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Before Jesus died on the cross, he taught his disciples to pray in Matthew 6:
νενικήκατε (nenikēkate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3528: To conquer, be victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue. From nike; to subdue.
The perfect indicative shows that it is finished as a matter of fact and they are daily enjoying the fruit of this successful overcoming.
John elaborates on this action of overcoming two chapters later in 1 John 4:
Paul expressed a similar idea in Col 1:
Positionally, I know that I have overcome the evil one in Christ. Still, practically, I want to humble myself before God daily. I ask the Father to deliver me from the evil one, knowing he will.
After the cross, John taught in 1 John 2:
you have overcome
νενικήκατε (nenikēkate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3528: To conquer, be victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue. From nike; to subdue.
The perfect indicative shows that it is finished as a matter of fact and they are daily enjoying the fruit of this successful overcoming.
John elaborates on this action of overcoming two chapters later in 1 John 4:
After being born again, we have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us.
Paul expressed a similar idea in Col 1:
Since it is done, do we still need to pray, "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one"?
Positionally, I know that I have overcome the evil one in Christ. Still, practically, I want to humble myself before God daily. I ask the Father to deliver me from the evil one, knowing he will.