The Armor of God

We've all heard of putting on the full armor of God, but why is that important?

What is the armour of God?

As described in Ephesians 6, the armor of God is portrayed as a belt, a breastplate, shoes, a shield, a helmet, and a sword. Each of these pieces of equipment are important to anyone that id going out to battle, and leaving any one piece of this equipment would be foolish. This illustration is help us on our daily walk of salvation. Without any of the above items, we will fall and be devoured by the enemy.

So how does the "whole armor of God" relate to my spiritual walk?

The armour of God is not one, but several things that we must have on the inside of us if we are striving to be like Christ. These include truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the Spirit.

Lets break these things down:

1.) Truth

a.) a fact that has been verified

b.) 2 Samuel 7:28; John 14:6; John 8:32

2.) Righteousness

a.) right-standing with God
b.) Hosea 10:12; Romans 5:1; 1 Peter 3:12

3.) Peace
a.) the state prevailing during the absence of war

b.) Psalm 4:8; Isaiah 26:3; 1 Timothy 2:1-2

4.) Faith
a.) complete confidence in a person or plan
b.) Hebrews 11:6; Matthew 17:20; James 2:17

5.) Salvation
a.) the state of being saved or preserved from harm

b.) Colossians 1:22-23; Hebrews 7:25; Romans 10:13

6.) The Spirit
a.) the third part of the Trinity
b.) Mark 13:11; John 16:13; Romans 5:5