This presentation covers the last three pieces of God's armor as outlined in Ephesians 6.

1. Ultimate Fighting
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2. ‚Anyone who witnesses to the
grace of God revealed in Christ
is undertaking direct assault
against Satan’s dominion.quot;
- Thomas Cosmades
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3. • Overview of the Armor
• The Helmet of Salvation
• The Shield of Faith
• The Sword of the Spirit
• When to Expect an Attack

4. The Amor of God
quot;Therefore, take up the full armor of
God, so that you will be able to resist
in the evil day, and having done
everything, to stand firm. Stand firm
therefore, having girded your loins
with truth, and having 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. And take the helmet of
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God.quot;(Ephesians
6:13-17)
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5. The Shield of Faith
‚taking up the shield of
faith with which you will
be able to extinguish all
the flaming arrows of the
evil one…quot;(Ephesians
6:15)
This is not a small shield, but instead
one that is large and rectangular in
shape. Usually 4.5 ft by 2.5 ft and
made of plank wood that was then
covered in metal or leather, which
would be treated to extinguish flaming
arrows.
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6. What is “Faith”?
The Secular/Sacred Split
Facts Faith
Objective Opinion
Facts Values
Proof Faith
Truth Religion
Binding
Science Freedom
Subjective
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7. What is “Faith”?
‚Faith means not wanting to know
what is true.‛
Frederick Nietzsche, Nihilist
Philosopher
The Greek word is ‚pistos‛, which literally means
‚trust‛. Greek Lexicons state faith is: ‚something/one
in whom confidence can be placed; reliability; that
which evokes trust; state of believing on the basis of
the reliability of the one trusted; pertaining to being
worthy of belief or trust; conviction of the truth; the
character of one who can be relied on.‛
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8. What is “Faith”?
‚Now faith is the substance of
things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen.‛
Hebrews 11:1
Substance: Hypostasis: ‚among the meanings that can be
authenticated for‛; ‚a strong claim can be made for
realization‛.
Evidence: Elenchos: ‚the act of presenting evidence for
the truth of something., proof, proving something‛.
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9. Faith From God
Before Salvation After Salvation
quot;Finally, brethren, pray for quot;But to the one who does not
us that the word of the Lord work, but believes in Him who
will spread rapidly and be justifies the ungodly, his
glorified, just as it did faith is credited as
also with you; and that we righteousness,‚
will be rescued from (Romans 4:5)
perverse and evil men; for
not all have faith.‚ quot;for we walk by faith, not by
(2 Thessalonians 3:1-2) sight”‚
(2 Corinthians 5:7)
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10. How Faith Protects
• Enables true salvation
(Rom. 3:28)
• Helps the believer to
overcome the world (1 John
5:4)
• Protects from doubt (Heb.
11:1)
• Provides confidence in God
(Rev. 22:6)
• Enables us to please God
(Heb. 11:6)
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11. The Helmet of Salvation
‚And take the helmet of
salvation, …quot;(Ephesians
6:17)
In Paul’s day, helmets were
made out of two things:
solid-cast metal or leather
with patches of metal. Its
primary purpose was to ward
off blows from a broadsword.
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12. What is “Salvation”?
Salvation: sōtēria : ‚deliverance‛;
‚preservation‛.
quot;For God has not destined us for wrath,
but for obtaining salvation through our
Lord Jesus Christ,‚
(1 Thessalonians 5:9)
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13. What Type of “Salvation”?
Past … Present … or Future?
Justification … Sanctification … or Glorification?
Penalty of sin … Power of sin … or Presence of sin?
Salvation here refers to the present and future aspects
of salvation. It is the assurance of God’s continuing
work in your life and the confidence in the full and
final salvation that is to come.
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14. quot;But since we are of the day, let us
be sober, having put on the
breastplate of faith and love, and
as a helmet, the hope of
salvation. For God has not
destined us for wrath, but for
obtaining salvation through our
Lord Jesus Christ,‚
(1 Thessalonians 5:8-9)
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15. Salvation From God
Before Salvation After Salvation
quot;Among them we too all quot;But God, being rich in mercy,
formerly lived in the lusts because of His great love with
of our flesh, indulging the which He loved us, even when
desires of the flesh and of we were dead in our
the mind, and were by nature transgressions, made us alive
children of wrath, even as together with Christ (by grace
the rest.‚ you have been saved), and
(Ephesians 2:3) raised us up with Him, and
seated us with Him in the
heavenly places in Christ
Jesus,‚
(Ephesians 2:4-6)
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16. How Salvation Protects
• Enables freedom from the
present power of sin in
the flesh and world (Rom.
6:11-14)
• Keeps us focused on the
glory that is to come and
that salvation brings
(Rom. 8:18)
• We are no longer slaves of
sin and of the enemy (2
Tim. 2:26)
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17. The Sword of the Spirit
‚and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word
of God.quot;(Ephesians 6:17)
There were two possible swords that a
soldier could use. One was a
rhomphaia, which was a large style of
broadsword. The other was a machaira,
which was a smaller, shorter sword or
dagger that was used more for
infighting. The sword referenced in
this passage is the machaira.
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18. What is “Sword of the Spirit”?
Sword ‚of the Spirit‛ indicates its
origin; i.e. ‚the Sword given by the
Spirit‛
quot;For the word of God is living and active
and sharper than any two-edged sword
[machaira], and piercing as far as the
division of soul and spirit, of both
joints and marrow, and able to judge the
thoughts and intentions of the
heart.quot;(Hebrews 4:12)
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19. What is “Sword of the Spirit”?
‚Word‛ = ‚rhema‛ which refers to the
preached Word or an utterance of God
occasioned by the Holy Spirit in the
heart.
quot;But what does it say? ‚The word is near you, in
your mouth and in your heart‛”that is, the word
of faith which we are preaching … So faith
comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of
Christ.quot;(Romans 10:8, 17)
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20. Characteristics of the Sword
• Divinely authoritative. Christ refuted Satan in
Matthew 4 with ‚It is written‛.
• Imperishable. Jesus said not the smallest stroke in
Scripture would pass away, nor His words (Matt 24:35)
• Unbreakable. Jesus specifically said the Scripture
cannot be broken. John 10:35
• Has ultimate supremacy. Christ rebuked the Pharisees
for putting their traditions over Scripture.
• Inerrant. Jesus said ‚Thy Word is truth‛ “ John
17:17
• Scientifically accurate. Jesus spoke of God creating
the Heavens and the earth.
• Historically accurate. Jesus cited Adam and Eve,
Jonah, and others as being historical.
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21. The Word of God
Before Salvation After Salvation
quot; For the word of the cross ‚but to us who are being saved
is foolishness to those who it is the power of God.‚
(1 Corinthians 1:18)
are perishing…‚
(1 Corinthians 1:18)
quot;But He answered and said, ‚It is written…‚
(Matthew 4:4)
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22. How the Sword Protects
• Source of truth that defeats the
enemy’s lies (Matt. 4; Luke 4)
• Keeps the heart from sin (Ps.
119:11)
• Trains the saints in righteousness
(2 Tim. 3:16-17)
• Able to correctly judge the
thoughts and intentions of each
heart (Heb. 4:12)
• Helps the believer discern between
the truly saved and the truly lost
(John 8:47)
• Makes the saint effective in
evangelism (Is. 55:11)
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23. Review of the Armor
Belt Breastplate Shoes
A firm foundation of
Truth is that which The quality or
surefootedness;
corresponds to characteristic of
peace with God via
reality; reality as upright behavior, the Gospel
seen through the
uprightness as
eyes of God.
given to the
believer by Christ.
Shield Helmet Sword
Faith is a Sanctification A thorough knowledge
confidence of God (present) and and practice of
and a trust in God. glorification God’s Word.
(future) of the
believer.
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24. Christ, Our Armor
‚But put on the Lord Jesus Christ…‛ (Romans 13:14)
Truth Righteousness Peace
‚I am the way, and ‚In His days Judah will be quot;For He Himself is
the truth, and the saved, And Israel will dwell our peacequot;(Ephesians
life; no one comes securely; And this is His 2:14)
to the Father but name by which He will be
through Me.quot;(John called, ‘The Lord our
14:6) righteousness.’quot;(Jeremiah
23:6)
Shield Helmet Sword
quot;The Lord is my ‚She will bear a Son; and quot;He is clothed with
strength and my you shall call His name a robe dipped in
shield; (Psalm 28:7) Jesus, for He will save blood, and His name
His people from their is called The Word
sins.‛(Matthew 1:21) of God.quot;(Revelation
19:13)
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25. And Don’t Forget…
quot;With all prayer and
petition pray at all
times in the Spirit,
and with this in view,
be on the alert with
all perseverance and
petition for all the
saints,‚
(Ephesians 6:18)
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26. Expect Attack When…
1.You are pursuing
spiritual growth
2.You are invading enemy
territory
3.You are exposing the
enemy
4.You are breaking with
the world
5.You have blessings
coming from God
- Chip Ingram
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27. ‚And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake
of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false
prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and
night forever and ever. Then I saw a great white throne
and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and
heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. And I
saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before
the throne, and books were opened; and another book was
opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were
judged from the things which were written in the books,
according to their deeds. And the sea gave up the dead
which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead
which were in them; and they were judged, every one of
them according to their deeds. Then death and Hades were
thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death,
the lake of fire. And if anyone’s name was not found
written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake
of fire.‚
(Revelation 20:7-15)
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28. quot;Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first
heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no
longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride
adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from
the throne, saying, ‚Behold, the tabernacle of God is
among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall
be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He
will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will
no longer be any death; there will no longer be any
mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have
passed away.‛ And He who sits on the throne said,
‚Behold, I am making all things new.‛ And He said,
‚Write, for these words are faithful and true.‛
(Revelation 21:1-5)
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29. ‚Rise up, O Lord! And let Your
enemies be scattered, And let
those who hate You flee before
You.‛
(Numbers 10:35)
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30. ‚If I profess with the loudest voice and
the clearest exposition every portion of
truth of God except precisely that point
which the world and the devil are at that
moment attacking, I am not confessing
Christ, however boldly I may be
professing Christ. Where the battle
rages, there the loyalty of the soldier
is proved‛.
- Martin Luther
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31. Ultimate Fighting
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