In whom have we obtained an inheritance?
We have obtained an inheritance in Christ, with whom we are joint heirs. Scripture teaches that if we are children of God, we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. This inheritance is in Him, for we are now children of God.
Les teaches from Ephesians chapter 1 that in Christ, with whom we are joint heirs, we have obtained an inheritance. He connects this to Romans 8, where the promise is that if we suffer, we will one day enjoy all the glory of it, and that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. This is part and parcel of our salvation experience: we are now children of God, and if children, then heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ. It all fits together. In whom also, that is in Christ, we have obtained an inheritance.
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
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Who is Paul writing to in Ephesians 1:11 when he says 'we have obtained an inheritance'?
In Ephesians 1:11 Paul is writing to Gentiles, so when he says 'we have obtained an inheritance' he means that Gentiles now have obtained an inheritance in Christ, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will.
What does 'in whom' mean in Ephesians 1:11 and what have we obtained?
In Ephesians 1:11 the phrase 'in whom' again means in Christ, and it is in Him that we as members of the body of Christ have obtained an inheritance.