Faith is the Victory
“I wish to know about overcoming the world.” I John 5:1-5 A better title of this may be, “ I wish to overcome the world.” A Christian should want to do that. Now an unbeliever may see the goodness and light that is in God and desire that as well, but he will have some desire especially In this time of Epiphany when we have celebrated the birth of Jesus & the coming of the wise men ( magi) to the manger.” I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6b An unbeliever is looking to see is this something I want? An unbeliever is certainly struggling with the ways of the world and seeing that these do not satisfy eternally. I remember what someone said to me when I was at seminary when I was saying I was struggling with a certain course and what I was doing to work on it, “ And how is that working for you?” We may say this to our fellow men, “ And how is that life style and belief system working for you?” We kno...