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Inheritances Are For the Living – Brad Jersak

To “Enter/Inherit the Kingdom” The phrase “enter the kingdom” (of God or of heaven) appears in the New Testament 13 times, all but once in the gospel. And we find “inherit the kingdom” used another 5 times, all but once in Paul's writings). Having just read each occurrence again, I was quite surprised at the negativity! We are given lists of who (types of sinners) or what (flesh and blood) cannot enter. We are given “unless” conditions (e.g., becoming childlike, giving away everything, exceeding the righteousness of the Pharisees, being born of water and the Spirit) without which you cannot enter. We are told how ...

Using Up Our Inheritance – Brad Jersak

MY INHERITANCE: During the past year, I received a modest inheritance after my dad, Lloyd Jersak, graduated into the “great cloud of witnesses” (see Hebrews 12). By ‘modest,’ I mean the sum requires me to steward it well if it is to be spent in a meaningful way. Should I invest it in my grandchildren, renovate my study, or use it on a holiday? In any scenario, I was both grateful for the gift and mindful of too easily “using it up.” OUR INHERITANCE: Broadly speaking, Western civilization grossly underestimates the magnitude of the inheritance it received from Jesus and his apostolic progeny. We fail to recognize that many of ...