Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 John 5:1-5
by: Irene B. Saunders.
To conquer the world, we need to realize the awesome reality of adoption into God's family. An old favorite poem written by John H. Yates and set to music by Ira D. Sankey claims that "Faith is the victory that overcomes the world." We need faith that God is, faith that he created the world, faith that his word is true, faith that his Son Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah, and faith that his sacrifice has redeemed us from sin and death. When we accept this faith, we are empowered to overcome the lies, boundaries, and temptations of the world. Being children of God-of the King of Kings-makes us royalty. We need to start acting like it. Our actions are faith at work (James 2:18).