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Introduction
Greetings...
Together as we have traveled through the book of Ephesians we have journeyed with God in examining the “Glorious Church Of Christ.”
We have seen that the “glorious church of Christ” was in the eternal plans of the Father.
We have studied of the great dangers of being outside of His church and dire need of being in it and apart of it.
We have come to know the importance of not only the eternally planned blood bought church but the Law that was created to govern it and the beautiful unity it created.
We have witnessed in our studies how proper leadership will guide those that are “new in Christ” to walk “not in futility of mind” but “according to truth and love, sacrifice and submission.”
Paul then, in our text, begins to explain how one stays strong and firm in such endeavors.
How husbands, wives, children, masters, slaves, and everyone else can walk according to truth and love, sacrifice and submission.
It’s with the special armor God made just for us.
With this in mind let us examine our lesson for today.
Roman Armor
Strength In The Lord
Eph
There is no spiritual strength without God.
It takes the strength of Jesus’ blood to make us spiritually whole.
It takes the strength of God’s Word to make us spiritually strong.
2 Cor 10:
There is no standing firm without God & His armor.
Eph 6:
God has given us everything we need to stand firm against Satan.
God defeated sin and death.
God defeated Satan ().
Satan attempted to defeat Jesus and lost ().
Rev 12:
Satan then attempted to defeat Jesus in His abode and lost ().
Rev 12:
Satan then tried to defeat Jesus by destroying the church but lost again ().
Because God has defeated Satan at every turn we can rely on what He tells us is needed to stand firm.
Because God has defeated Satan at every turn we can rely on what He tells us is needed to stand firm.
God hasn’t left us without previsions to defend ourselves against Satan and his schemes He has given us the “very armor Jesus used” to defeat Satan.
Hence the “armor of God.”
Summery
However, to use the armor of God we have to understand not only the armor but our enemy.
This is why Paul warned against...
The Devil’s Schemes
Eph 6:2-
The devil meticulously plans how to destroy us.
It isn’t some haphazard and random trial by error plan.
No, it’s been completely and thoroughly planned out how to best tempt us to turn away from God.
Also, Satan isn’t above using “any means possible” to devour us.
He used David’s lustful desires to kill a man and fornicated with a married woman.
He used Cain’s love of approval to murder his own brother.
He used Job’s wealth and family to get to Job’s wife.
He used Judas’ love of money to betray his own Savior.
Satan has meticulously and methodically planned our demise from the moment he met us and has been working toward that goal.
That’s why it is important we understand...
The schemes Satan uses.
Satan uses lies better than anyone.
He uses manipulation better than anyone.
Whether you think the enemy of the church, in the book of Revelation, is the Jews, Romans, or Catholicism no one can deny that Satan is the puppet master of the whole thing ().
He even has his demons helping him to deceive and destroy humanity, God’s creation.
1 Tim 4:
Satan and his messengers are so good at manipulating he is able, over and over, to get humans to do his work.
2 Cor 11:
Some lies and manipulations Satan has gotten people to believe.
God doesn’t care what you do with your life as long as it feels right to you.
How many have succumb to this very lie.
How many have succumb to this lie?
How many have succumb to this lie?
You can separate religion and spirituality.
“The mindset basically is this: everything that is associated with organized religion is ‘religions,’ whereas, everything that is associated with the individual person’s heart is spiritual.” 1
How many times have you heard people say something like “I don’t need church for my spiritual wellbeing.
In other words they see spirituality as that which relates to the mind “meditation, prayer, devotion, etc,” while religion they see as church attendance, participation in church activities.
It’s not that the spiritual person is opposed to religion they just don’t see it as necessary often.
They think there is a difference between religion and spirituality however, this isn’t the case.
However, this is a lie and manipulation from the “father of lies” because Jesus clearly taught we must worship God in “spirit and truth.”
Jesus clearly taught we must worship God in “spirit and truth” ().
In other words we must be both spiritual and religious.
In other words we must be both spiritual and religious.
You can “love God” and not worship Him just because you don’t feel like it.
Someone once said that you don’t have to attend all the services and they would be right.
We don’t “have to” but if we love God we will worship Him with like minded, heaven bound, souls every chance we get.
Summery
This side of heaven the devil isn’t going to stop scheming against you nor is he going to slow down.
We must understand that he will fire as many darts as we will allow him to.
Conclusion
But for those of us in Christ we can block those fiery darts and thwart the hungry lion with the “armor of God.”
With God’s armor made specifically for fighting Satan we can overcome our enemy and stand firm and strong with Christ.
Invitation
Are You Spiritual, Religious, or Both?
Kevin Cauley http://churchofchristarticles.com/blog/administrator/religious-or-spiritual/
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