Sermon Tone Analysis

All right, we’re still on the book of Ephesians and we’re going to pick up where we left off last time

   *I.

**EPH 6:12-14*

       *A.

**Again* the word “*STAND*” means “*RESIST, OPPOSE and HOLD YOUR GROUND*.”

*1.

*Paul keeps on repeating *RESIST, OPPOSE and HOLD YOUR GROUND.*

*RESIST, OPPOSE and HOLD YOUR GROUND*

              *a.

*Paul referred to this *3 times in the last 4 Vs*.

For Paul to keep on saying this it *must be important*.

*B.

**Next he says*, “*Having your loins girt about with truth*.”

*1.

*When he says, “*Having your loins girt*,” it *means* “*Having your belt fastened around you waist*.”

*a.

**In Paul’s day* *the Roman soldier* would *where a loose garment* *under* his *armor*, *without the belt the garment could get caught on something*, which in turn *could be* very *hazardous*.

*b.

**If a soldier was serious about battle*, *he would have his belt on and buckled*.

*2.

**The belt* also *had another use*.

It was where some of the other pieces of the *armor would hang on*.

*Without* the *belt* some of the *armor* would *fall off*.

*3.

*Look at *1PET 1:13a*

              *a.

*Having your* *“*LIONS GIRD*” is in *reference* *to our mind*.

*i. **Our mind* *consist* of our *WILL*, our *EMOTIONS*, and our *INTELLECT*.

*b.

*Back in (*EPH 6:14*) it says, “*Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth*.”

*i. *The *belt* *that* *FASTENED** *the *armor securely together* *and* *demonstrates the believer’s readiness for war* *is the truth*.

*ii. *And of course the “*TRUTH*” is the “*WORD OF GOD*.”

                 *iii.

**Our minds must be renewed with the Word of God*.

*iv. **We’ll see the Word of God used as another part of our armor*.

(Next week or after)

                 *v. **The* *1 that we’ll see in* (*V 17*) *is an offensive weapon*, *but* the *1 we see now is defensive*.

*C.

*Turn to *John 8:32*

          *1.

*The *KJV* uses the phrase “*Make you free*,” The *NIV* says “*Set you free*.”

*a.

*There will be a *whole new liberty* *and* *freedom* in your life *when you give* the *Word* of God *1st* *place*.

*2.

*So often in talking about this V we *forget to* *look at* *the V* that is *right before it*.

*a.

**JOHN 8:31*

                 *i. *The word “*Continue*” in this V *means*, “*Abide*, *remain*, *dwell*, *continue*, *and* *to be kept*.”

*ii. **We have to keep God’s Word in our heart* *and* *hold on to it*.

              *b.

**That’s when we will know the truth*, *Not* that we will *know everything*, *but* *the truths* that we are holding on to *will bring a liberty* to our lives, a *freedom*.

*II.

*The *last part* of (*EPH 6:14*) Says, “*Having on the breastplate of righteousness*.”

*A.

**Righteousness* is an *attribute* of your *recreated spirit*.

*1.

*The “*Breastplate*” *covered* the entire *upper body*.

*a.

*It was used to the *Heart*, *lungs* and *other vital organs*.

*2.

**Satan* is *after your heart* and *other vital parts*, *not* so much the *natural organs*, *But your heart* is *likened to your spirit man*.

*a.

**Peter said* in (*1 Peter 3:4*) “*But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price*.”

KJV

                 *i. **Peter talks about the HIDDEN MAN OF THE HEART* *as being the SPIRIT OF MAN*.

*b.

*As I said a moment ago, *Righteousness is an attribute of your recreated spirit*.

*i. **Satan wants to do everything that he can to defeat us*, and *if he can get us into sin*, *he can steal* the *glory of God* in our lives, he can *steal* the *blessings of God* from us, he can *steal* the *promises of God* from manifesting in our lives.

*c.

**Instead of walking in sin* *and* *being defeated*, what do we need to *walk in*? *RIGHTEOUSNESS*.

*i. *We need to *put on the Breastplate of Righteousness* *so* that *we can walk with God* *and* *have fellowship with Him* and so that we can *have* the *blessings of God*.

*B.

**EPH 6:15* A *soldier’s shoes* are *very important* to him.

(He *may not* even be able to *go into battle*.)

*1. **Some have taking this V to mean* that we are to *be ready to share the gospel* when we can.

*a.

**Paul told Timothy* in (*2 Timothy 4:2*) “*Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine*.”

KJV

                 *2. **Others have* even *said* that it *refers to* *being ready to share the message of salvation*.

*a.

**Those 2 points* *are things* that *we should be doing*, it’s *part of the Word* of God.

                               *i.

*(*1 Peter 3:15*) Says, “*Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear*.”

KJV

                               *ii.

**We need to share the Gospel*, *but is that what Paul is talking about here*?

          *C.

**In Ephesians chapter 6* *Paul is talking about a spiritual battle* that *we are going through*.

*1. **He tells us to* “*Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles (and attacks) of the devil*.”

*2. **What is going to help us* *stand against* the *attacks of the enemy*?

*3. **Paul tells us* that we are to *put on our shoes* *and* *have them tied*, *meaning* that *we have to have* *on* *the GOSPEL OF PEACE*.

*a.

**The phrase* “*Preparation of the Gospel of Peace*,” literally *means* “*Readiness that comes from the Good News of PEACE*.”

*b.

*But the word “*PEACE*” *means* “*The tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ*.”

*i.

**We stand in the confidence of God’s love for us*, *His union with us*, *and* *His commitment to fight for us*.

*ii.

**Knowing that God loves us* *and there is nothing that can separate us from the love of God*.

*iii.

**Our names are written in the Lamb’s book of Life, and no devil can steal that from us*.

                               *iv.

**That gives us a strength in God to stand against the wiles of the Devil*.

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