Victory, our faith....

[Not me]

1 John 5:4 (NASB)
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world--our faith.

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Scripture puts forth that those that are born of God have the faith to overcome the world...

Since this is scripture, it  would therefore have to be true, so then it would be a matter of exercising this faith... Or more pointed, choosing to exercise this faith; for exercising one’s faith in God is a choice.. 

For seeing one can not make one hair black or white, so if changes are to come they must be done by another with the power to effect the change... Therefore faith calls on to another...

This is what the Gospel is, the bringing of the power of God into man to change his life from a sinner into a saint... For bringing one to victory through faith is saying as much as bringing one to growth through faith... For victory is the fruit of growth and that which is the cause, is one’s faith... 

For to live by faith is to live looking off to Jesus in all things... This will not be a reality in life, till one has come to see they have no hope in themselves to effect a lasting change... Than as the eye of one’s life fixes itself on the hope promised in scripture.. It is this hope that does not disappoint... It is here that the heart lets go of itself to the hand of God... Trusts itself to a ever loving Creator...

This faith sees one victory after another, in both the small and the large... Than as the reckoning oneself dead is tasted and the freedom it brings is manifested, than being set free from sin becomes the norm.... It is then no longer the issue of not doing the wrong, but of doing the right, i.e. manifesting the fruit of the Spirit.... The good is sought after in life, this is the walking in righteousness in all one’s walk in life... In whatever thing one is involved in, righteousness is alone that thing that is sought after in that involvement... For one sees there can be an expression of righteousness in all things and it is bringing this expression to manifestation that is the will of God in all things....

Be blessed as we walk in His will...

A fellow follower of His, Not me 

[Riverwalker]

I agree,  when we delight ourselves in the Lord, he grants us the desire of our hearts

Psalm 37:

Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.

And as Jesus said

Matthew 6:  33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you

 

When we walk in faith. we are walking in the will of God and then God performs his will. Including bringing us to victory

[Not me]

1 hour ago, Riverwalker said:

I agree,  when we delight ourselves in the Lord, he grants us the desire of our hearts

Psalm 37:

Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.

And as Jesus said

Matthew 6:  33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you

 

When we walk in faith. we are walking in the will of God and then God performs his will. Including bringing us to victory

Yes, and as we walk in that victory, is the mystery of Godliness revealed...  Be blessed in that mystery...

A fellow believer, Not me 

[TheBlade]

Amen and amen.. calling those things that be not as thought they were. And Christ said I have over come the world "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” .. I agree

Why it reminded me of just the other day buying some coffee and the girl asked about what I been up to and going to do and I shared yet that night I told the lord how sorry I was.. I never once shared Jesus.. the joy the VICTORY in my life. I believe those moments are not by chance I Know He does not need us .. He uses us. Its no guilt no shame no condemnation yet.. 

Thank you so much...still don't know why I remember it by reading your post.. very glad I did..thank you Father..
 

[Not me]

7 hours ago, TheBlade said:

Amen and amen.. calling those things that be not as thought they were. And Christ said I have over come the world "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” .. I agree

Why it reminded me of just the other day buying some coffee and the girl asked about what I been up to and going to do and I shared yet that night I told the lord how sorry I was.. I never once shared Jesus.. the joy the VICTORY in my life. I believe those moments are not by chance I Know He does not need us .. He uses us. Its no guilt no shame no condemnation yet.. 

Thank you so much...still don't know why I remember it by reading your post.. very glad I did..thank you Father..
 

Thanks and your welcome..

For in that registration of the Spirit within you is all the fullness of Christ..

Be blessed in that fullness.. 

A fellow believer, Not me 

[Not me]

1 hour ago, Josheb said:

 

 

Do you all genuinely believe what you have posted and the relevant scriptures?

 

Tell me, if you would, what specific victory has your victorious life accomplished today? 

 

Big or small, for the sake of the conversation size does not matter. And, please, no unnecessary defensiveness. An answer of, "None," or "Josh, that's a great question but I'm not sure I can put my finger on such a thing specifically for today," as long as the answer is genuine and honest. 

As per scripture, one is to judge by the Christ they see in one, not by the word, but the power..

Be blessed as the Spirit of Christ bears witness, or not...

A believer, Not me 

[Riverwalker]

2 hours ago, Josheb said:

 

 

Do you all genuinely believe what you have posted and the relevant scriptures?

 

Tell me, if you would, what specific victory has your victorious life accomplished today? 

 

I ate today, I had clothes to wear today, my business succeeded today, my family is healthy and taken care of, I am well, I am at peace, I was not hit by a drunken driver today or caught in the crossfire of a drive by shooting. Should he tarry, I will have a warm comfy bed to sleep in tonight

Never miss the miracles and victories of life simply because they are not stupendous, sometimes they are very small, but they keep us, and He keeps us.

Try to appreciate what God has done for you today

 

Lamentations 4:

Remember my affliction and roaming,
The wormwood and the [g]gall.
20 My soul still remembers
And sinks within me.
21 This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope.

22 Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.
24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!”

Edited January 27, 2021 by Riverwalker

[Don19]

3 hours ago, Josheb said:

 

 

Do you all genuinely believe what you have posted and the relevant scriptures?

 

Tell me, if you would, what specific victory has your victorious life accomplished today? 

 

Big or small, for the sake of the conversation size does not matter. And, please, no unnecessary defensiveness. An answer of, "None," or "Josh, that's a great question but I'm not sure I can put my finger on such a thing specifically for today," as long as the answer is genuine and honest. 

 

I am dead and my life is hid with Christ in God; therefore, I die to self daily and have picked up my cross (which means death) and am following Him daily - not carnally but spiritually. I live with the certainty that Jesus Christ died for me and that I am in Him and He is in me, and that He has given me eternal life. Nothing I can ever do, or fail to do, can ever separate me from Him. It is finished for me, and I am sealed. So while the world lives with uncertainty, with conditionalism, and with having to do works all the time, I have entered rest. I pick up my cross and follow Him daily by dying to self - that is, by resting in Him, resting in the testimony of the Holy Spirit which tells me personally that I am sealed and have been given eternal life as an irrevocable gift. But the rest of the religious world tries every day to get to heaven by their own works of the flesh; they are building the Tower of Babel and attempting to ascend to heaven by their own efforts.

Edited January 28, 2021 by Don19

[Not me]

25 minutes ago, Don19 said:

 

I am dead and my life is hid with Christ in God; therefore, I die to self daily and have picked up my cross (which means death) and am following Him daily - not carnally but spiritually. I live with the certainty that Jesus Christ died for me and that I am in Him and He is in me, and that He has given me eternal life. Nothing I can ever do, or fail to do, can ever separate me from Him. It is finished for me, and I am sealed. So while the world lives with uncertainty, with conditionalism, and with having to do works all the time, I have entered rest. I pick up my cross and follow Him daily by dying to self - that is, by resting in Him, resting in the testimony of the Holy Spirit which tells me personally that I am sealed and have been given eternal life as an irrevocable gift. But the rest of the religious world tries every day to get to heaven by their own works of the flesh; they are building the Tower of Babel and attempting to ascend to heaven by their own efforts.

You are a blessed one!

You made my heart rejoice, as your dying to yourself brings an increase of Him in your innermost being, may your joy be contagious to all those around you!  ...

As He becomes our all.. 

A fellow believer, Not me 

Edited January 28, 2021 by Not me

[Don19]

5 minutes ago, Josheb said:

Did you read the op, Don? Were the first two or three replies to the op read? 

I read a small group of Christians - men and women I believe are genuine, sincere, earnest believers in Jesus as both Lord and Savior - talking about the victory God has done in their lives and how that victory of faith begets a victorious life. One poster expressed the sentiment that having been brought to victory through faith..... victory is a product of growth so much so that this faith "sees one victory after another." I read another poster say walking in the will of God brings us to His will and those who have the victor of faith are brought to victory - those already in victory are brought to victory. It is said mysteries are revealed. Another relates this to God using us without guilt or shame and the furtherance of faith's victory in others.

Did you read that too? 

Sounds wonderful, yes? I read through the posts and I wondered is what has been posted substantive. I'm not questioning anyone's authenticity. I am not calling anyone's authenticity into doubt. I simply wonder about its substance. So I ask, "Do you all genuinely believe what you've posted?" I assume the answer is, "Yes," because everyone here knows we're going to have a much different conversation if anyone acknowledges doubt (or falsehood or deception). So the next questions follows: 

What has God done for you today in victory? 

What victory in His service have you witnessed this day?

 

Are these not valid inquiries, intrinsically relevant to the op on their own? 

 

I have asked my fellow posters a couple of questions I think warranted. I have others. And I'll get around to asking them about their answers relevant to what I've now posted. Here are my questions to you: What does your post have to do with this op and my specific inquiries thereof? I don't read any actual answers to the specific questions actually asked. I read my handle cited and my question quoted but I don't read an actual answer to the question asked. What am I missing? What is it you're trying to tell me in answer to my question?

 

Folks, for subsequent victory resulting from the already existing victory of faith we all possess to be seen in this discussion would be a wonderful thing. 

I was talking about overcoming the world, which pertains to the Scripture the OP cited. I don't measure this the way the world does. The life of Christ is a life of victory. Every day is a victory. And we overcome the world by walking in Christ the same way we received Him. I might not have a "specific victory" this day, as the world would see it. Maybe it was an unremarkable day, in worldly terms. The point is, Jesus said we are to take up our cross daily and follow Him. There's the carnal way of interpreting this saying, which I assume is easily accessible to the carnal mind (basically, doing works of the flesh) and then there's a spiritual way (seeing that the cross signifies death and means we are dead to self, dead to sin, crucified with Christ, and sealed with the Spirit). The latter--that is, spiritually--is how we take up our cross daily and follow Him.