Defeated Christians-

I am linking to Phillip Johnsons post which has a comment I would like to address-

In fact, if you are passive or careless at all in your own personal spiritual walk, you will suffer agonizing defeat at the hands of the enemy.

Link-Now, let's get personal

I feel a need to pray for that. A Christian walk is never careless but predestined to bring about the image of Christ in ones life.

Romans 8:29 �¶For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.


In this we have to consider that even the illusion of defeat in a Christian walk has a purpose. I also must say any defeat in a true Christian is only illusion. Much like the illusion of Christ's defeat on the cross..all things work toward that predetermined victory in Christ, even times much needed defeat of the enemy in hearts.