I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
The world is a troubled sea, and nowhere but in Christ will believers find true peace. His consolations matter because afflictions are certain; we must be ready to fight, and He arms us with assured confidence of victory, for He has overcome the world not for Himself alone, but for our sake.
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Two things Christ here comforts his disciples with: - I. With an assurance that, though he was leaving the world, he was returning to his Father, from whom he came forth Joh 16:28-32, where we have, 1. A plain declaration of Christ's mission from the Father, and his return to him (Joh 16:28): I came forth from the Father, and am come, as you see, into the world.
Commenting on John 16:28-33
Christ overcame the prince of this world by His death and furnished us with every means to overcome our enemies and all temptations. The world is a vanquished foe; believers need only trust their Captain and put on God's armor, certain the victory is already theirs.
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