![]() We are ready to share the Good News of what Christ has done in our lives because it is a result of God’s working in our lives! We receive our Breastplate of Righteousness not because it’s our righteousness, but because it is God’s righteousness from the Holy Spirit within us. We receive our Belt of Truth by accepting Christ. Something we should note about Ephesians 6, Paul makes these statements ġ0 Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty powerġ4 Stand Firm with the Belt of truth, with the Breastplate of Righteousnessīut then the wording changes in verse 16. They were covered in leather which was soaked in water before battle so if they were hit with a flaming arrow the fire couldn’t spread.Įach shield was made of 6 or so layers of thick animal hide that was tanned and woven together. In Greek it was named “a door”, because it looked like the soldier was actually carrying a door into battle. ![]() The other was the one they actually used for battle and it was a large 30” X 60” rectangular shield. One was a small 2-3 foot round shield for dress parades. Now, there were 2 types of shields that the Roman soldiers were using at the time Paul wrote Ephesians. You always put your armor on BEFORE you go out, knowing that somewhere along the way you WILL encounter the enemy! You don’t go onto a battle field, wait until you find your enemy, THEN put your armor on to protect yourself. We must ready ourselves BEFORE the day begins. Not just whatever piece of armor we my need at that moment. Paul is reminding us that the shield of faith is used WITH the Belt of the truth of Christ, The Breastplate of Righteousness and the Shoes of being prepared to give Good News.Īny part of the Whole Armor without the previous part of the armor is useless! We are instructed to “Put on the Whole Armor of God”. “In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” ![]() Spiritual Warfare and the Whole Armor of God Series
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