teaching is that you can get all caught up in the discipline of putting on all these pieces of the armour every morning that you forget what the pieces really mean. If you read the passage in Ephesians 6 carefully, you will see that each piece of the armour has a specific meaning and purpose. Yet, instead of focusing on the teaching behind each piece of the armour, I focused simply on the process of clicking the pieces into place each day. Boy, did I click on the pieces every day! I even felt naked when I didn’t. And all the while, I was missing the point!
God’s Armour Has Seven Pieces
Do you know that there are seven pieces in God’s armour? It is been said that there are only six pieces. But six is the number of man. God made man on the sixth day. Goliath stood six cubits and a span tall, his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels and he had a six-piece armour. Seven, on the other hand, is the number of perfection or completeness. God made the world in six days and on the seventh, He rested.
Now, to be accurate, the armour has five plus two pieces. The first five are defensive. The belt is defensive — it holds the other pieces in place. The helmet is defensive — it protects your head. The breastplate protects your heart. The shoes protect your feet and the shield protects your whole being. But the last two — the sword of the Spirit and praying in the Holy Spirit — are offensive.
Before we look at each piece of the armour in detail, let’s first find out more about spiritual warfare myths and truths.
chapter 2
Spiritual Warfare Myths And Truths
chapter 2
Spiritual Warfare Myths And Truths
“We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age.”
Ephesians 6:12
The Truth About The Father Of Lies
M any things have been written about spiritual warfare. Some are myths, some are truths. Let’s look at some of them so that we will know how to stand victorious. First and foremost, know that there is a devil. There are some Christians who don’t believe that the devil is real! They don’t believe that he exists. Some people try to tell us that the devil isn’t real by saying, “Oh, that’s just poetic imagery in the Bible.”
At the other extreme, there are Christians who believe that the devil can do anything and everything! They believe in the devil so much that they think that he is active in their lives all the time.
Let me tell you the truth. The devil does not have the same attributes as God. God is omniscient or all-knowing. The devil is not. He did not even know that Jesus would gain victory through the cross. In fact, he schemed to put Jesus on the cross. Had he known that the cross would spell his defeat, he would not have crucified the Lord of glory! (1 Corinthians 2:8)
So the devil does not know everything. And he cannot read your mind. He does not know what you are thinking until you open your mouth. If you are fearful, he doesn’t know it until you open your mouth and confess it. He can only tell what is on your mind and in your heart by what comes out of your mouth. So watch your mouth! Watch your confession!
Second, unlike God, the devil is not omnipotent. He is not all-powerful. Do you know that the devil does not want you to read this book? He hates it when you hear God’s Word because the Word reminds you and him of his defeat! Can he stop you from reading this book? Well, you are reading it now, aren’t you? Congratulations!
If the devil is all-powerful as some Christians make him out to be, then he would also stop you from going to church. In fact, he would have stopped you from receiving Christ. But the fact that you got saved shows that he is not all-powerful. Now, if he is really all-powerful, wouldn’t he have killed you long ago?
No, the devil is not omnipotent. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom
God’s Armour Has Seven Pieces
Do you know that there are seven pieces in God’s armour? It is been said that there are only six pieces. But six is the number of man. God made man on the sixth day. Goliath stood six cubits and a span tall, his iron spearhead weighed six hundred shekels and he had a six-piece armour. Seven, on the other hand, is the number of perfection or completeness. God made the world in six days and on the seventh, He rested.
Now, to be accurate, the armour has five plus two pieces. The first five are defensive. The belt is defensive — it holds the other pieces in place. The helmet is defensive — it protects your head. The breastplate protects your heart. The shoes protect your feet and the shield protects your whole being. But the last two — the sword of the Spirit and praying in the Holy Spirit — are offensive.
Before we look at each piece of the armour in detail, let’s first find out more about spiritual warfare myths and truths.
chapter 2
Spiritual Warfare Myths And Truths
chapter 2
Spiritual Warfare Myths And Truths
“We do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age.”
Ephesians 6:12
The Truth About The Father Of Lies
M any things have been written about spiritual warfare. Some are myths, some are truths. Let’s look at some of them so that we will know how to stand victorious. First and foremost, know that there is a devil. There are some Christians who don’t believe that the devil is real! They don’t believe that he exists. Some people try to tell us that the devil isn’t real by saying, “Oh, that’s just poetic imagery in the Bible.”
At the other extreme, there are Christians who believe that the devil can do anything and everything! They believe in the devil so much that they think that he is active in their lives all the time.
Let me tell you the truth. The devil does not have the same attributes as God. God is omniscient or all-knowing. The devil is not. He did not even know that Jesus would gain victory through the cross. In fact, he schemed to put Jesus on the cross. Had he known that the cross would spell his defeat, he would not have crucified the Lord of glory! (1 Corinthians 2:8)
So the devil does not know everything. And he cannot read your mind. He does not know what you are thinking until you open your mouth. If you are fearful, he doesn’t know it until you open your mouth and confess it. He can only tell what is on your mind and in your heart by what comes out of your mouth. So watch your mouth! Watch your confession!
Second, unlike God, the devil is not omnipotent. He is not all-powerful. Do you know that the devil does not want you to read this book? He hates it when you hear God’s Word because the Word reminds you and him of his defeat! Can he stop you from reading this book? Well, you are reading it now, aren’t you? Congratulations!
If the devil is all-powerful as some Christians make him out to be, then he would also stop you from going to church. In fact, he would have stopped you from receiving Christ. But the fact that you got saved shows that he is not all-powerful. Now, if he is really all-powerful, wouldn’t he have killed you long ago?
No, the devil is not omnipotent. 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom
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