The Whole Armor of God

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The Whole Armor of God

• Put On!

The Helmet of Salvation
Ephesians 610-18
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The Armor of God
10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord,
and in the power of His might. 11Put on the whole
armor of God, that you may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil.
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12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this age,
against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places.
The Armor of God
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13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and
having done all, to stand. 14Stand therefore,
having girded your waist with truth, having put
on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and having
shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel
of peace 16above all, taking the shield of faith
with which you will be able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked one.
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17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword
of the Spirit, which is the word of God
18praying always with all prayer and supplication
in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with
all perseverance and supplication for all the
saints
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The Armor of God
Review

• Belt of Truth
• Breastplate of Righteousness
• Shod Feet with the Preparation of the Gospel of
  Peace
• Shield of Faith
• Helmet of Salvation

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Most important piece of Roman armor.
• Short, lightweight and well balanced.
• Quick and deadly.
• The two razor sharpened edges of the broad blade
  could easily slice a roast.
• designed to easily penetrate and disembowel the
  enemy.
• If a Roman soldier ever unsheathed his sword he
  would use it.

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Logos - the word of God (see Strong's 3056)
   Logos is often used to identify the
• written scriptures in the Bible, which were
• Given to people under the inspiration of God
  (Timothy 316, 1 Peter 110-11).  Collectively,
  the Bible, as God's "word," is the written,
  divine expression or revelation of God to
  humanity.  Jesus completed this expression as the
  literal embodiment of God's word, logos (John
  11-5,14).  

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Rhema - the word of God (Strong's 4487)  Rhema
  is the
• spoken word of God.  Strong's concordance says
  that rhema is
• "that which is or has been uttered by the living
  voice."  Rhema
• carries a spiritual connotation that
  differentiates it from logos. 
• It also bears application to the specific context
  of our lives.  For
• example, we may be wrestling with an issue in our
  life and during our quiet time we read a verse
  that "speaks" directly to the situation we are
  dealing with.  That portion of the scripture
  becomes a "Rhema word" from God for us regarding
  our situation.  We can then stand in faith on the
  Rhema God has given us and confess it whenever
  the devil tries to attack us.  Another way of
  using the Rhema is to apply specific scriptures
  (logos) to the situations we are facing.  This is
  perhaps the most common of way of diffusing
  temptations.  While we may not have a special or
  emergent Rhema revelation from God regarding a
  temptation, we will likely have plenty of
  scriptures that we can speak that apply.

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word
The Sword of the Spirit  Rhema is the Greek
word used in the Sword of the Spirit passage
(Ephesians 617 - "..the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God").  Therefore, we use
the Sword of the Spirit by 1) Standing in faith
on the word God has given us for our particular
situation and confessing it in the face of the
enemy's attacks and/or 2) Speaking or singing
scriptures (logos) that apply to the situation we
are facing
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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• As with the other pieces of the armor of God, the
  Sword of the Spirit relies on faith for its
  foundation.  When our faith is based on the
  promises of God's word, our sword's "spiritual
  power link" to God is engaged.  Jesus said, "If
  you can believe, all things are possible to him
  who believes" (Mark 923 NKJV).  Spoken in faith,
  the Sword of the Spirit is the truth that sets
  people free from the lies that hold them captive
  (John 831-32, Psalm 119160, John 1717).

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Most important piece of Roman armor.
• Short, lightweight and well balanced.
• Quick and deadly.
• The two razor sharpened edges of the broad blade
  could easily slice a roast.
• designed to easily penetrate and disembowel the
  enemy.
• If a Roman soldier ever unsheathed his sword he
  would use it.

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Most important piece of Roman armor.
• Short, lightweight and well balanced.
• Quick and deadly.
• The two razor sharpened edges of the broad blade
  could easily slice a roast.
• designed to easily penetrate and disembowel the
  enemy.
• If a Roman soldier ever unsheathed his sword he
  would use it.

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Most important piece of Roman armor.
• Short, lightweight and well balanced.
• Quick and deadly.
• The two razor sharpened edges of the broad blade
  could easily slice a roast.
• designed to easily penetrate and disembowel the
  enemy.
• If a Roman soldier ever unsheathed his sword he
  would use it.

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Most important piece of Roman armor.
• Short, lightweight and well balanced.
• Quick and deadly.
• The two razor sharpened edges of the broad blade
  could easily slice a roast.
• designed to easily penetrate and disembowel the
  enemy.
• If a Roman soldier ever unsheathed his sword he
  would use it.

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Most important piece of Roman armor.
• Short, lightweight and well balanced.
• Quick and deadly.
• The two razor sharpened edges of the broad blade
  could easily slice a roast.
• designed to easily penetrate and disembowel the
  enemy.
• If a Roman soldier ever unsheathed his sword he
  would use it.

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The Armor of God
The Sword of the Spirit The Word

• Most important piece of Roman armor.
• Short, lightweight and well balanced.
• Quick and deadly.
• The two razor sharpened edges of the broad blade
  could easily slice a roast.
• designed to easily penetrate and disembowel the
  enemy.
• If a Roman soldier ever unsheathed his sword he
  would use it.

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The Armor of God
The Helmet of Salvation

• Satan's attacks focus on the mind.
• We cannot be forced to sin but we can be
  persuaded.
• If we sin, we place ourselves under the power of
  sin John 834.
• The devil seeks to persuade us to sin because if
  we do, it will increase his power and influence
  in the world.

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• The enemies tactics designed to
• Weaken our faith.
• Ruin our discernment.
• Corrupt our thoughts.
• Once wounded the goal is to captivate our minds.
• Deceive with false doctrine.
• Distract with carnal interests.
• Poison the mind make us ineffective.

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The Helmet of Salvation

• For God so loved the world that he gave His only
  begotten son that whoever believes in Him shoul
  not perish but have everlasting life John 316.
• That if you confess with your mouth the Lord
  Jesus and believe in your heart that God has
  raised Him from the dead you will be saved.
  Romans 109.
• You must stand on the knowledge that you have
  been bought with a precious irrevocable price!

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The Helmet of Salvation

• Given the strategic value of our minds God has
  provided a way to protect it.
• The helmet of salvation is provided when we
  firmly believe who we are in Christ.
• Two things happened through the sacrificial
  death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus
  Christ
• Positional restoration and sanctification.
• Progressive restoration and sanctification.

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The Helmet of Salvation

• With one offering He has perfected forever those
  who are being sanctified. Hebrews 1014
• He has perfected forever (positional
  sanctification)
• Those who are being sanctified (made holy)
  (progressive sanctification)
• Represents Gods work for us and in us.
• Neglect the first and you grow fearful.
• Neglect the second and you grow lazy and
  ineffective.
• Both are represented in the blood and the water.

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The Helmet of Salvation

• Gods work for us
• But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a
  spear, and immediately blood and water came out
• John 1934
• The blood denotes mercy.
• Without the shedding of blood there is no
  forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 922
• His once and for all sacrifice has assured our
  salvation.

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• His work in us.
• The water I give will become a spring of water
  gushing up inside the person, giving eternal
  life. John 414
• The water represents the Holy Spirit of God in
  your heart.
• He is our comforter, our helper.
• The Spirits work is not to save us, its to
  change us!

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The Helmet of Salvation

• The key is relationship with Christ through His
  holy Spirit.
• Some accept the blood but forget the water.
• They want to be saved but dont want to be
  changed.
• Others accept the water but forget the blood.
• They are busy for Christ but not at peace with
  Christ.
• We are here to glorify God in our service.

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The Armor of God
The Helmet of Salvation Put it on!

• Philippians 46-7
• Isaiah 263
• Speak the helmet on by Faith.
• Focus our thoughts on God instead of sinful
  things.
• Direct our requests to God through prayer.

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Conclusion Building and Effective Helmet of
Salvation

• Acknowledge Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes
  away the sins of the world.
• Understand that our sins are not concealed or
  diminished, they have been taken away forever!
• Your mistakes are lost in Christs perfection.
• Maintain a daily intake of Gods Word.
• Use Gods word to destroy the enemies lies.
• Develop a personal relationship with your Savior.