Overcoming The World
“ I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. ” ... “Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God” ( John16:33; 1 John 5:5) Jesus had earlier told John and the other followers that the will of God was to raise to life all who God had given to him… “… it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day ” (John 6:32-40) Various religions restrict the " those he has given me " to those who join their group. But there is nothing about joining anything. It is about God j...