If We Get Christ, We Get It All

Beloved Kinney,

I was so blessed by the principle from Genesis 25 that, just as Isaac received the full inheritance from his father, we too, by virtue of our union with Christ, share in his inheritance from the Father—the inheritance of all things!

It reminded me of a book I read a few years ago called One with Christ: An Evangelical Theology of Salvation. Listen to what the author says…

“[Evangelical theology has a tendency] to discuss salvation in rather abstract, extrinsic, and
impersonal terms. In textbooks, sermons, and classrooms, salvation is often conceived of as the reception of something Christ has acquired for us rather than as the reception of the living Christ. In other words, salvation is described as a gift to be apprehended rather than the apprehension of the Giver himself. To put yet another way, the gospel is portrayed as the offer of a depersonalized benefit, (e.g., grace, justification, or eternal life) rather than the offer of the very person of Christ (who is himself the grace of God, our justification, and our eternal life).” (Marcus Johnson, One with Christ, pgs17-18)

When you received the salvation of the grace of God, you received Christ himself. And when you received Christ himself, you received all that he has!

I pray this week that you are reminded of all that is yours in Jesus. Because you are in him, you get what he gets—the full inheritance of the Father!

Love,
Pastor Josh