The only way for God to conquer the world is through the human flesh and through His spirit

Sunday Adelaja
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In the book of Romans, Paul tells us that God has to “conquer” the world through us, using our flesh and our spirit. He says that we have been given a “slave spirit” from God, which is what gives us the power to be able to conquer it.

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