"I have overcome the world" (John 16:33).
(4) have - Christ's victory is not a matter of uncertainty. He has won the victory. His victory is a fact which we must believe. It is a fact upon which we must build. In our own conflict with evil, we must take our stand on Christ'svictory . When Christ, from the Cross, cried out, "It is finished" (John 19:30), this was not a cry of despair. It was a shout of victory . Jesus had triumphed over all the powers of evil. Jesus won the victory for us. Through Christ 's victory , we can now say, "In the Name of Jesus, we have the victory ." Jesus' words, "I have overcome the world" come to us in the context of "tribulation." Jesus does not only speak to us words of triumph and victory . He also speaks a word of realism: "In the world you have tribulation." We don't like to hear about tribulation. Perhaps, we feel that it doesn't fit in with the Christian message. we must not, however, live with our heads in the sand. we must not pretend that life is something different from what it really is. "In the world you have tribulation" - this is a painfully accurate description of our human experience in this world. "In the world you have tribulation" - this is not all that Jesus says to us. He also says, "I have overcome the world." "In the world you have tribulation" - these are the words which we must face honestly if we are to really appreciate the greatness of Christ 's triumph over all the powers of evil. "In the world you have tribulation" - this is the dark backcloth against which the Christian message is set.
(4) have - Christ's victory is not a matter of uncertainty. He has won the victory. His victory is a fact which we must believe. It is a fact upon which we must build. In our own conflict with evil, we must take our stand on Christ's
