Next, you will want to: Take the Helmet of Salvation Those of us who have served in the Armed Forces know how important one’s helmet is. To go into conflict without your helmet would be like scuba diving 100 feet below the surface with no air in your tank! This really is the Lord’s helmet […]
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Take Up the Shield of Faith This God-given trust is brought to the Christian Warrior who yearns for Him, seeks Him, desires to be with Him, and who cries out to Him. It is a faith not in one’s own efforts. Rather, it is a humble confidence in who God is and what His Word […]
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It makes sense. The next piece of God’s Armor that we must put on are: Shoes for your Feet, having put on the Readiness given by the Gospel of Peace At West Point, the United States Military Academy, we often wore rugged combat boots. Ah yes! If you’ve worn them in 90 degree humid weather […]
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The second of God’s Armor pieces we must put on daily is: The Breastplate of His Righteousness Most of you know this is not our attempt at being good, righteous, or a clean cut, helping, church attending person. This is all filthy rags if this is the only thing you are depending on. Yes, you […]
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You are in the battle right now. The first of God’s Armor pieces we must put on is: The Belt of Truth All of God’s Word, the Bible, is all of God…inspired, infallible, eternal, all true, always. The Apostate Church which is growing in number, refuses this. They wallow in tragic kindness. For them, it […]
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Years ago, I loved to play an old fashioned Pin Ball Game at an out of the way burger restaurant. When I’d finally hit the steel ball in the center of the draw bridge, a deep bellowing voice carried out from within the machine… “Attack the Castle!” With great expectancy, about 5 balls would suddenly […]
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“For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” (2Corinthians 5:14-15 ESV Bold added) I have […]
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17. February 2020
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