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  • dvannoy
    dvannoy added a text contribution The Breastplate of Righteouness
    The Breastplate of Righteousness (1)Next we have the later part of verse 14 saying “with the breastplate of righteousness in place”. Not to be critical of any particular translation of the bible, but... Read more »
  • dvannoy
    dvannoy added a text contribution The Belt of Truth
    The Belt of Truth (1)Let’s look in more detail in the first part of vs 14 where it says to “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your waist”. The Hebrews believed that the waist area... Read more »

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  • denisehorn
    denisehorn added a text contribution killer clothes
    Growing up, I had to "put on my armor" every morning with my mom. I didn't, but I learned to say these verse faster than that micro-machine guy from tv commercials ages ago (I just revealed how old I ... Read more »

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  • davesr
    davesr added a text contribution How to Stand Firm
    I saw this is a new, simpler light this morning and thought I would simply record my thoughts regarding it. First, the idea of taking up "the whole armor of God SO THAT you may be able to withstand in... Read more »

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  • lxxix
    lxxix added a text contribution The Armor is God's
    Isaiah 59.17 - He put on righteousness as his breastplate,and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak. Paul is pulling fro... Read more »

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  • ellieswords
    ellieswords added a text contribution breastplate
    Isaiah 59:16,17 is an awesome description of Jesus' own armor (which looks a lot like ours). The heart/conscience is guarded by righteousness. And there is NO armor for our back, for we face our foes! Read more »
  • ellieswords
    ellieswords added a text contribution Belt of Truth
    "Gird your loins with the belt of truth," In Jewish culture loins were the center of intimate affections, movements of the heart. Truth is the only thing that can connect your soul to Christ. Girded m... Read more »
  • ellieswords
    ellieswords added a text contribution What invisibel things?
    It is obvious that our struggle is against invisible things. You never have a bad day because you wore the wrong shirt or ate the wrong breakfast food. No, it's anger; jealousy, materialism, greed, ... Read more »

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  • charlescameron
    charlescameron added a text contribution Ephesians
    1:1-2:10 ‘By grace you have been saved through faith… for good works’(2:8-10). God calls us to live a ‘holy’ life. We cannot make ourselves holy. We are spiritually ‘dead’. We need to be ‘made alive’-... Read more »