12-09-07 Bible study titled "The Armor of God

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<Tigre_blanc> Tonight's Study is entitled "The Armor of God"
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Ephesians 6:10-12
<TheRanger> Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
<TheRanger> Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
<TheRanger> Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against prin****lities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Ephesians 6:13-16
<TheRanger> Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
<TheRanger> Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
<TheRanger> Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
<TheRanger> Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Ephesians 6:17
<TheRanger> Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God
<Tigre_blanc> Ok first the armor described in Ephesians 6 only protects you from the front
<Tigre_blanc> Only when you turn and run away can the devil harm you
<Tigre_blanc> That's why the Bible tells us.........
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv James 4:7
<TheRanger> James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
] <Tigre_blanc> now let's look at the different parts of the armor
<Tigre_blanc> 1: having your loins grit about with truth
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv John 8:32
<TheRanger> John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
<Tigre_blanc> 2: the brestplate of righteousness
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Romans 6:13
<TheRanger> Romans 6:13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
<Tigre_blanc> 3: haveing your feet shod with the perparation of the Gospel of peace
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Matthew 28;19-20
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Matthew 28:19
<TheRanger> Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv matthew 28:20
<TheRanger> Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
<Tigre_blanc> 4:Taking the shield of faith
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Matthew 17:20
<TheRanger> Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Hebrews 11:6
<TheRanger> Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
<Tigre_blanc> 5: the helment of Salvation
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Romans 1:16
<TheRanger> Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
<Tigre_blanc> 6: the sword of the Sprit ( the word of god)
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv Hebrews 4:12
<TheRanger> Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
<Tigre_blanc> now one must be trained to fight
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv 2 Timothy 2:15
<TheRanger> II Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
<Tigre_blanc> the weapons that God's given us are powerful......
<Tigre_blanc> !Kjv 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
<TheRanger> II Corinthians 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;
<TheRanger> II Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;