In Whom Also We Have Obtained an Inheritance
Our inheritance in heaven is certain and obtained through Christ, who gave Himself for us and accomplished the divine will.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that through Jesus' sacrifice, believers have obtained an inheritance that encompasses all the rights and privileges associated with Him. He explains that while Jesus possesses essential rights as God, He shares His glory and blessings with those who are united with Him. The sermon highlights that our access to heaven, justification, sanctification, and preservation is entirely through Christ, making Him the source of all our spiritual riches. Spurgeon encourages believers to recognize the immeasurable value of their inheritance in Christ, which is beyond human comprehension. Ultimately, he reassures that all things belong to believers because they are in Christ, who is in God.
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When Jesus gave Himself for us, He gave us all the rights and privileges which went with Himself; so that now, although as eternal God, He has essential rights to which no creature may venture to pretend, yet as Jesus, the Mediator, the federal Head of the covenant of grace, He has no heritage apart from us. All the glorious consequences of His obedience unto death are the joint riches of all who are in Him, and on whose behalf He accomplished the divine will. See, He enters into glory, but not for Himself alone, for it is written, "Whither the Forerunner is for us entered."
Heb. 6:20. Does He stand in the presence of God?--"He appears in the presence of God for us." Heb. 9:24. Consider this, believer. You have no right to heaven in yourself: your right lies in Christ. If you are pardoned, it is through His blood; if you are justified, it is through His righteousness; if you are sanctified, it is because He is made of God unto you sanctification; if you shall be kept from falling, it will be because you are preserved in Christ Jesus; and if you are perfected at the last, it will be because you are complete in Him.
Thus Jesus is magnified--for all is in Him and by Him; thus the inheritance is made certain to us--for it is obtained in Him; thus each blessing is the sweeter, and even heaven itself the brighter, because it is Jesus our Beloved "in whom" we have obtained all. Where is the man who shall estimate our divine portion? Weigh the riches of Christ in scales, and His treasure in balances, and then think to count the treasures which belong to the saints. Reach the bottom of Christ's sea of joy, and then hope to understand the bliss which God hath prepared for them that love Him. Overleap the boundaries of Christ's possessions, and then dream of a limit to the fair inheritance of the elect. "All things are yours, for ye are Christ's and Christ is God's."
Sermon Outline
- Jesus' Gift of Inheritance
- Christ as Our Mediator
- The Certainty of Our Inheritance
- All in Christ
- No Limit to Our Blessings
Key Quotes
“Whither the Forerunner is for us entered.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“He appears in the presence of God for us.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“All things are yours, for ye are Christ's and Christ is God's.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- Recognize that your right to heaven is not in yourself, but in Christ.
- Understand that all your blessings come through Christ, who is your Mediator and federal Head of the covenant of grace.
- Trust in the certainty of your salvation, knowing that all things are yours because you are Christ's and Christ is God's.