Romans 8:17

Romans 8:17

Joint-Heirs with Christ

Rom 8:17  And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

1. Those that are Indwelled by the Holy Spirit are Heirs of God. – vs. 17a*
1. What are some things that God owns that we are co-inheritors of?

                                                              i.      God own all the wealth of the world. Men think they are in control of it but actually are only given stewardship of it for a short amount of time.

1.      Haggai 2:8 

                                                            ii.      God owns all the animals in the world

1.      Psalm 50:10 

2. On what basis can I be confident to know I am an inheritor of the great wealth that belongs to God?

                                                              i.      Those that are redeemed from under the law of sin and death.

1.      Galatians 4:5-7 

                                                            ii.      Those that have been justified by the grace of Jesus

1.      Titus 3:7 

                                                          iii.      Those that have been grafted into the work of God with the Jews

1.      Galatians 3:29 

2.      Ephesians 2:11-12 

                                                          iv.      Those that are being built up in the Church of God

1.      Acts 20:32-35 

2. Those that are Indwelled by the Holy Spirit are Joint Heirs with Christ. – vs. 17b*
1. What is it that Christ possesses that I now can enjoy in Him?

                                                              i.      All power

1.      Matthew 28:18 

                                                            ii.      Head over all things

1.      Ephesians 1:22-23 

                                                          iii.      Glorious victory

1.      2 Corinthians 12:9-10 

3. Those that are Indwelled by the Holy Spirit Will Suffer with Christ. – vs. 17b*
1. What suffering must I endure now, to inherit with Christ in glory?

                                                              i.      Suffer for his sake

1.      Philippians 1:29 

                                                            ii.      Tribulation

1.      Romans 8:35-36 

                                                          iii.      Be made conformable to his death

1.      Philippians 3:10 

                                                          iv.      All kinds of temptations

1.      James 1:2-3 

                                                            v.      The testing of your faith

1.      1 Peter 1:6-7 

4. Those that are Indwelled by the Holy Spirit Will be Glorified with Christ Someday. – vs. 17c*
1. What is the glorification that Paul is referring to in this chapter? (The following points are borrowed from Steven Lawson’s message: “The Vast Inheritance of Believers”)

                                                              i.      A heavenly home

1.      John 14:2-3 

                                                            ii.      Glorified body

1.      Philippians 3:20-21 

                                                          iii.      Eternal reward

1.      2 Timothy 4:8 

                                                          iv.      Full access

1.      Revelation 3:12 

                                                            v.      White garments

1.      Revelation 3:5 

                                                          vi.      Hidden mana

1.      Revelation 2:17 

                                                        vii.      Beatific vision

1.       Revelation 22:4