Home Page | Next Ref | Back to May 12 |
|
©05/12/2002 Jim Welch Scriptural references for: May 12 Verbatim references: None The greatest victory we can accomplish in this
life is to overcome the sins of our flesh and this can only be done
through the Divine assistance (grace) of the Lord Jesus
Christ. We are all locked into battle between our
spirit which is willing to do the will of God and the flesh which is
weak and yields easily (too easily) to the wiles of the
devil. Brethren, this is what is meant by the
scripture when it speaks of overcoming the world (our own sinful
flesh). John said, who is he that overcomes the world
but he who believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Faith and repentance (the willingness to turn
from our own ways towards God's way and actually doing it) is the
victory that overcomes the world. He who conquers his own tongue is greater than
he who can conquer a city. |