At some point every Christian learns about the armor of God, the spiritual weaponry through which we are able to resist the relentless attacks of Satan as he seeks to destroy us. According to Ephesians 6, we are to fasten on the belt of truth, put on the breastplate of righteousness, take up the shield of faith, wield the sword which is the Word of God, and so on. Through it all we take both an appropriately offensive and defensive posture in this great cosmic battle.
In his classic work Holy Helps for a Godly Life, Richard Rogers puts significant effort into describing this armor, then pauses to tell why we must not only know about it, but diligently use it. “The Christian cannot stand without this armor. He that is willing to live Christianly throughout his whole life must not be content to have the knowledge of the armor only in his head or in a book. He must digest this knowledge and make it his own. He must neither doubt the truth of the armor nor fail to put it on. He must be always ready to clothe and furnish his soul with the pieces of the armor. For as apparel clothes the body, so the armor covers his nakedness and shame, making him comely and well-favoured in the sight of God. He must arm himself as the soldier arms himself with his breastplate, helmet, and sword, because God has applied this armor to defend him from the craftiness of the devil, his deadly enemy, and from the deceitfulness of the most horrible sin.”
He provides a few reasons why we, as Christians, just won’t make it without this armor. Read More
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