Thought of the Day June 14, 2019 Our glorious inheritance
Our Glorious Inheritance
What
is our understanding of the concept of inheritance? An inheritance is something
promised to us while a person is living and given to us when a person dies.
According to our tax code, a person can give us a portion of our inheritance
before death, but the full gift comes after death.
The
same is true in our Christian understanding of our Christian inheritance. The
inheritance we have been promised by God comes to us because we are adopted
sons and daughters of God, our Father. Our adoption comes not from being born
naturally, but from being reborn in the saving waters of Baptism. While our
natural birth gives us natural rights and gifts, our regeneration through the
death and resurrection of Jesus, by God’s plan and promise, gives us the gift
of our promised inheritance.
What
is our inheritance as a disciple of Jesus Christ? In Baptism we share in the
divine life of God. If we die in union with God, then we will inherit a share
in God’s life eternally. Our basic inheritance is eternal life with God and all
that comes with it.
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