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Overcoming The World

1John.5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.
5:5 Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

What is the “key” point of those that conquers, and/or overcomes this world? The message could not be clearer, it is those born of God! Not everyone studying about God or even claiming they love God, nor because they want to obey him overcomes the world. No! It is only those birthed of God that can and will overcome the world, but do we know why that is a true statement made by the Holy Spirit through the apostles John?

John.1:11 He came to his own, and those who were his own didn't receive him. 1:12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to those who believe in his name:
1:13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Well, here a few points that our religion didn't teach us, these points can be read, but not understood unless we have been birthed by God as one of his children, and what are those points.

The world has a power behind it as will, yes, John speaks of that power as did Christ and his disciples did it is the wicked one Satan the Devil and the many, many wicked spirit force in heavenly places. However, what Christian's may not understand is Christ conquered all of them once resurrected and was seated at his Father right hand being given the glory of God by being made in to God's own incorruptibility by his Father YHWH.

1John.5:19 We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

John 12:31 Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.

John 14:30 I will no more speak much with you, for the prince of the world comes, and he has nothing in me.

John 16:11 about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.

John 17:14 I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

Ephesians 2:2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;

Colossians 2:15 having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

So what is the point? It is that each child of God is born by God's power, that is, by God's Holy Spirit, but what are they born into, into where and what? Into the body of Christ Jesus. It is in that condition of Christ life they receive the gifts of Christ living life in them and through them, that is, Christ righteousness, which means? Christ righteousness makes them sinless, so God's children have no sin in Christ. In other words, because they belong not to themselves but to Christ, his life, they have his righteousness, his mind, as their head, who is the director of his body, and if Christ conquered the world then obliviously so will they being in the same body as Chirst as members. In other words, if the head conquered the world then the body must also!

1Cor.1:29 that no flesh should boast before God.
1:30 But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

Philippians 1:11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

1 John 3:6 Whoever remains in him doesn't sin. Whoever sins hasn't seen him, neither knows him.

1 John 3:9 Whoever is born of God doesn't commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can't sin, because he is born of God.

1 John 5:18 We know that whoever is born of God doesn't sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn't touch him.

But it is only in Christ, by the power of his life that they can conqueror this world. One cannot conquer this world in their flesh under sin. It does not matter how much we study, and apply the Scriptures nor attend religious meetings that is not what conquers the world according to God's Holy Spirit in which John will give us more information in the verses below his comments here.

1John.5:6 This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

There is no work we can do in Christ to conquer this world, it is a gift given us freely without our works, called grace, undeserved kindness. That grace is the free gift of God's love to us found in the precious life of Christ Jesus our life, our light, our hope, everything we need is in Christ that is why we conqueror in our faith, and that we why believe Christ is our life and we are given all things freely from God's love in Christ our live, do we believe that truth?

1Cor.3:16 Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?
3:17 If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.

1Cor. 3:21 Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things are yours,
3:22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come. All are yours,
3:23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.

2 Timothy 1:10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.

Colossians 3:3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:4 When Christ, our life, is revealed, then you will also be revealed with him in glory.

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.