We are to take hold of the spiritual blessings that God has given us in Christ.

##Taking Hold of What God Has Given
* Take hold of Christ by faith.
* Take hold of community.
* Take hold of assurance.
* Take hold of your inheritance.

##Recommended Reading
* Michael Reeves, _Delighting in the Trinity_
* Milton Vincent, _A Gospel Primer for Christians_

##Tension
How do I know if I have God’s inheritance?

##Outline
The Holy Spirit’s Ministry to those who believe:
1. Sealed with the Spirit (v. 13)
2. Sealed until Redemption (v. 14a)
3. Sealed for the Praise of God’s Glory (v. 14b)

##Transforming Truth
Because we are sealed by the Holy Spirit, we can have confidence in God’s inheritance for us in Christ.

In response to the inheritance that is ours in Christ, we are to live to the praise of God’s glory.

##Our inheritance from God
* How we received it
* What it is
* The purpose of it

##Passages and Works Cited
Romans 8:16-18; Luke 12:32; Revelation 21:1-5; 1 John 3:2-3; Hebrews 12:1-2; Jonathan Edwards, “Heaven is a World of Love”

##Summary
We are to align our lives with the working out of God’s plan to bring all things together in Christ.

##God’s plan to bring together all things in Christ
* The nature of the plan
* How we learned about the plan
* The timing of the plan
* What the plan is
* The implications of the plan

##Beale’s Statement of God’s Plan
_“Jesus’ life, trials, death for sinners, and especially his resurrection by the Spirit have launched the fulfillment of the eschatological, already-not yet, new-creational reign, bestowed by grace through faith and resulting in worldwide commission to the faithful to advance this new-creational reign and resulting in judgment for the unbelieving, unto the triune God’s glory.”_ (G.K. Beale, New Testament Biblical Theology, p. 16)