to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance. It is reserved in the heavens for you,

1 Peter 1:3-5

It was not as a result of any special merit on their part that they were constituted sons of God. But it was because of the divine mercy or compassion expressed in their being forgiven of their sins. On becoming children of the Almighty, these disciples of Jesus Christ were also made heirs.

6. What are some aspects that make the Christian hope a “living” one?

⁶ As heirs, they had the hope of receiving an inheritance.