But he did have a perspective that grounded him when worry hit: «In all these things we are
more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Umm, the concept of glibly singing «We are
more than conquerors...» while hanging from nice sanitized crosses (which all too much of modern American «Christianity» hardly even pays lip service to any more anyway), just staggers the imagination!
Or do we try to press into the question and understand the truth that we are a people of rest, that we have been given peace, and that we are
more than conquerors in this life also?
37 No, in all these things we are
more than conquerors through him who loved us.
One story in his book entitled
More Than Conquerors, tells the story of a woman who died after having a premature baby that was so weak would not last without assistance.
The idea here is exactly what Paul says in Romans 8:31 - 39: God's power does not remove us from persecution, danger, difficulty, sickness and death, but makes
us more than conquerors in and through all such things.
37 Nay, in all these things we are
more than conquerors through him that loved us.
No, in all these things we are
more than conquerors through Him who loved us....
Yet in all these things we are
more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
In all these things we are
more than conquerors through him that loved us...»
Scores of passages come to our minds: «Joy unspeakable and full of glory»; «Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people»; «Thanks be to God who giveth us the victory»; «Mine eyes have seen thy salvation»; «We are
more than conquerors»; «We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God»; «Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift»; «Thanks be to God who causeth us to triumph in Christ»; «God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts.»
We can share with each other how we are
more than conquerors.
How can we be «
more than conquerors»?
Romans 8:37 states we are
more than conquerors.
With Paul these Christians gloried that — whether in persecution, famine, or violent death — they were «
more than conquerors through him who loved» them (Romans 8:3 - 37).
I told a story yesterday from Simon Guillebaud's book
More Than Conquerors about how a package containing a hot water bottle and a doll that had been posted 5 months previous to answer a specific prayer for both items.
Then comes the answer, «No, in all these things we are
more than conquerors through him who loved us.»
My desire is to help women become
more than conquerors through the healing experience of childbirth!
No, in all these things we are
more than conquerors through him who loved us.»
So, in order for you to be
more than a conqueror, you're going to have to defeat fear with faith.
Not exact matches
The route that brought us — we
conquerors and creators of the New World — to our growing disinterest in anything transcendent may be
more pleasant
than the thuggishness of the old Soviet system.
For those of you that are
more coordinated
than I am and feel you could
conqueror this look DIY, I found a few products that I've listed below that should help you get the job done!
The jury decision, he revealed, came only after some old - fashioned horse - trading: Bille August's «Pelle the
Conqueror» won over Chris Menges» «A World Apart» in a 6 - 4 vote, but jury president Ettore Scola only got the «World Apart» supporters to stop arguing when he offered to not only give that film the Grand Jury Prize (second prize), but also let its lead actresses share the best - actress award, making it the only film to win
more than one prize.
Of course, a crossover of this calibre will be eaten alive on anything
more arduous
than a rutted field, and those looking for a genuine compact terrain
conqueror will want a Jeep Renegade with the Trailhawk package, but anyone who needs to tackle gravel trails and the like won't be disappointed with the Buick Encore.
Vayne, the new charismatic
conqueror of Rabanastre, appears kindly and understanding, but he is far
more sinister
than his outward appearances.