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GraceAlone · 10-07-2021, 08:45 AM

A person I know from my time in the LR posted this very recently on social media. It’s a quote from the HWMR.

“The three conditions by which God selects the overcomers are: (1) being absolute for God’s glory, (2) being afraid of nothing, and (3) allowing the cross to deal with the self.”

Consonant with the discussion here, I’m dying to know the scriptural basis for:
1. The premise of the statement. How do we know that “God selects Overcomers”?
2. The rest of the statement. How do we know these (and these alone) are the criteria? (And the “being afraid of nothing” sure seems ironic!)

I don’t know what to make anymore of the entire Overcomer theology, but I do know the fruit of it. I spent most of my life with a sense of dread hanging over me that I was probably not an Overcomer (despite trying to do all the things) and that the Lord was constantly disappointed in me for failing to reach this unknown and rather elitist Overcomer standard. As I detox, I’m coming to see that this robs many many saints of their joy and freedom in Christ and what He has already done for us out of His great love and grace.

10-07-2021, 08:45 AM	#25
GraceAlone Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 46	Re: Overcomer doctrine A person I know from my time in the LR posted this very recently on social media. It’s a quote from the HWMR. “The three conditions by which God selects the overcomers are: (1) being absolute for God’s glory, (2) being afraid of nothing, and (3) allowing the cross to deal with the self.” Consonant with the discussion here, I’m dying to know the scriptural basis for: 1. The premise of the statement. How do we know that “God selects Overcomers”? 2. The rest of the statement. How do we know these (and these alone) are the criteria? (And the “being afraid of nothing” sure seems ironic!) I don’t know what to make anymore of the entire Overcomer theology, but I do know the fruit of it. I spent most of my life with a sense of dread hanging over me that I was probably not an Overcomer (despite trying to do all the things) and that the Lord was constantly disappointed in me for failing to reach this unknown and rather elitist Overcomer standard. As I detox, I’m coming to see that this robs many many saints of their joy and freedom in Christ and what He has already done for us out of His great love and grace.