ἐκληρώθημεν (we were made an inheritance); συγκληρονόμα (fellow-allotted ones)
Eph.1:11-14, 18; 3:6
Whereas Colossians mentions the inheritance that believers receive (3:24), Ephesians places the emphasis upon the inheritance God receives. In verses eleven, fourteen, and eighteen of chapter one, Paul reveals this reality to his readers. Believers are made an inheritance (ἐκληρὠθημεν, v 11; τἢς κληρονομἰας ήμὢν, v 14) and are sealed as such by the Holy Spirit. Though these texts are often translated as though believers are those receiving the inheritance, they ought to be Read the rest of this entry »
As Paul works to encourage believers in Rome to recognize and appreciate their unity in Christ, he identifies the reality that we as believers, those who have received adoption by the Spirit, share in the inheritance of Christ (Rom. 8:17)