I thought it would be helpful if I zoomed out from the minutiae of the detailed analysis for a moment to enable you to take in the grandeur of what Paul is writing here. Below are the last few Gems I have written for you. …
Inheritance Gems
Bible Gem 1051 – It’s all Yours Anyway (Luke 15:25-32)
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, and he asked one of the servants what was going on. ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the …
Bible Gem 1045 – It’s not About the Money (Luke 15:13-17)
and he said, “A certain man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. “A few days later this younger son packed …
Bible Gem 995 – An Interruption Seeking a Legal Ruling (Luke 12:13-15)
Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” But He said to him, “Man, who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over you?” Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against …
Bible Gem 632 – An Advanced Pledge (a down payment) of Our Inheritance (Eph 1:14)
who is a pledge given in advance [adjectival relative clause relating to the Spirit] of our inheritance [the first of a series of linked phrases describing the inheritance mentioned before] to the redemption [second in the series] of the purchased possession [third in the series. …
Bible Gem 627 – Some answers to your inheritance questions (Eph 1:11)
in whom [referring back to the source of inheritance we have been given] we also have received an inheritance [the referent of the relative phrase which introduces this statement] determined beforehand [referring to the inheritance just mentioned and the timing of its setting] according to …
Bible Gem 626 – Checking out your inheritance (Eph 1:11)
in whom [referring back to the source of inheritance we have been given] we also have received an inheritance [the referrent of the relative phrase which introduces this statement] determined beforehand [referring to the inheritance just mentioned and the timing of its setting] according to …