Faith is the victory

This was a post from three years ago.  I just want to repeat it because there is much about faith that is a myth of Christianity.  Christianity is more than just believing.  During the 2010 winter olympics in Vancouver there was a comercial on tv that said that we just needed to believe.  Believe in itself has no power.  It is nothing more than positive thinking.  What is needed is faith but faith in a person.  It is never our faith that does anything but it is our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His power to do anything.  Just believe?  Yes, but believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Here is the post from March 2010.

There is an old hymn that goes;


Faith is the victory,
Faith is the victory,
Faith is the victory
That overcomes the world.

Is this true? It could be argued that in one way it is true but it is also misleading. Our faith is never the victory, even our faith in Jesus Christ is not the victory but rather it is Jesus and Jesus alone that is the victory.

Now scripture says in 1 John 5:4 "For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." When you read this in its context you know that it is faith in Jesus Christ and you must believe that He is the Son of God.

Overcoming the world is different than signs and wonders. Overcoming the world is overcoming the world's influence on our lives and having a new world view, one that is shaped by the Gospel.