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(g) the kingdom of God, which the morally corrupt cannot “inherit,” 1 Cor. 6:9, 10,
the “inheritance” of which is likewise impossible to the present physical constitution of
man, 1 Cor. 15:50:
(h) incorruption, impossible of “inheritance” by corruption, 1 Cor. 15:50.”*
See
HEIR
.¶
Note:
In regard to (e), the word clearly signifies entrance into eternal life without any
previous title; it will not bear the implication that a child of God may be divested of his
“inheritance” by the loss of his right of succession.
2.
(
$
, 2820) is used in the passive voice in Eph. 1:11,
KJV
, “we have
obtained an inheritance”;
RV
, “we were made a heritage.” See
HERITAGE
.¶
B. Nouns.
1.
(
$
&
, 2817), “a lot” (see A), properly “an inherited property,
an inheritance.” “It is always rendered inheritance in NT, but only in a few cases in the
Gospels has it the meaning ordinarily attached to that word in English, i.e., that into
possession of which the heir enters only on the death of an ancestor. The NT usage may
be set out as follows: (a) that property in real estate which in ordinary course passes from
father to son on the death of the former, Matt. 21:38; Mark 12:7; Luke 12:13; 20:14; (b) a
portion of an estate made the substance of a gift, Acts 7:5; Gal. 3:18, which also is to be
included under (c); (c) the prospective condition and possessions of the believer in the
new order of things to be ushered in at the return of Christ, Acts 20:32; Eph. 1:14; 5:5;
Col. 3:24; Heb. 9:15; 1 Pet. 1:4; (d) what the believer will be to God in that age, Eph.
1:18.Ӡ
Note:
In Gal. 3:18, “if the inheritance is of the Law,” the word “inheritance” stands
for “the title to the inheritance.”
2.
(
$
, 2819), (whence Eng., “clergy”), denotes (a) “a lot,” given or cast
(the latter as a means of obtaining divine direction), Matt. 27:35; Mark 15:24; Luke
23:24; John 19:24; Acts 1:26; (b) “a person’s share” in anything, Acts 1:17,
RV
, “portion”
(
KJV
, “part”); 8:21, “lot”; (c) “a charge” (lit., “charges”) “allotted,” to elders, 1 Pet. 5:3,
RV
[
KJV
, “(God’s) heritage”]; the figure is from portions of lands allotted to be cultivated;
(d) “an inheritance,” as in No. 1 (c); Acts 26:18; Col. 1:12. See
CHARGE
, A, No. 4,
LOT
(
S
),
PART
,
PORTION
.¶
INIQUITY
1.
(
&
, 458), lit., “lawlessness” ( , negative,
, “law”), is used in a
way which indicates the meaning as being lawlessness or wickedness. Its usual rendering
in the NT is “iniquity,” which lit. means unrighteousness. It occurs very frequently in the
Sept., especially in the Psalms, where it is found about 70 times. It is used (a) of iniquity
in general, Matt. 7:23; 13:41; 23:28; 24:12; Rom. 6:19 (twice); 2 Cor. 6:14,
RV
,
“iniquity” (
KJV
, “unrighteousness”); 2 Thess. 2:3, in some mss.; the
KJV
and
RV
follow
those which have
, “(man of) sin”; 2:7,
RV
, “lawlessness” (
KJV
, “iniquity”);
Titus 2:14; Heb. 1:9; 1 John 3:4 (twice),
RV
, “(doeth) … lawlessness” and “lawlessness”
(
KJV
, “transgresseth the law” and “transgression of the law”); (b) in the plural, of acts or
* From
Notes on Galatians,
by Hogg and Vine pp. 286- 289.
† From
Notes on Galatians,
by Hogg and Vine pp. 146- 147.