Lesson 26 Warring Against our Flesh, How to Overcome
Questions 1 and 2
Hello again, and welcome back to the course.
Today we want to discuss the subject of faith: what faith accomplishes, what happens when we lose faith and how we can get more faith.
The reason we are discussing faith today is because in the war against our flesh, faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ is what enables us to overcome: “And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith” (1 John 5:4 ESV).
Let’s read the following passage and answer the questions:
1 John 5:1-5 ESV Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. (2) By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. (3) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. (4) For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. (5) Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
Question 1. According to 1 John 5:1-2, what are some ways we can know that we are born of God?
So faith in Jesus Christ, in His death in our place and resurrection from the dead, with some measure of obedience to God and love for people, is the evidence that we’ve been born of God.