FIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OVERCOMER

It is not enough to be a Christian, you must be an overcoming Christian, that is, a Christian who has overcome Satan’s evil world system through faith in Jesus.

Here are five characteristics that distinguish an overcoming Christian from every other Christian:

1. Saving faith
Overcoming Christians are those who have been born again by putting their faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Their faith is and remains imperturbable.
« For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. »(1 John 5:4)
Faith is the secret to a victorious life.

2. Answered prayer
Victorious Christians pray according to the will of God and with the assurance of being heard.
« This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us–whatever we ask–we know that we have what we asked of him. »(1 John 5:14-15)
The answering of prayer depends on the faith of the one praying and also on the will of God.

3. Victory over sin and Satan
We can know that we have overcome the world when the Holy Spirit convicts us of sin and helps us break free from the chains of habitual sin.
« We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. »(1 John 5:18)
Victorious Christians easily triumph over sin.

4. The consciousness of being a child of God
A victorious Christian is one who is aware of being a child of God.
« For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, « Abba, Father. » The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. »(Romans 8:15-16)
The awareness of being a child of God frees you from the stronghold of fear.

5. The gift of understanding
The greatest certainty that we are an overcomer is that when we’re born again, we receive the Holy Spirit who gives us the understanding to discern the things of God.
« We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true–even in his Son Jesus Christ. »(1 John 5:20)

PRAYER:
Lord our God, help us to become victorious Christians.
It is in the precious name of your son Jesus Christ that we pray, Amen.

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