Will God Give Us Victory?

Romans 8:31-39

Yes!!

David: “The battle is the Lord’s” (1 Samuel 17:47)Paul: “If God be for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)

Maybe Not

Two passages of manyOther factors

No

“Sin in the camp”• Achan (Joshua 6:18; 7:1, 4-6, 25)• Corinth (1 Corinthians 5:5, 11, 13)• Discipline (2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14, 15)

No

“Pitch our tent toward Sodom”• Lot (Genesis 13:12; 19:24-30)• Us (Romans 12:2; Galatians 5:19-21)• No compromise with the world

(James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-17)

No

Reject God’s arrangement• Korah (Numbers 16:3, 12, 14, 31-35)• Home (Ephesians 5:22-6:4)• Church (1 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 8:5)

No

Little faith• Peter (Matthew 14:31; 26:31-35, 58, 69-75)• Our problem?

Yes

“Fight the good fight”• Elijah (1 Kings 18:19-46)• Paul

(2 Corinthians 11:23-28; 2 Timothy 4:6-8)• Timothy (1 Timothy 6:11, 12)

Yes

Trust Him and follow His way• Israel (Joshua 6:1-5, 12-16)• Gideon (Judges 7:19-24)• Naaman (2 Kings 5:11-14)

Yes

Seek His kingdom first• A necessity (Matthew 6:33)• Prayer (James 5:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:17)

Yes

Maintain purity• Vital (1 Timothy 5:22)• Determine to be pure (Daniel 1:8)• All sin is against God (Genesis 39:8, 9)

Conclusion

God is still able to give us victoryAre we keeping ourselves pure?Are we willing to fight?