~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 John 5:4 For everything that has been begotten of God
overcomes the world; and this is the victory which has
overcome the world—our faith.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now we need to ask what faith is not. Faith is not hope. Those
who have hope do not necessarily have faith. When you talk to
others about overcoming and ask whether they have overcome,
you know that they do not have faith if they answer, “I hope I
will overcome.” This is like talking to someone about
salvation. If he tells you that he hopes to be saved, you know
that he does not have the faith yet. Some people constantly
hope that the Lord will save them, and they constantly hope
that the Lord will help them overcome. Some people constantly
pray and ask the Lord to make them overcome. Some people
constantly wait for the Lord to make them overcome. Some
people say that they have surrendered and believed, but they
are still waiting to see whether it will work. If they want to
wait and see whether this works, it will never work, because
faith is not hope.
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Bible verses are taken from the recovery Version of the Bible
(RcV) and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, The Overcoming
Life, pp. 122. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry,
Anaheim, CA. (Repeat from 7/19/97)
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