The Breastplate of Righteousness
The Breastplate of Righteousness is an interesting piece of armour, of course I would probably say that about each piece. It's protection is 2 fold it protects you from Satan and from others. Satan the great deceiver wants to trick us into thinking that we need to do good deeds to earn eternal life. It's silly. But God's not our enemy. We don't need to do good deeds to get to heaven. We could never be good enough or righteous enough, besides Jesus already died for us so we can have eternal life. No, good deeds don't protect us from God. But the Breastplate of Righteousness does a good job at protecting us from Satan. Or at least it should, if our loins are covered by truth. Satan can't stand it when we are being little goody goodies. Your Breastplate of Righteousness makes Satan hate you more, but it also protects you more from Satan. Righteousness also protects you from other people. People aren't and shouldn't be your enemy. Doing good or righteous deeds to others should make you the best of friends. Now after all this talk on righteousness I want to make sure you know what it means. I have heard that it means good deeds. Also I have heard that it means upright living. What does it mean to live uprightly? Check out Psalm 15 Lord , who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord . He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. - Psalms 15 Here are some more great verses: If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:21-32 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Colossians 3:8-10 I want to close with this quote "The Breastplate of Righteousness is less to please God, More to protect us from Satan."
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That is a good question, and one worth answering. I believe one of the chief ways to wrestle against Satan is by resisting his temptations, his lies, and his wickedness. Take a look at what James has to say on the subject: "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." James 4:7 Isn't that an amazing thought. All we have to do is resist Satan and he'll flee from us. If you look at the pieces of armor mentioned in Ephesians chapter 6, you'll find that that's what they are they are pieces of armor. Their purpose is to protect you. In other words, their purpose is to help you resist Satan. Take a look at these great verses in peter: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 1 Peter 5:8-9 Keep your eyes open for "Ben And His Shadow Buddy"
A book that will help your child be victories in spiritual warware. Coming July First 2019 or later For more info visit: www.thesunshining.weebly.com www.benandhisshadowbuddy.tk The Shield of Faith I can't believe I missed it in my earlier writings and studyings on the armor of God. But in Eph. 6:16 Paul says "above all, taking the shield of faith". Did you hear that? Did you catch that? "Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." - Ephesians 6:16 Above all. Every piece of armor is vital. But above all take up the shield of faith. In other words, don't forget the shield of faith. Make sure you use it. "As there are different types of shields, So there are different types of faiths. When you are in a battle you want to use a good solid shield. Because we are in a spiritual battle we need to have a faith that is solid and strong. And the faith we have better be in the only one worth having faith in, the one and only God." - N.C.R.
"One of the best things we can do for mankind is fight against Satan." - N.C.R. Why? Why is that? It is because Satan hates mankind. He hates all of mankind and would destroy everyone is He could. Some people are trapped by Satan and his lies. But those of us who are free from Satan should fight against him. "We need to fight against Satan for our own souls, but it shouldn't end there we should also fight against Satan for others souls." We need to fight against Satan for the human race. Not only is fighting against Satan the best thing we can do for mankind, the way in which we do it is great for mankind to. "It may sound kind of funny but in our war against Satan we are required to be nicer to people than if we were not fighting against Satan." Never forget... "One of the best things we can do for mankind is fight against Satan." - N.C.R. Think about it. And make sure you fight against Satan. Speacial note: The first paragraph on my last post, was supposed to be the first paragraph on this post. If you haven't read the last post yet I encourage you to go back and read it. Keep your eyes open for "Ben And His Shadow Buddy" A book that will help your child be victories in spiritual warware. Coming July First 2019 For more info visit: www.thesunshining.weebly.com www.benandhisshadowbuddy.tk Satan hates everyone and everybody. He wants to destroy the entire human race. But we can fight against him. We can join hands with God, and fight for mankind. In our war against Satan we have weapons and armour that are so unique and different from anything of this world. To start with there is the belt of truth. This piece of armour is said to be the piece of armour that holds everything together. It is a two fold piece of armour, and takes 2 steps to fully put it on. Step 1 saturate yourself with the truth. You do this by saturating yourself with the word of God. Step 2 become a person of integrity. One who is known for telling the truth all the time. It is kind of interesting, and I am taking a break from discussing the pieces of armour to talk about it. Each piece of armour is intertwining. They all work together to protect you. They are all quite similar, but they are all different. Now let's look at the next piece. The Breastplate of Righteousness. This piece of armour's protection is 2 fold. It protects us from accusations of Satan. And it keeps you at peace with your fellow man. One thing you need to remember is that mankind is not your enemy, even those people who say they hate you. You are never, never to fight against fellow man. But one thing you are required to do for mankind if you want to be victorious in spiritual warfare is do good deeds for mankind. Also part of your breastplate of righteousness is: No lying. Good speech. Forgiveness. Taking responsibility for your actions. No stealing. Basically put off your old man and all and unrighteousness, put on the new man and all righteousness(Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians 3:9-10). The Breastplate of Righteousness. The next piece of armor is the gospel of peace shoes. What do you do with shoes? You wear them everywhere you walk. How do shoes protect or help you? Really good shoes like cleats keep you held firm in the ground so you can't get pushed back. The gospel of peace shoes are like cleats, they keep you held firm. You can put on the gospel of peace shoes by taking the gospel of peace everywhere you go. I think I heard it once, and I'll say it again myself "You can't sin with someone when you are preaching the gospel to them." That right there is the reason the gospel of peace shoes protect you. Faith in God protects you like a shield. When hardship is coming your way you can hide behind your faith in God. That may sound cowardly, but it takes courage. It takes courage not to run away. And when you were hiding behind your shield remember that the fiery darts are not coming from God but the wicked. The helmet salvation is vital because the battle we are in is spiritual and many of the wars fought in this battle are in our head (not to say that they're not real). Satan loves to attack or minds. He wants to deceive us. Never forget the truth. God loves you. I don't necessarily know how to put the "helmet of salvation" on your head. And I do not know how to keep it there. But I do know that part of having you on your head is that you should never forget the truth that God loves you. And don't let any lies deceive you. Satan hates you. The sword of the spirit is your only weapon everything else is armor. But and as I have said before you should not use against mankind, but against Satan and his lies. Because the word of God is your sword of the spirit you need to read the Bible daily( I just used three different names for one thing in one sentence.). Now we cannot forget prayer, can we. It is not listed as a piece of armor, but yet it is vital for our victory. do you know any army that can be victorious without communication with their leader? Remember pray without ceasing. If you do not know what prayer is, it is just a fancy word for communication with God, the king of kings, and Lord of host. Keep your eyes open for "Ben And His Shadow Buddy"
A book that will help your child be victories in spiritual warware. Coming July First 2019 For more info visit: www.thesunshining.weebly.com "No one in their right mind would want to go to hell." - N.C.R. The relationship between people in spiritual warfare is interesting. You may wonder what the opening quote/title has to do with this article about spiritual warfare. You shall see. Let me list a few facts of spiritual warfare: We are in a war. Our enemy is Satan, every part of him, all his lies and wickedness. Our leader is or should be God. Now people are interesting, probably because we have free choice. Each individual is free to make God the Lord of their life. Nothing you can ever do can stop God from loving you. Nothing you can ever do will make Satan stop hating you. So for those of you who who are on God's side. What is your relationship to those who say they hate God? If they are not for you they are against you. But does that mean you have an enemy relationship with them? No. Your enemy has been, and will always be Satan. Think. People who say hate God definitely wouldn't want to spend eternity with Him. Remember what I said at the beginning. "No one in their right mind would want to go to hell." Also it could be said that… "No one in their right mind would say they hate God." Let me ask again… What is your relationship with those who say they hate God. Or maybe I should ask… "Don't you just want to cry for them people?" If you truly love God you should also love and have a heart for all people. Continue thinking. What do you think would make a person say they hate God? Satan I tell you. Satan and his lies. One of the best things we can do for mankind is fight against Satan and his lies and his wickedness. Keep your eyes open for "Ben And His Shadow Buddy"
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I have been posting quite regualrly on social media. Lots of great quotes and things. Also a few quotes about spiritual warfare.
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The test
When Satan laughs, God weeps. When God laughs, Satan flees. This reminds me of the test Solomon did first Kings 3:16-28 to find out who the real mother was of a baby. As two fought over one baby so two fight over you. God and Satan. God is the real owner of you. He paid for you with his precious blood. He loves you so much. He cares about you so much.
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