Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. (Romans 8:37) Paul did not say we would eventually be conquerors if things went well. He did not say we were conquerors in some areas and victims in others. He said that in tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, and the sword, we are still more than conquerors. That phrase “more than a conqueror” translates as a single Greek word, hupernikao. Huper means above and beyond. Ni

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. (Ephesians 6:15) A Roman soldier's sandals were not flip-flops. They were studded on the bottom with hobnails, iron studs that dug into the ground, giving the soldier grip and stability on any terrain. A soldier who slipped in battle was a dead soldier. The footing was not a minor detail. It was the difference between standing and falling. And Paul chose this footwear deliberately when he described the armor of G

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:12-13) The word translated "power" in this verse is exousia. The same word is used for delegated authority and for rights and privileges. John was not saying God gave you the ability to become sons. He said God gave you the right. To as many as received Him