The difference between “inheritors” and those who don’t qualify?
When our spirit is saved, we receive forgiveness of past sins and deliverance from the penalty of sin through Christ’s blood. When our soul is transformed (saved), we receive deliverance from the power of sin that operates through the world, the flesh, and the devil. And when Christ returns, our body will be saved from the presence of sin.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Romans chapter 6:
11 Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
All Christians live by the Spirit, but not all Christians walk by the Spirit (being “partakers of His Life” and producing fruit). To walk by the Spirit means to put to death the things of the “flesh,” to overcome the temptations of the world and the devil, to be led along the path of sanctification, and to produce fruit.
Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 25:
19 After a long time the Lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them.
20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’
21 His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’
22 He also who had received two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents; look, I have gained two more talents besides them.’
23 His Lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord.’
29 ‘For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have (fruitfulness), even what he has will be taken away.
30 And cast the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
Remember the ones who were not able to inherit:
– Some of the children of the kingdom (Matthew 8:11–12)
– The disobedient servant (Matthew 24:50)
– The five foolish virgins (Matthew 25:12)
– The unfaithful servant (Matthew 25:30)
– The man without the wedding garment (Matthew 22:12)
These passages are all talking about believers! And yet none of these believers “inherited” the Kingdom. They were all in the kingdom, but in some other region, some other place––the darkness outside––and thus, separated from the light of the Lord’s presence.
“Complete” salvation then entails not only a new life brought on by a new Spirit, but also the renewal of every part of our souls as well. This sanctification process is absolutely necessary in order to participate in and inherit the Millennial Kingdom
You and I are accountable for our own actions and fruitfulness.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Hebrews chapter 10:
24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up Love and good works,
Hopefully these latest writings have stirred you up to a greater Love and good works.