What is our Inheritance?

[Marilyn C]

What is our Inheritance?

We know that Christ has redeemed us and is sanctifying us and making us like unto Himself, however, what is our inheritance?

With scriptures, please.

 

[Douggg]

What is our Inheritance?

We know that Christ has redeemed us and is sanctifying us and making us like unto Himself, however, what is our inheritance?

With scriptures, please.

INHERIT IN THE BIBLE

See 'inherit' instances in the King James Version (KJV).

www.kingjamesbibleonline.org

 

[Douggg]

I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold
I'd rather be His than have riches untold
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or land
I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand

Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today

I'd rather have Jesus than worldly applause
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause
I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame
Yes, I'd rather be true to His holy name

Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today

 

[Maria Billingsley]

What is our Inheritance?

We know that Christ has redeemed us and is sanctifying us and making us like unto Himself, however, what is our inheritance?

With scriptures, please.

1 Peter 1:3-4
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,"

 

[NewLifeInChristJesus]

What is our Inheritance?

We know that Christ has redeemed us and is sanctifying us and making us like unto Himself

Hmmm... I know I'm redeemed and that one day I will be like Him. But I find it hard to say that now, nearly 50 years after my salvation, I am any closer to being like Jesus than I was the day I was saved. I think the matter of progressive sanctification is most easily resolved when we consider that the old man is corrupt and cannot be reformed (requiring grace) and that the new man is "created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness" (Eph 4:22-24).

, however, what is our inheritance?

With scriptures, please.

Read this passage...

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.​

6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.​

10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.​

[The New King James Version (1 Pe 1:3–12). (1982). Thomas Nelson.]​

To me, "the inheritance" relates to these things I have underlined above. We see glimpses of what's to come when we observe the genuineness of our own faith in Christ that is tried by fire and our deep love for Him that causes us to "rejoince with joy inexpressible and full of glory". These things are inside us because we have Jesus, the Creator and our Savior, living in our hearts and, as a result, the new man has been made in His image and is one spirit with Him (1 Cor 6:17). The prophets wrote about these things happening to us, but they never experienced it themselves. And the angels look at Christ living in us and us being one spirit with Him and they are filled with wonder, not knowing how this is possible and what it might mean. But we experience it.

3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. (1 Jn 3:1–3)​

This passage is related. We are His children (i.e., His offspring) right now. We know that we "will be like Him" one day and that we will "see Him as He is". But we don't know exactly what it means that "we shall be like Him" because God has not yet revealed those details to anyone. Therefore, what awaits us (i.e., our inderitance) is for now simply a sure hope that has yet to be revealed.

 

[NewLifeInChristJesus]

I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold
I'd rather be His than have riches untold
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or land
I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand

Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today

I'd rather have Jesus than worldly applause
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause
I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame
Yes, I'd rather be true to His holy name

Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today

I recognize the lyrics but have forgotten the tune. I may look it up to refresh my memory.

Found it! Thanks.

George Beverly Shae

 

[Douggg]

I recognize the lyrics but have forgotten the tune. I may look it up to refresh my memory.

Found it! Thanks.

George Beverly Shae

"I'd rather have Jesus" song by another performer - Jim Reeves on You Tube - is my favorite.

 

[RandyPNW]

What is our Inheritance?

We know that Christ has redeemed us and is sanctifying us and making us like unto Himself, however, what is our inheritance?

With scriptures, please.

We are promised the earth.
Matt 5.5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

From the beginning God gave Man, male and female, the entire earth.

Gen 1.28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

I know some have said that Man forfeited the earth when he sinned. That isn't true. It's just that he placed himself under Divine judgment, which would remove him from the earth unless he found a means of reconciliation with God and redemption from his sinful life.

The promise was given to Abraham that a family of peoples, beginning with Israel, would come to inherit the earth via the redemption that we now know came through Christ.

Gen 17.5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

 

[Spiritual Jew]

What is our Inheritance?

We know that Christ has redeemed us and is sanctifying us and making us like unto Himself, however, what is our inheritance?

With scriptures, please.

I'm going to just copy and paste the same answer I gave on another forum where you asked this same question.

Eternal life with immortal bodies in the kingdom of God prepared for us from the foundation of the world which will be in the new heavens and new earth.

1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:....46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

 

[Clare73]

What is our Inheritance?

We know that Christ has redeemed us and is sanctifying us and making us like unto Himself, however, what is our inheritance?

With scriptures, please.

We are co-heirs with Christ (Ro 8:17). . .we inherit what he inherits.

 

[Marilyn C]

INHERIT IN THE BIBLE

See 'inherit' instances in the King James Version (KJV).

www.kingjamesbibleonline.org

Hi Douggg,

Thank you for all those scriptures on `inherit,` however not all are for us. Would you like to just have those for US, the Body of Christ?

 

[Marilyn C]

Hmmm... I know I'm redeemed and that one day I will be like Him. But I find it hard to say that now, nearly 50 years after my salvation, I am any closer to being like Jesus than I was the day I was saved. I think the matter of progressive sanctification is most easily resolved when we consider that the old man is corrupt and cannot be reformed (requiring grace) and that the new man is "created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness" (Eph 4:22-24).

Read this passage...

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.​

6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.​

10 Of this salvation the prophets have inquired and searched carefully, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11 searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.​

[The New King James Version (1 Pe 1:3–12). (1982). Thomas Nelson.]​

To me, "the inheritance" relates to these things I have underlined above. We see glimpses of what's to come when we observe the genuineness of our own faith in Christ that is tried by fire and our deep love for Him that causes us to "rejoince with joy inexpressible and full of glory". These things are inside us because we have Jesus, the Creator and our Savior, living in our hearts and, as a result, the new man has been made in His image and is one spirit with Him (1 Cor 6:17). The prophets wrote about these things happening to us, but they never experienced it themselves. And the angels look at Christ living in us and us being one spirit with Him and they are filled with wonder, not knowing how this is possible and what it might mean. But we experience it.

3:1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. 2 Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. (1 Jn 3:1–3)​

This passage is related. We are His children (i.e., His offspring) right now. We know that we "will be like Him" one day and that we will "see Him as He is". But we don't know exactly what it means that "we shall be like Him" because God has not yet revealed those details to anyone. Therefore, what awaits us (i.e., our inderitance) is for now simply a sure hope that has yet to be revealed.

Very good comments and will help all reading. Thank you.

 

[Marilyn C]

We are co-heirs with Christ (Ro 8:17). . .we inherit what he inherits.

I agree Clare. Thank you for your reply.

 

[Marilyn C]

We are promised the earth.
Matt 5.5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

From the beginning God gave Man, male and female, the entire earth.

Gen 1.28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

I know some have said that Man forfeited the earth when he sinned. That isn't true. It's just that he placed himself under Divine judgment, which would remove him from the earth unless he found a means of reconciliation with God and redemption from his sinful life.

The promise was given to Abraham that a family of peoples, beginning with Israel, would come to inherit the earth via the redemption that we now know came through Christ.

Gen 17.5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

Hi Randy,

Thank you for replying, however do you realize that none of those scriptures are for US, the Body of Christ? Would you like to post scriptures for the Body of Christ`s inheritance?

 

[Marilyn C]

I'm going to just copy and paste the same answer I gave on another forum where you asked this same question.

Eternal life with immortal bodies in the kingdom of God prepared for us from the foundation of the world which will be in the new heavens and new earth.

1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:....46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Good idea, SJ,

Yes I like to see what people are thinking across many areas.

1 Cor. 15: 50 & 51 is a good scripture.

Matt. 25: 31 refers to the Lord separating the earthly nations after the trib. We, the Body of Christ are not there then.

2 Peter 3: 13 is good but doesn`t actually tell us where our inheritance is - new heavens or new earth?

 

[RandyPNW]

Hi Randy,

Thank you for replying, however do you realize that none of those scriptures are for US, the Body of Christ? Would you like to post scriptures for the Body of Christ`s inheritance?

The way I read it all of those Scriptures do apply for us! The creation account, to give us dominion on earth, is for us because we are human. The reconciliation process promised to Abraham was to begin with Israel but was specifically targeted at many nations. That also would be us. We are all members of various nations and have been reconciled through Christ.

I'm not sure how you believe these Scriptures don't apply to us unless it is that they were given before Christ came? Paul interpreted the Abrahamic promises as something fulfilled through Christ.

Gal 3.7 Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. 8 Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” 9 So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

If you have faith in Christ, you are one of the many children of Abraham, and have been reconciled through Christ to God. Therefore, the original promise to Man, male and female, to inherit the earth has come to you and to all the children of Abraham who enter into God's family through faith.

Clearly, the original promise to Man was the inheritance of the earth. Not only so, but this inheritance was to include the blessings of God showing His favor towards us.

An example of God's favor was given under the Law to Israel even before they were fully reconciled to God. They were to enjoy abundance and health wherever they want, and would enjoy productivity, with God dwelling permanently in their midst.

 

[Spiritual Jew]

Good idea, SJ,

Yes I like to see what people are thinking across many areas.

1 Cor. 15: 50 & 51 is a good scripture.

Matt. 25: 31 refers to the Lord separating the earthly nations after the trib. We, the Body of Christ are not there then.

No, it refers to the Lord separating individuals into two groups that are called the sheep and the goats. The sheep are the body of Christ because the body of Christ are those who belong to Jesus and that is what Jesus said about His sheep as well (see John 10). The sheep (body of Christ) will inherit eternal life in the kingdom of God when Jesus returns. That is what is portrayed in Matthew 25:31-46.

2 Peter 3: 13 is good but doesn`t actually tell us where our inheritance is - new heavens or new earth?

Just go by what it says instead of allowing doctrinal bias to change the text. It says our inheritance will be the new heavens AND the new earth.

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens AND a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Peter clearly said that we (Christians) look to inherit new heavens AND a new earth. There is no basis at all for asking whether our inheritance is the new heavens or the new earth when Peter indicated we, according to the promise of Christ's coming, look for both new heavens and a new earth. Don't try to limit what God has in store for us.

 

[RandyPNW]

No, it refers to the Lord separating individuals into two groups that are called the sheep and the goats. The sheep are the body of Christ because the body of Christ are those who belong to Jesus and that is what Jesus said about His sheep as well (see John 10). The sheep (body of Christ) will inherit eternal life in the kingdom of God when Jesus returns. That is what is portrayed in Matthew 25:31-46.


Just go by what it says instead of allowing doctrinal bias to change the text. It says our inheritance will be the new heavens AND the new earth.

2 Peter 3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens AND a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Peter clearly said that we (Christians) look to inherit new heavens AND a new earth. There is no basis at all for asking whether our inheritance is the new heavens or the new earth when Peter indicated we, according to the promise of Christ's coming, look for both new heavens and a new earth. Don't try to limit what God has in store for us.

Totally agree. However, it may depend on the way in which we inherit the universe. It may be a bit much for humans to declare themselves inheritors of the universe, or masters of all space!

So, as I see it, we do inherit both heavens and earth. However, earth is really our dominion, or the place we are to subdue or extract produce from. The heavens we inherit as a sort of umbrella over our earth, so that evil angels no longer wander through the heavens, or even in our atmosphere, threatening to assault us in some way.

This is how I think we inherit the heavens, as a safe environment for our planet, which is really our eternal home. Whether or not we will penetrate farther into the heavens, to inhabit other planets, I don't know? I just know we were given earth as our home.

New Jerusalem, however, reaches all the way up past our atmosphere into space. So there may be an element of inhabiting parts of space, as well. Wonderful to contemplate these things!

 

[Jamdoc]

What is our Inheritance?

We know that Christ has redeemed us and is sanctifying us and making us like unto Himself, however, what is our inheritance?

With scriptures, please.

Everything.
Literally everything.
The entire recreated Universe.

Revelation 21

1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

 

[Jamdoc]

Hi Randy,

Thank you for replying, however do you realize that none of those scriptures are for US, the Body of Christ? Would you like to post scriptures for the Body of Christ`s inheritance?

They are though.

Hard dispensationalism is error.

Romans 11.
We are grafted in to Israel.

The Church does not replace Israel, but it is also not wholly separate either. We're grafted in. We're a part of it, we're coheirs to the promises made to Israel.
Our ultimate destiny is shared.