Romans Chapter 8 Vs. 17

Heirs with Christ

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. Rom 8:17

And if children,... The 1st New Testament prophecy in Romans (Rom. 8:17-25). Next, Rom. 11:25. Not only children, but also heirs (Rom. 8:17; Eph. 3:6; Heb. 11:9; 1Pet. 3:7).

if so be... This refers to our sufferings for His sake, as all are called to endure (Rom. 8:17-18; Col. 1:24; 2Tim. 2:12; 3:12).

also glorified together... All will be glorified together with Christ (Col. 3:4; 1Thes. 4:13-17; 1Cor. 15:23, 15:51-58).

If you are a believer, you are an heir of God. We will then inherit eternal salvation, God Himself, glory and everything in the universe.

Unlike the Jewish practice of the primacy of the firstborn son, under Roman law the inheritance was divided equally between the children, where the law more carefully protected possessions that had been inherited.

joint-heirs with... God has appointed His Son to be heir of all things. Every adopted child will receive by divine grace the full inheritance Christ receives by divine right.

suffer with Him... Is proof of the believer’s ultimate glory in that he suffers, whether it comes as mockery, ridicule, or physical persecution, because of his Lord.

In many families children inherit their parents’ estates; each child is an heir and the children together are co-heirs. Similarly, since Christians are God’s children, they are His heirs (cf. Gal. 4:7), and they are co-heirs with Christ. They are recipients of all spiritual blessings (Eph. 1:3) now, and in the future they will share with the Lord Jesus in all the riches of God’s kingdom (John 17:24; 1Cor. 3:21-23). Sharing with Jesus Christ, however, involves more than anticipating the glories of heaven. For Jesus Christ it involved suffering and abuse and crucifixion; therefore being co-heirs with Christ requires that believers share in His sufferings (cf. John 15:20; Col. 1:24; 2Tim. 3:12; 1Pet. 4:12). In fact believers do share in His sufferings; if indeed translates eiper, which means “if, as is the fact” (cf. Rom. 8:9). Then after the suffering they will share in His glory (2Tim. 2:12; 1Pet. 4:13; 5:10).