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WEARING THE ARMOR OF GOD
Ephesians 6:14b – 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. The...
WE ARE IN A BATTLE
Ephesians 6:12 – 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. At times, it takes a number of English words to...
TAKE UP THE FULL ARMOR
Ephesians 6:10 – Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God. Paul uses the word “finally” as he wraps up his teachings to the church at Ephesus. He was not correcting any error in this letter as he does in many of his...
DOING THE WILL OF GOD
Matthew 7:21 – Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. This is a very clear word from our Lord about entering into the kingdom of heaven. The subject which Jesus is...
EVERY ONE WHO PRACTICES RIGHTEOUSNESS IS BORN OF HIM
1 John 2:29 – If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him. The context of John’s writing is to encourage the children of God. In verse 24, John says to “let that abide in you which you heard from the...
CHRIST LEFT US AN EXAMPLE
1 Peter 2:21 – For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps. As Peter states, “we are to follow in His steps.” What steps did the Lord leave us and how is it possible for us to...