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25. SONSHIP ESSENTIAL. A change of status from that of a servant to being a fully accepted son and heir of God through the Lord Jesus Christ. Once again we are facing evidence of the high calling in Christ Jesus. The depths of the promises that the Lord has made to those who are His sons is absolutely immeasurable. It is utterly staggering the inheritance that has been prepared for those who are sons. Gal. 4:27 There is no limit, no end to the riches and possessions of the Lord and they are all to be shared with His family. A situation of share and share alike. All who have been born of the Spirit are the sons of the Lord through faith in Christ. Gal. 3:27 Belonging to Christ is the assurance that we are of the seed of Abraham and therefore partakers of the eternal inheritance that He has prepared for His own. Gal. 3:29
THE DEATH OF CHRIST ACTIVATED THE TESTAMENT OR COVENANT. The covenant or contract has been brought unto effect by the death of the testator, the Lord Jesus. Its promises or covenant required the death of the one who had made the will. At His demise the full impact of the will or covenant promises were established and exercised. Every portion, every promise is now in full operation. Nothing is being withheld, every promise is available. Heb. 9:16-17 The blood of Christ, the only blood of redemption, is our assurance that all that had been promised has been obtained for us. His blood, is the blood of the eternal, the everlasting covenant. Heb. 13:20 All those who trusted in the covenant made with Moses may only be redeemed by the precious blood of the Lord Jesus. There is absolutely no other way of salvation. Because Jesus is the only mediator those under the Law may only receive their inheritance through Him. Every person, from earth, who is privileged to spend their eternity in Heaven will do so through the virtue and power of the shed blood of the Christ of God. Heb. 9:15
JOINT-HEIRS. Totally equal. coheirs, who receive in common. Fellow-heirs, inheriting together. What an astonishing act of the Lord, making His loved ones to receive all that He has received. There is no limit to the inheritance that is received through Christ. He has been appointed by His Father to be the heir of all things. Heb. 1:2 No good gift is withheld from a people who will truly walk with the Lord. Here is revealed the marvelous purpose of the Lord in calling forth a redeemed generation who will be privileged to bear the precise likeness of the Lord Jesus. He is designate as the firstborn and it is stated that there will be many brethren or those who are of identical spiritual status. Rom. 8:29 The invitation is extended to all, who will meet the divine requisite, to have a part and to sit with Him in the Throne of the Lord. Rev. 3:21 There is no limit to the promises which make up the will of the Lord and its result in our receiving our inheritance in Him. The generosity of the Lord is overwhelming. His promise are far greater than what we have ever imagined. What a tremendous present and future the church has in Him.