Read John 5:4&5: ' 'Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? ' '
We watch the news or read the newspapers about a battle being fought, rather it 's a war, sporting event or even an election. Everyone is anxious to see who won. The passage in the Bible I asked you to read tells us who is to gain the victory in life. When I accepted Jesus as my savior I made this mistake: I thought I had already won. I thought that the old me was gone, that I was a completely new person, incapable of sin. A few months into my conversion, I realized that the battle had just begun, that becoming a Christian was easy, but being one took a lot of hard work.
Jesus gives us salvation for free, there is no fee, no terms. ' …show more content…
Here are few passages I want you to read and think about.
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,who loved me and gave himself for me." You are steeped in faith, you live your Christian life by faith. Look at faith as the great pledge, or even the cause of the physical resurrection. Romans 11:20 ' 'Because of unbelief they were broken off; and thou standest by faith. ' ' The continuance of mercy depends on your faith. Stay faithful and they will be preserved. The Jews were rejected because they were unfaithful.
2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight" Believing in things we don 't see. You 'll hear a lot of non-believers say God is an imaginary friend. It 's true, we don 't see God with our eyes, we feel him in our heart and soul, which is a much more powerful. You don 't see love, you feel it.
Think of difference between John and Jacob. Jacob walked with God by sight, unlike his son Joseph, he let his faith guide
We watch the news or read the newspapers about a battle being fought, rather it 's a war, sporting event or even an election. Everyone is anxious to see who won. The passage in the Bible I asked you to read tells us who is to gain the victory in life. When I accepted Jesus as my savior I made this mistake: I thought I had already won. I thought that the old me was gone, that I was a completely new person, incapable of sin. A few months into my conversion, I realized that the battle had just begun, that becoming a Christian was easy, but being one took a lot of hard work.
Jesus gives us salvation for free, there is no fee, no terms. ' …show more content…
Here are few passages I want you to read and think about.
Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God,who loved me and gave himself for me." You are steeped in faith, you live your Christian life by faith. Look at faith as the great pledge, or even the cause of the physical resurrection. Romans 11:20 ' 'Because of unbelief they were broken off; and thou standest by faith. ' ' The continuance of mercy depends on your faith. Stay faithful and they will be preserved. The Jews were rejected because they were unfaithful.
2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight" Believing in things we don 't see. You 'll hear a lot of non-believers say God is an imaginary friend. It 's true, we don 't see God with our eyes, we feel him in our heart and soul, which is a much more powerful. You don 't see love, you feel it.
Think of difference between John and Jacob. Jacob walked with God by sight, unlike his son Joseph, he let his faith guide