“But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation” (1 Thessalonians 5:8, NKJV). . Salvation has three phases: salvation that we have already received (past), the ongoing salvation of being saved (present), and the hope of salvation (future). In…
“And take the helmet of salvation . . . ” Ephesians 6:17 . Our Creator, the Heavenly Father, designed the brain so marvelously that we are still in the process of figuring out all the functions of the various portions of this amazing organ. We do know that the basic function of the brain is to process various…
“And take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” Ephesians 6:17 . The word of God is a supernatural weapon; it has supernatural powers: Creative power (God said – Genesis 1:3,6,9, etc.) The word of God creates faith in you and me. We receive things of God through…
“And take . . . the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” Ephesians 6:17 . . Among all the weapons which are available to a believer, the only weapon which has both offensive and defensive purposes is the Sword. This is the sharpest weapon ever known to mankind! For the word…
“above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one” Ephesians 6:16 . . The shield of faith is there to protect the whole body. The belt of truth, the breast plate of righteousness and the shoes of preparation for the…
“Stand therefore . . . having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace . . .” Ephesians 6:15 . It is the third armor in the spiritual armamentarium. Among the spiritual armors, we have offensive and defensive weapons. Even though shoes may have some defensive role, the main purpose of this…
Ephesians 6:14 “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness . . .”
A weapon of resolve and spiritual strength! . . In the spiritual warfare armamentarium, the first weapon mentioned is the belt of truth (Ephesians 6:14). As a follower Jesus Christ, every Christian is on a battleground. Our fight is not against flesh and blood but against the principalities and powers of the unseen world. The Bible…
Every follower of Jesus is in a battlefield. Jesus said, “Since you don’t belong to the world, the world would hate you” (John 17:14-16). The world system is under the dominion of our adversary. So we will be faced with the opposition; none of the true believers are immune to it. Now the question is,…
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…”…