" OVERCOMER "

This week we are looking into learning to "Overcome." An Overcomer is anyone who is victorious, a conqueror who prevails in a struggle. And Lord knows there are multiple types of struggle in this world. Now in the New Testament(NT), often refers to Believers who are steadfast in their faith, as all true Believers are (1 John 5:4) " FOR WHATEVER IS BORN OF GOD OVERCOMES THE WORLD; AND THIS IS THE VICTORY THAT HAS OVERCOME THE WORLD - OUR FAITH. " " He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My Son." (Revelation 21:7). The " Cowardly " are not those who are fainthearted in their faith or who sometimes doubt or question, but those who turn back following God. They are not brave enough to stand up for Christ; they are not humble enough to accept his authority over their lives. They are put in the same list as the Unbelieving, the Vile, the Murderers, the Liars, the Idolaters, the Sexually Immoral, and those practicing Magic Arts. People who Overcome endure " To The End " (Mark 13:13). They will receive the blessings that God promised: (1) eating from the Tree Of Life (2:7), (2) escaping from the Lake Of Fire (the " Second Dead," 2:11), (3) receiving a Special Name (2:17), (4) having authority over the nations (2:26), (5) being included in the Book Of Life (3:5), (6) being a pillar in God's Spiritual Temple (3:12), and (7) sitting with Christ on his Throne (3:21). Those who can endure the testing of evil and remain faithful will be rewarded by God. Until Next Time... Jim,