Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5650 Human relationships » 5703 inheritance » 5705 inheritance, spiritual
Believers are privileged to receive a spiritual inheritance from their heavenly Father as a result of their adoption into the family of God through faith.
Believers have an inheritance in Christ
Jesus Christ as God's heir
Hebrews 1:2 See also Matthew 21:37-39 pp Mark 12:6-8 pp Luke 20:13-15; Matthew 28:18; Luke 19:12; John 3:35; Hebrews 1:4-6; Psalm 2:7-8
Believers are co-heirs with Christ
Romans 8:17 See also Ephesians 3:6
Believers are heirs under the covenant
Hebrews 6:17; Hebrews 9:15
Believers are heirs by grace
Galatians 3:18 See also Acts 20:32; Colossians 1:12
Believers are heirs through faith
Galatians 3:29 See also Romans 4:13-17; Hebrews 11:7-10
The nature of the spiritual inheritance of believers
They inherit salvation
Hebrews 1:14
They inherit eternal life
See also Matthew 19:29; Luke 10:25; Titus 3:7; 1 Peter 3:7
They have the full rights of sons
Galatians 4:4-7
They have the rights of the firstborn
Hebrews 12:22-23 See also Exodus 4:22; 2 Kings 2:9
They inherit the earth
Matthew 5:5 See also Psalm 37:11
They inherit the kingdom
Matthew 25:34 See also Luke 22:28-30; Revelation 3:21
They inherit all things
Luke 15:31; 1 Corinthians 3:21-22; Revelation 21:7
Their inheritance is the word of God
Psalm 119:111
They inherit the Lord himself
Psalm 73:26 See also Numbers 18:20; Deuteronomy 10:9; Psalm 142:5; Jeremiah 10:16; Jeremiah 51:19
It is a good inheritance
Psalm 16:6
The permanence of believers' spiritual inheritance
It has been prepared from the creation
Matthew 25:34
It is guaranteed for eternity
1 Peter 1:3-5 See also Psalm 37:18; Daniel 12:13
It is sealed with God's promise
Ephesians 1:13-14 See also Revelation 7:3; Revelation 9:4
The conditions of spiritual inheritance
It is conditional upon continuing obedience and faith
1 Peter 3:9-12 See also Psalm 34:12-16; Psalm 25:12-13; Psalm 37:11,29,34; Psalm 61:5; Proverbs 28:10; Matthew 5:5; Colossians 3:24; Hebrews 6:12; James 2:5
It is denied to the ungodly
Ephesians 5:5 See also Psalm 37:9,22; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Corinthians 10:1-5; Galatians 5:19-21; Hebrews 3:12-19; Revelation 21:27
See also
2078 Christ, sonship of 5499 reward, divine 6510 salvation 6608 adoption 6640 election, privileges 6644 eternal life 6666 grace 7115 children of God 8020 faith 8265 godliness 9120 eternity 9413 heaven, inheritance
