Title: Spiritual Arming (Ephesians 6:14-20)
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Spiritual Arming (Ephesians 6:14-20)
In war, you must be armed with a defense that blocks enemy attacks and weapons that can attack.
The life of faith is also a war against Satan and the devil who cannot be seen.
Satan attacks in a cunning way. Human wisdom and ability cannot win.
So the apostle Paul commanded us to be fully armed with the full armor of God.
First, put on your belt with truth.
The waistband strengthens the spine and allows you to run powerfully.
The belt of truth is the basic attitude of faith in spiritual warfare.
Even in sports, you can win if you have good basics.
At the very least, one must lead a sincere and sincere life of faith according to the word of truth.
The basis of truth is sincerity and honesty. It should be a basic character rather than an unbeliever
Second, put on the breastplate of righteousness.
If the arrow is a flower in your heart, you will die without even fighting.
Satan the devil attacks the weakest conscience and shakes the heart.
Therefore, we must arm our hearts with the righteousness of the gospel.
Even Christians are not morally perfect.
Therefore, we can fight boldly only when we are armed with the righteousness of God obtained through faith in Christ.
Satan the devil always accuses us of our weaknesses.
Third, put on the shoes of the gospel of peace.
Soldiers must wear combat boots when going to war.
If your feet are uncomfortable, you cannot fight.
In spiritual warfare, you must be at peace in the grace of the gospel to be able to run and fight.
If your mind is full of worries and fears, you cannot fight proudly.
David defeated Goliath proudly because he believed that the Lord of hosts was with him.
Fourth, put on the helmet of salvation.
Soldiers wear helmets in battle. Even when bullets fly, they bounce off.
In boxing, if you get hit hard in the head, you fall. Satan the devil also attacks the head.
So, with the assurance of salvation, you must wear a helmet on your head.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 tells us to put on the helmet of hope of salvation.
The saved saints should live with hope in heaven
If we hope for worldly things and fall into the world's greed, we cannot stop Satan's deceptions and attacks.
We must live with the assurance and hope of heaven.
Fifth, take the shield of faith over all of this.
Even if you are fully armed, you must be armed with a shield that can cover your entire body to prevent fire arrows.
Spiritual warfare is defended with the shield of faith. Jehovah is my shield.
With the basic attitude of faith, the thoughts of faith, the heart of faith, the steps of faith
When we fight boldly, God gives us victory. God works through people of faith.
Sixth, take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
No matter how good your defense is, you cannot win without an offensive weapon.
The only weapon of attack is the Word of God. The word realized by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit becomes a sure sword.
Jesus also triumphed over Satan's attack with the word of God.
If you hold on to the word you have learned by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and live, you can win proudly in all spiritual battles.
Seventh, pray continuously in the Holy Spirit.
War is not won with weapons alone. You must have good strategy and tactics.
The victory in spiritual warfare is in the hands of God. Therefore, you must pray.
Satan's strategy is cunning and surpasses human wisdom.
Therefore, we can overcome without being deceived only when we are always supplied with God's wisdom and power.
Before being attacked by Satan, Jesus also woke up at dawn and prayed.
He told us to always watch and pray so that we may not fall into temptation.
The content of the prayer was to boldly preach the word of the gospel to the world.
The goal of spiritual warfare is to deliver the unbelievers under the oppression of Satan and the devil by preaching the gospel of salvation.
Preaching the gospel to the ends of the earth is a spiritual war we must fight.