ABSTRACT
Drawing on all the elements of Paul’s thought that have been explored so far, this chapter reveals the precise nature of what Paul expected by the idea of ‘inheritance’. We have taken seriously Paul’s claim that a transformative experience is going on among the first Christian communities. If Paul is claiming that God is restoring what was lost in the fall then this must involve the whole of creation including the whole of humanity. A reformed life for particular individuals, even a large number of individuals living in community, cannot amount to the setting right of what went wrong with humankind. We will see how from his present experience of transformation, Paul draws conclusions about a real change in the future on a universal scale.
