How does faith relate to being made partakers of the inheritance?

Faith plays a crucial role in our experience of salvation and becoming partakers of the inheritance promised to believers. As stated in Ephesians 2:8, we are saved by grace through faith, which suggests that faith is the means through which God's grace is applied to us. In the context of the inheritance among the saints, this means that our belief in Christ connects us to the blessings of salvation and the eternal promises of God. Without faith, we cannot experience the transformative power of God’s grace or be assured of our inheritance. Thus, faith does not work to earn salvation but receives it, aligning with the Reformed understanding that true faith is a gift from God, enabling us to rest in Christ's finished work.