Heb 9:15. And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Does anyone know who this phrase is referring to? Are any marked for this "eternal heritage?"
parthens
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02/28/2014 01:31
Re: they which are called?
The 3rd Beatitude: "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."
Webster's 1828 Dictionary --
HER'ITAGE, noun:
1. Inheritance; an estate that passes from an ancestor to an heir by descent or course of law; that which is inherited. In Scot's law, it sometimes signifies immovable estate, in distinction from movable.
2. In Scripture, the saints or people of God are called his heritage, as being claimed by him, and the objects of his special care. 1 Pet.5.
INHER'ITANCE, noun: An estate derived from an ancestor to an heir by succession or in course of law; or an estate which the law casts on a child or other person, as the representative of the deceased ancestor.
1. The reception of an estate by hereditary right, or the descent by which an estate or title is cast on the heir; as, the heir received the estate by inheritance
2. The estate or possession which may descend to an heir, though it has not descended.
And Rachel and Leah answered and said, is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? Genesis 31:14.
3. An estate given or possessed by donation or divine appropriation. Numbers 26:53.
4. That which is possessed or enjoyed.
Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance Psalms 2:8.
Edited by parthens - 03/03/2014 11:04
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03/01/2014 21:58
Re: they which are called?
Does anyone know who this phrase is referring to? Are any marked for this "eternal heritage?"
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Jesus preached the gospel by the wayside. In the good soil the seed sprung up and they thirsted for more of that living water.
In the end we are all called to express God fully, but those who know they need more of the spirit, so to speak, and do something about it, are answering the call.
