In the Bible, victory belongs to God, and his people share in it rather than win it by their own strength. A priest tells Israel’s army that the Lord goes with them “to give you victory” (Deuteronomy 20:4), and “victory rests with the Lord” (Proverbs 21:31). The New Testament places the deciding victory at the cross and the empty tomb (Colossians 2:15; 1 Corinthians 15:55-57) and calls believers people who overcome the world through faith in Christ (1 John 5:4).…
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