"How were adoption and inheritance related in Paul's thought?"
In Paul's thought, they were related by the fact that they were both spiritual matters. The adoption was an adoption into the church, and the inheritance was that of the Kingdom of God. Both of these are matters of the heart and have to do with salvation. You are not adopted into the Lord's church without salvation, nor do you inherit the blessings that come along with it. You need one in order to have the other. This is how I believe that he thought the two were related.
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