THEME : JULY

"Extreme Makeover: The Armor of

God
Armor
God"
The Belt The
of Truth:
The firstof
piece
of armor Paul
mentions in Ephesians 6:14 is "the belt of truth.
Breastplate of Righteousness:

Armor of a soldier:
The Belt of Truth
Breastplate of
Righteousness
Shield of Faith
The Gospel of Peace Shoe
Covers
Helmet of Salvation
Sword of the Spirit

BELT OF TRUTH

BREASTPLATE OF
RIGHTEOUNESS

First of all, this belt of truth is Gods

belt.
How important
it is?

:They are important today to help keep our

clothes fitting, they are vital for the policeman :
:The soldiers keep the rest of the armor snug and
tight around him.
What does truth have to do with a
belt?
"1 Thessalonians 5:21
Test all things; hold fast what is
good

As Christians, we are to test all

A Belt for the Christian

Therefore, this first and vital piece of

the armor for the Christian in spiritual
warfare is truth. To stand strong in
this battle, we must know the truth,
and live by the truth.
This is because the belt of the truth
keeps the breastplate tight, it keeps
the tunic up and out of your way so
you dont get tripped up or slowed

Truth, like a belt, to be effective, must be able to

completely surround youfront, back, right and
left, and must be strong enough to hold everything
together.
Putting on the Belt
1. We first need to understand that
however we put on the belt, it is
first of all not our belt. It is Gods
belt.
2. Putting on the belt is putting on the
Word of God. Wrapping it around us.
Cinching it tight. Getting it close.
Tying things down. Getting our life
Imagine
a belt
a segment
under control
sowith
nothing
is flapping
missing.
No matter how tiny the
loose.

sliver that isn't there, the belt

is still useless.
To do its job, it must be
one continuous,
unbroken piece

Without the Bible, we cant know anything

for sure about God, we cant know about
ourselves, we cant know about heaven or
how to get there. We wouldnt know
anything about Jesus. If the Word of God
is not true, then there is no such thing as
truth. And if, as a Christian, you are not
putting on the Word of Truth, you might
as well lay down and die right now. You
might as well give it all up. You might as
well become a Buddhist or a Muslim, or
an Atheist. For without the Word of God,
theyve got just as much truth as we do

Sohow secure is your belt?

The Breastplate for the

Christian

To protect the soldiers vital organs like

the heart and lungs.
Applying the truth of the Bible to our live
There is a major difference between
understanding the truth, and living the truth.
There is a difference between head knowledge
and heart knowledge. There is a difference
between being able to recite verses and list
Bible facts, and actually living or applying
those verses and Bible facts to your life.

Putting on the Breastplate

The

breastplate covers the

heart of the man, and when
we think of the heart we think
of the conscience

[2] In other words, to wear the

breastplate of righteousness, we
have to protect our heart, the
center of who we are, by keeping
our conscience pure.

God is using the Bible to conduct CPR.

where you are about to be drowned by sin, and so he
wants to get your heart beating again through spiritual
CPR. Spiritual CPR on your heart.

So what is spiritual CPR?

The C stands for Confess.
The P stands for Purify.
R stands for Repent.

HOW FIRM IT IS?

CONCLUSION
Do you know where you
stand? What you are fighting
with? How to face the future?
How to deal with temptation
and face the devil, his
deceptions
and
all
the
uncertainty in life today?
Here is the only answer. Gird
up your loins with the truth.
Buckle
the
Bible
Belt