The WHOLE ARMOR of GOD: Spiritual Warfare (Ephesians 6:10-20)

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.

Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm,

Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,

And having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;

In addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

And take HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Ephesians 6:10-17

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The Warfare and the Armor of God

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“We are talking about warfare today. Sabotage, subversion, innuendo, snipping, It is a war between light and darkness, good and evil, heaven and hell, Christ and Satan, and rather you realize it or not, you are in that warfare. You can not afford to be ignorant and you can not be neutral. Eph 6: 10 - 20 “

1. The Christian warrior and his adversary - Ephesians 6:11

We must know our enemy. We must stand against the wiles of the devil. The devil is no joke. He is a decided fact. He is a destructive foe. Satan is Strategic - he is working destruction in your life and on your home. He is spiritual - Eph 6:12 - Test the spirits to see if they are of God. He is strong. We are no match for our adversary. Remember that we wrestle not against flesh and blood. Satan is sinister. There is nothing that the devil will not do to destroy your life, but he is a defeated foe. Eph. 6:10 “Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.” Satan has already been defeated by our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 John 4:4 - “You are from God little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.”


2. The Christian warrior and his armor We need not only to recognize our enemy, we need to prepare for the battle. We need to put on the armor of God. Put on the whole armor.
Put on the whole armor of God -

1. The girdle of truth - Integrity Eph 6:14

Truth stands for integrity The belt of truth is integrity. You are to believe the truth, you are to tell the truth, to defend the truth, preach the truth or your life will come apart. You cannot be apart of this battle without the belt of truth. Satan is a liar! And Satan WILL come against you with lies! Jesus is the Truth. Satan’s attack is lying. His attack upon you is to bring about a lack of integrity on your life.

 

2. The breastplate of righteousness: Eph. 6:14

Righteousness is the believer’s purity. No unconfessed sin. Righteousness is purity. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Matt. 5:8 What the enemy wants to do is not only attack you with lies, but wants to attack you with impurity. Satan knows your weaknesses, so put on the Armor of God. Keep your heart with all diligence. Keep your heart pure. Is your heart pure? Satan fears a holy Christian.

 

3. The shoes of peace - Tranquility

A soldier needs good shoes. You need a place to stand and have good footing. Be at peace with God, with others and in your heart. Satan comes against your tranquility by putting stones in your path, doubts and discouragement. Whatever he can to cause your peace to be disturbed. Do you have peace right now? Psalms 119: 165

 

Put on the preparation of Peace - the gospel . Put on the shoes of peace so you have somewhere firm to stand.

4. The shield of Faith - Certainty Eph. 6:16 Satan’s attack is doubt. Take the shield of faith - Satan is always firing the darts of doubt. Satan wants to get into your mind with some kind of doubt. Put on the shield of Faith and extinguish every dart of Satan. Remember the word of God. Don’t forget those who taught you.

 

5. Put on the Helmet of Salvation - Sanity Eph. 6:17. A warrior uses a helmet to protect his head. If the head is wounded nothing else works. A helmet represents deliverance - salvation. It is represented by a mind that is controlled by God. Have the mind of Christ. A believer needs to keep his head so he can fight., this speaks of the believer’s sanity. Thinking with the mind of Christ.

 

Each piece of the Armor represents Jesus.
Each piece is put on with prayer

3. The Christian warrior and his attack - We must join the battle.

It’s not enough to put on the armor - we must get into the fight.

What will guarantee our victory:

The place of our stance: Eph 6:13-14   Stand Firm, Stand Firm therefore.,… We STAND in the victory that Jesus has won. Verse: 10 - We do not fight FOR victory, We fight FROM victory. Rev. 12:11

The power of our sword - Eph 6:17 You need to get into the battle. God has given us a sword and the power of the spirit. Hebrews 4:12 It is written: the word of God.

 

 

The provision of the Spirit - Pray Eph 6:18  The supply , pray to our heavenly commander. God knows what the enemy is doing! We need always to pray for God assures our victory.

 

 

The Christian warrior and his allies - Eph 6:18,19 We must unite forces. For all saints. You do not fight alone. We are not a one man army. Deut 32:30. We are in this battle together. We must lock arms and fight together. Church is a place to be fortified for the battle. You can not be neutral. It saddens me that “Many of our soldiers are AWL. Many Christians think they can be neutral.

 

1. choose sides carefully - if you don’t follow Jesus than you are on the losing side.

2. Examine your heart - make sure you have all the armor of God on.

3. Don’t try to be Neutral - you can’t do it. This is a fight to the finish Jesus said: He that is not with me is against me.

4. Rejoice in the Victory - Thank God you are walking in victory.

You are in a fierce fight to the end for JESUS! Hear Pastor Dr Adrian Rogers show you how to Stand Victorious against the attacks of the enemy. Unless you put on the Complete Armor of GOD at all times, you will not stand.