More Than Conquerors

We didn't conquer. We received a free gift.
Conquerors are not secure. They can be stripped of their conquest by death, life, angels, principalities, powers, things present, things to come, height, depth, or any other creature. We can't be stripped of what we have freely obtained; the love of Christ/God.

Not at all odd.....in fact more than fitting given the intent and context.

Rom 8:37
Nay, G235 in G1722 all G3956 these things G5125 we are more than conquerors G5245 through G1223 him that loved G25 us. G2248

G5245 - hypernikaō - Strong's Greek Lexicon (kjv) (blueletterbible.org)
Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

1. to be more than a conqueror, to gain a surpassing victory

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὑπερνικάω hupĕrnikaō, hoop-er-nik-ah'-o; from G5228 and G3528; to vanquish beyond, i.e. gain a decisive victory:—more than conquer.

hyper + nikao = super conquerors

We didn't conquer. We received a free gift.
Conquerors are not secure. They can be stripped of their conquest by death, life, angels, principalities, powers, things present, things to come, height, depth, or any other creature. We can't be stripped of what we have freely obtained; the love of Christ/God.

I get that. But conquerors can do that. Why more than conquerors?

Do you have any ideas how it is of practical use to us as Christians?

The entire world, this is much more.

Yes. Rest in the victory that Christ Jesus has provided. That is how to put that passage into practice.

So you believe the answer lies in the size of the task?

tHERE IS NONE MORE GREAT THAN jESUS yESHUA WITHIN EACH OF US WHO BELIEVE hIM. cvs KNOWS, AND HIS REPLY SAYS IT ALL.

Romans 8:37...Nay, in all things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.

I've always thought this to be an odd verse. Why are we said
to be more than conquerors and not merely conquerors?

It has more to do with how God accomplishes things rather than our position in Christ.

Perhaps it refers back to 8:33?

Even when all of life is against us, we are still “more than conquerors” and
God will strengthen us to live out that glorious victory every day, in spite of
how things look to us, or how we feel about our circumstances. (vs. 33).

We are victorious over all those who would challenge our relationship with
the Lord. God has justified us and nothing will ever change His mind.

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I think you are on the right track. Can you think of any examples from the Bible?

What do you suppose God accomplishes by making us co-heirs.... if anything?

That's a huge subject but just to state the obvious, so that all the promises of God in Christ may be ours.

Romans 8:37...Nay, in all things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.

I've always thought this to be an odd verse. Why are we said to be more than conquerors and not merely conquerors?

Romans 8 is about God's Love for us ----nothing can separated us from God's Agape -----

The Greek word for More than conquerors is

Strong's Concordance
hupernikaó: to be more than conqueror

Usage: I am more than conqueror, prevail mightily.

HELPS Word-studies

5245 hypernikáō (from 5228 /hypér, "beyond" and 3528 /nikáō, "conquer") – properly, exceedingly conquer, being "more than a conqueror," i.e. "super-conqueror" who is "completely and overwhelmingly victorious" (L & N, 1, 39.58). 5245 (hypernikáō) is used only in Ro 8:37.

[The intensive prefix (hyper) adds the idea, "surpassing victory" (i.e. of a pre-eminent conqueror).]


I say ----------we are Overcomers ----Because of God's Agape for us we have the Strength to overcome things that we would never be able to overcome without God's Agape for us ------

Romans 8

Our Victory in Christ
26 In the same way the Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness

28 And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.

31 What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?

32 He who did not spare [even] His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?

33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect (His chosen ones)?

I say
We are ---more than conquerors -----and Nothing that can come against us can can ever pull us away from God's Agape for His Children ------this is so powerful and so uplifting and so encouraging -----God's Strength is imparted to us through His Agape for us ------and nothing can destroy that Love

Do you have any thoughts about the possibility that the description of more than conquerors might suggest how we conquer or overcome as you suggest?

You trust in and rely on God who Loves you and will give you the Strength and Protection and Ability to overcome any storm ---misery ----mountain etc that comes against you ------