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# Overcoming the Impossible
- URL: https://amemamem.com.br/en/overcoming-the-impossible/
- Published: 2025-09-11T12:00:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T01:04:32.000Z
- Description: The people who lived in darkness saw a great light; on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” (Mt 4:16) “God said: Let there be light! And there was light.” (Gn 1:3)
- Author: Airton Humber
- Tags: #en, #de-vencendo-o-impossivel

## 1) A bridge to a previous article: The true salvation [at this link](https://amemamem.com.br/verdadeira-salvacao/)

In that text we saw the **human condition**: we live in a dark environment, under an invisible government; our natural inclination is toward evil; and we fight against forces we cannot see. In simple terms: **it is impossible to overcome this by human effort**.

Now, let's answer this: **what is behind this condition?** The Bible calls it **sin** (an internal force) and **death** (an external dominion).

## 2) What the Bible calls "sin"

- **It is not just a wrong act**. It is an **active power** that dwells in the human being and inclines him toward evil (Rm 7:17).
- This power **reigns** when we are separated from God (Rm 5:21).
- That is why, even wanting to do good, we end up **trapped in evil** (Rm 7:19).

*A simple image:* sin is like an **internal magnet** pulling in the wrong direction.

## 3) What the Bible calls "death"

- It is not only the biological end; it is a **state of separation from God** (Ef 2:1).
- It is called the **last enemy** (1Co 15:26), a dominion that surrounds and presses on humanity.

*A simple image:* death is like **polluted air** outside; we breathe it without realizing it harms us.

## 4) Where this meets our experience

- **On the inside**: sin distorts desires, thoughts and affections.
- **On the outside**: death creates an environment of fear, vanity, power and deception.
- **Result**: **human impossibility**. We can even improve our habits, but we **do not break** the power of sin and death on our own (Mt 7:11; Mc 10:18; Rm 7:19).

## 5) How Jesus overcame (the point that changes everything)

- **He became human** (Fp 2:7).
- **He received the Spirit** (Lc 3:21-22).
- **He was led by the Spirit** (Lc 4:1) and, **in the power of the Spirit**, fulfilled his mission (Lc 4:14).
- **He condemned sin in the flesh** (Rm 8:3), **disarmed principalities and powers** (Cl 2:15) and **destroyed the devil who has the power of death** (2Tm 1:10; Hb 2:14).

**In other words:** as an ordinary human being, indwelt and led by the Spirit, he overcame the internal power (sin) and the external dominion (death). That is why he said: **"I am the way."**

## 6) How this victory reaches us today

- **New government**: the Holy Spirit **dwells** in us (Rm 8:9) and works in us the **law of the Spirit of life** (Rm 8:2).
- **Breaking of the dominion**: sin no longer **reigns** as before (Rm 6:14).
- **Life in the present**: salvation is **real and present liberation** from the power of sin and death, with a future promise of **glorification**.

**Practical summary:** **without the Spirit, it is impossible**. **With the Spirit, God's impossible happens, TODAY**.

## 7) Some practical signs of this liberation

1. **New desire**: a sincere wish to walk in the light (Rm 8:5).
2. **Broken cycles**: habits that seemed unbeatable lose their strength (Rm 6:11-14).
3. **An enlightened mind**: clearer discernment about deceptions, our own and those of others (Rm 12:2).
4. **Living belonging**: fellowship with "those of the Way" (At 9:2).
5. **Solid hope**: certainty of life in Christ, now and forever (1Co 15).

## 8) A provocative question

If Christ has **already overcome** sin and death, **why** do so many live as if they were defeated?  
Because **without the Spirit** everything becomes **impossible** again.

But the good news is that **the Spirit was given,** and he is the one who makes Christ's victory **real** in us.

## 9) The light that breaks the darkness

> "The people who lived in darkness saw a great light; on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned." (Mt 4:16)
> 
> "God said: Let there be light! And there was light." (Gn 1:3)

**This is salvation**: the light of God **shining on the inside (against sin)** and **on the outside (over death)**, bringing life where there was only darkness.

**It is our faith that gives us victory in this world.** 
Therefore, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  
Christ overcame the world, and we too can overcome, when Christ lives in us.  
**This is the hope of glory.**