t automatic (What Does It Mean to Be Children and Heirs of God?).
- We are only His children once we have ABCDed (Jn. 1: 12). We’re not going to get the inheritance if we are not His children (How Can We Find Comfort in Troubling Times?).
Inheritance Customs
- Asking for the inheritance while the father was still alive was a custom for Eastern law of inheritance (The Prodigal Son Leaves Home)
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