Authority
God’s Overcomers must on the one hand be Faithful in Denying their own selves, the world, and Satan; but on the other hand Know How To Exercise the Authority of Christ.
God’s Overcomers must on the one hand be Faithful in Denying their own selves, the world, and Satan; but on the other hand Know How To Exercise the Authority of Christ.
To Sanctify ourselves is to Accept Restraint From God upon our spirits.
As with the Lord Jesus, this may often be for the sake of others.
JOHN 17.19
and I sanctify Myself for them, that they also may be sanctified in truth themselves.
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JOHN 15.11
these things I have spoken to you, that My joy in you may remain, and your joy may be full.
JOHN 16.24
until now you asked nothing in My Name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
JOHN 17.13
And now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves;
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JOHN 15.7
if you may remain in Me, and My sayings may remain in you, whatever you may wish you will ask, and it will be done to you.
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JOHN 20.13
And they say to her, “Woman, why do you weep?” She says to them, “Because they took away my Lord, and I have not known where they laid Him”;
JOHN 15.7 if you may remain in Me, and My sayings may remain in you, whatever you may wish you will ask, and it will be done to you.
When material things are Under Spiritual Control, they fulfill their subordinate role.
Released from that restraint, they quickly gravitate toward worldly standards and goals.
What the devil fears most is the curse of God.
As soon as God curses, Satan dare not hurt us.