Is it normal for children of wealthy parents to expect an inheritance?
Yes, it is normal and not wrong. When parents have wealth, their children naturally expect an inheritance; that is the ordinary relationship. Scripture uses this to illustrate that believers, as children of God, are heirs and joint heirs with Christ, though suffering with Him precedes being glorified together.
Les teaches that when parents have wealth, their children wait for their inheritance, and that this is normal with nothing wrong with it. The relationship is that when parents have wealth, the kids have an inheritance. He then applies this to believers: if we are children of God, it follows that we are heirs, heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ. Being a joint heir means everything is equal; you are not just going to get a little handout, because everything that is Christ's is ours. Les says this is mind-boggling, but it is the promises, and we take it by faith. He also notes there is a price: if we suffer with Him, we may be also glorified together. In America, believers really do not know what it is to suffer for their faith, though opposition may be growing, but in many areas of the world tonight there is intense persecution, with thousands of believers losing their life every day for their faith.