heir [ er ] (plural heirs) noun
Definition:
1. legal inheritor of something: somebody who holds the right to receive a property, position, or title of somebody else when that person dies
2. recipient of tradition: an inheritor of something such as a tradition, problem, or characteristic Our generation is the unfortunate heir to decades of pollution.
That's the modern definition. I like this one, though: Webster's 1828 edition -
We give the title to a person who is to inherit after the death of an ancestor, and during his life, as well as to the person who has actually come into possession. A man''s children are his heirs. In most monarchies,the king''s eldest son is heir to the throne; and a nobleman''s eldest son is heir to his title.
It continues:
One who is entitled to possess. In Scripture, saints are called heirs of the promise, heirs of righteousness, heirs of salvation, &c., by virtue of the death of Christ, or of God''s gracious promises.
By virtue of Christ's death, no, but really his Glorious Resurrection we become heirs to what? Salvation, godliness, righteousness, exaltation, etc. (of course these are all synonyms)
This is a gift of Jesus Christ to Christians. What is it to anyone else to disparage this gift? One may ignore it and revile against those that sincerely pursue salvation, but one shouldn't revile the heir who simply receives the gift (or endowment - the legal term) of the benefactor, in this case Jesus Christ.
Is there any Biblical support for the position?
Yes.
Romans 8:17 New International Version (©1984) Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
The Greek, of course, is "heir" with a meaning just like the English version of the word - someone entitled to a portion, a lot, an entirety.
Note Bene that we're also called upon to s"hare in his sufferings" - works...
"...in order that we may also share in his glory." NB: glory here is literally to be jointly glorified - to exalt.
Here again we have a powerful scriptural basis for our expected theosis in Heaven. See for yourself: Romans 8:17
What do you mean "glorious resurrection". according to lds Jesus is just some dude like every other dude who happened to be crucified. I mean really it could have been anyone, after all everyone gets to be a god.
Post the definition of theosis 10 - but you won’t because you will have refuted your position. However, it has already been refuted in the section I posted. Back to kindergarden 10, another epic fail.
heir - reading comprehension fail again 10, being an heir does not make one a god any more than those dogs and cats that have been made heirs to fortunes by their owners have become human.
Salvation, godliness, righteousness, exaltation are not synomymns