Yes—being a joint heir with Christ means that because you are a child of God, everything that belongs to Christ is yours, and what is yours is His.
Les Feldick teaches that Scripture says believers are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. He explains this as a co-equal relationship, like a husband and wife who share everything. This position is given at salvation to those who are genuinely children of God.
Romans 8:16-17 — This is the key passage Les uses to show that children of God are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ.
Ephesians 1:11 — This verse shows that believers have obtained an inheritance in Christ, which Les directly ties to being joint heirs.
Romans 8:15 — This verse provides the Spirit-of-adoption context that makes believers cry 'Abba, Father,' leading to the joint-heir relationship.
In Romans 8:15-17, Scripture describes the believer's adoption into God's family. It says the Spirit of adoption causes us to cry, 'Abba, Father,' and that the Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God. The passage then draws the direct conclusion: if children, then heirs—heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ. Ephesians 1:11 adds that in Christ we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of His own will. This is the scriptural foundation for understanding that believers share in what belongs to Christ.
Les Feldick teaches that at the moment of genuine salvation, God declares the believer a full son of the Father and a joint heir with Christ [Clip 1]. He says most believers have no idea this is true, and he calls it 'awesome' and beyond human comprehension [Clip 1]. Les explains joint heirship using the law: for a husband and wife who are joint heirs, what is his is hers and what is hers is his—they are co-equal [Clips 1, 3, 5]. Applying this to Christ, everything that belongs to Christ is going to be ours, and what is ours is to be regarded as His [Clip 1]. This is not a reward for good behavior but a position God gives through salvation and adoption: we are born into God's family by the Holy Spirit, and then another act of God places us as full heirs [Clips 4, 5]. Les also stresses that this security belongs only to those who have genuinely believed the gospel, not to people who merely followed a church procedure [Clip 0]. And because Christ will never die, believers will be joint heirs with Him forever [Clip 7].
Scripture directly answers the question in Romans 8:16-17. The Spirit bears witness that we are the children of God, and because we are children, we are heirs—heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. Ephesians 1:11 confirms that believers have obtained an inheritance in Christ, predestinated according to God's purpose.
Les uses the illustration of a husband and wife who are joint heirs under the law. What belongs to one belongs to the other—they are co-equal. He applies that to the believer and Christ: one day everything that is Christ's will be ours, and what is ours is to be His. He also says a joint heir is not just an ordinary heir down the line who hopes for a little bit of the inheritance; a joint heir has equality.
Les teaches that at salvation we are born into God's family by the work of the Holy Spirit, but there is another act of God that places us as a full-grown son and full heir. Romans 8:15 says we have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, 'Abba, Father.' This adoption is what makes the joint-heir relationship possible.
Romans 8:17 mentions suffering with Christ as part of being glorified together. Les emphasizes that the security of the joint-heir relationship belongs to those who have genuinely believed the gospel. People who merely walked an aisle or repeated routines are not necessarily genuinely saved, but for a true believer there is no condemnation and the relationship cannot be undone.
Les points out that in normal joint heirship, if one party dies, the other inherits everything. But Christ is never going to die and pass off the scene, so believers will be joint heirs with Him forever. This is the position God predetermined for believers from the beginning, as taught in Ephesians 1:11.
Genuine Salvation and Eternal Security
Les makes it clear that only those who have genuinely believed are children of God, so joint heirship is secure for them alone.
Joint Heirs Share Everything With Christ
Les teaches that at the moment of salvation God declares us full sons and joint heirs with Christ, meaning everything that is His will be ours.
Predestinated to Joint Heirship
Les connects being a joint heir to God's predestination, saying believers were placed in this position from day one.
Children, Heirs, and Joint Heirs
Les explains Romans 8:16-17, showing that because believers are children of God, they are heirs and joint heirs with Christ.
Adoption as Full Sons
Les teaches that adoption places believers equal to a full-grown son, making them joint heirs with Jesus Christ.
Born by the Spirit, Placed as Full Heir
Les distinguishes being born into God's family by the Holy Spirit from the act of adoption that makes us full heirs.
Suffer With Him, Glorified Together
Les ties joint heirship to the promise that if we suffer with Christ, we will also be glorified together.
Joint Heirship Forever
Les points out that since Christ never dies, believers remain joint heirs with Him forever.
Romans 8:15: For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
This verse establishes the Spirit of adoption that makes believers children of God.
Romans 8:16: The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
This is the direct witness that believers are already children of God, present tense.
Romans 8:17: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
This is the central verse that defines believers as joint-heirs with Christ.
Ephesians 1:11: 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:
This verse shows that the believer's inheritance in Christ is part of God's predetermined purpose.
Les Feldick teaches that everyone who is genuinely saved is a child of God and therefore an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ. This is not earned but is given through salvation and adoption.
Les explains that joint heirship means co-equality: what is His is ours and what is ours is His. He says the Bible tells us that everything that is Christ's is going to be ours.
Les says that once a person has genuinely entered into this relationship by salvation, it cannot be changed. He is a firm believer in eternal security only for those who have been genuinely saved.
No. Les points out that Christ is never going to die and pass off the scene, so believers will be joint heirs with Him forever.
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