Inheritance

Q: Does the Bible refer to an “inheritance”? If so, is it similar to the world’s? Who are the heirs? Who is the benefactor? A: The Bible teaches “inheritance”. * The world’s “inheritance” is for the soul to receive worldly goods, given from another human being, commonly after the death of the benefactor. * The Bible’s “inheritance” is for the soul to receive all heavenly things; only after the death of the beneficiary and judgment of the soul. *** The Bible IS a written “will”!! ——————————————————————————————————————— *Who are the beneficiaries of the “inheritance”? - Acts 20:32 “And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.” - Colossians 1:12 “Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:” - Colossians 3:24 “Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” -——————————————————————————————————————— *The earnest of the “inheritance” has been deposited - Ephesians 1:13 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,” - Ephesians 1:14 “Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.” ——————————————————————————————————————— *Our “inheritance” is a lively hope - 1st Peter 1:3 “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” - 1st Peter 1:4 “To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,” ——————————————————————————————————————— *Who are NOT heirs of the “inheritance”? - Colossians 3:25 “But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.” - Ephesians 5:5 “For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.” - END - Inheritance #churchofchrist #cyberchurchofchrist web: cyberchurchofchrist.org email: [email protected]