Take the 2-minute tour ×  There are some verses that use the
terminology "power", and I heard it with different preachers
that the Christians possess power.  Here are some examples:
— The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. 2001 (1 Co 2:4–5).
Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.    — The Holy Bible: English
Standard Version. 2001 (Ac 6:8). Wheaton: Standard Bible
Society.  What is the power that Christians possess?
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down vote accepted  The following comes from a mainly Calvinist
view point:  The power you are looking for is the power granted
to Christians by the Holy Spirit. Probably one of the most clear
examples of this was in Acts 2 on the day of Pentecost.   This
was the first manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit on
these new Christians. Much of the book of Acts continues to
chronicle this power that they had been granted.  There is now
some debate how this power manifests in the modern 21st century.
However, it is no doubt still activ