2009-09-25T10:23:20-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/overcome+the+world/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2016:33&version=NIV 2009-09-25T10:23:20-05:00 God doesn't promise us freedom from earthly troubles--in fact, just the opposite. Here Jesus warns that trouble lies ahead for his followers. But he follows this with a reassurance that God has already triumphed over sin.