“For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” (1 John 5:4 ESV) How important is faith? God has given it to us as the means of victory in overcoming the world in which we live. Be encouraged by Charles Spurgeon's comments on …

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“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation.” (Hebrews 11:1-2 ESV) In Hebrews 10:39 we are told that followers of Christ "are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve …

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Consider for a moment this irony: The world teaches us to think that we are special so we will have a high self-esteem, while also teaching that we are nothing more than animals who were lucky enough to evolve a little higher than other life forms. Thus, while telling us we should feel significant, their …

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