Promises ofGod
30.Victory
ICorinthians15:57"ButthanksbetoGod,which givethusthevictorythroughourLordJesusChrist."
Meaning:VictoryaccordingtoWebster'sdictionaryis theadvantageorsuperioritygainedoverspiritual enemies,overpassions,andappetites,orover temptations.IntheOldTestament,victorymeantrescue; intheNewTestamentitmeansconquestortriumph.Our textverseisreferringtovictoryoverdeathbecauseof theshedbloodofJesusChrist.
Application:Weusuallyrefertovictoryin thephysicalsensewhenwespeakofwinning incompetitionagainstothers.Thevictory Godpromisesisovertheworld,theflesh,and thedevil.WehavetheBiblethattellsusthe endofthestoryaboutlifeandeternity.Godis thewinnerandweareonthewinningside.
RestassuredthatChrist'svictoryisours!
OtherVersesforStudy:IISamuel23:10;IChronicles29:11; Psalm98:1;Isaiah25:8;ICorinthians15:54-58
1.WhatdoesvictorymeanintheNewTestament?
2.OverwhatdoesGodpromisevictory?