THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

THE POSTURE OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

DATE: 12/6/2009 am TEXT: Ephesians 2:6, 10; 6:11 INTR D!CTI N: The Book of Ephesians is an exciting book to st !" It sti#s the hea#t $ st #ea!ing it Each book in the Bib%e has its o&n specia% the'e an! 'essage (E)en tho gh it 'a" !ea% &ith 'an" !iffe#ent topics* The the'e of Ephesians is +O # Riches in Ch#ist, This Book te%%s s &ho &e a#e in Ch#ist The#efo#e as &e #ea! this book &e sho %! be seeing &ho &e a#e an! &hat &e ha)e in Hi' The#e a#e th#ee &o#!s in the book that set fo#th these t# ths These th#ee &o#!s a#e -sit./ -&a%k. an! -stan!. These th#ee &o#!s gi)e s the th#ee !i)isions of the book The" !esc#ibe the 0ea%th/ 0a%k an! 0a#fa#e of the be%ie)e#

The Posture of the Christian Life Ephesians

As &e%%/ the" !esc#ibe o # #e%ationship &ith 1o!/ 'an an! Satan I &ant s to think of the' as !esc#ibing 2 "The #$s%&'e $( %he Ch'is%ian Li(e) I**+ 3i! "o e)e# ha)e an A! %t 4 teache#/ etc5 te%% "o to Sit up straight, Dont slouch The" &e#e t#"ing to teach "o the i'po#tant of goo! post #e As be%ie)e#s in Ch#ist &e nee! to ha)e goo! Post #e The post #e of the Ch#istian %ife is )e#" i'po#tant to the be%ie)e# No be%ie)e# &i%% en$o" a%% the" ha)e in thei# sanctification o# expe#ience a%% 1o! inten!e! thei# sa%)ation to be nti% the" ha)e a p#ope# spi#it a% post #e Let,s p#a" an! then %ook at 6 "The #'$pe' #$s%&'e $( %he Ch'is%ian Li(e) ,,, #ENIN- #RA.ER,,, I+ THE "/LESSIN-S) F THE CHRISTIAN0S LIFE
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0e fin! the &o#! in Ephesians 2:6 It !efines a%% the b%essings that e)e#" be%ie)e# positiona%%" en$o"s in the Lo#! 8es s (The &o#! #$si%i$n 'eans the %ocation of so'ething* Pa % &#ites/ And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus The Ch#istian %ife sta#ts &ith sitting The Ch#istian %ife !oes not co''ence &ith eithe# &a%king o# stan!ing 8 st %ike a bab" %ea#ns to sit p befo#e the" &a%k It sta#ts &ith sitting in heavenly places in Christ Jesus One &i%% ne)e# be ab%e to &a%k o# stan! n%ess fi#st of a%%/ the" a#e sitting This post #e of 2si%%in10 !esc#ibes 9 things: A+ &' 2Ri3hes0 in Ch'is% Look again in Ephesians 1:4 Pa % sa"s 2 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, ho hath blessed us ith all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ
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As be%ie)e#s/ &e ha)e been 'a!e Rich in Ch#ist Pa % sa"s 2 all spiritual blessings Pa %,s &o#!s %ite#a%%" 'ean that &e ha)e been b%esse! &ith a%% the b%essings of the Ho%" Spi#it all (these* spiritual blessings a#e expo n!e! pon in 5s+ 1: 6716 It is inte#esting that 5s+ 6716 a#e act a%%" one sentence It is %ike once Pa % got sta#te! te%%ing abo t o # Riches in Ch#ist he co %!n,t stop hi'se%f Once he gets o t the &o#! blessed at the beginning of 5+4 (that,s it 2 he,s off * He te%%s s that &e ha)e been !chosen" (5+ 6*/ !adopted" (5+ 8*/ !accepted" (5+ 6*/ !forgiven" (5+ 9* an! !sealed" (5+ 14* It is f#o' the &o#! blessed &e get o # &o#! eulogy (E %og" 2 a spoken o# &#itten t#ib te* It speaks of a 'essage of p#aise an! acc%a'ation !ec%a#ing a pe#son,s goo!ness He is 'agnif"ing 1o!,s goo!ness that has been so &on!e#f %%" !e'onst#ate! to e)e#" be%ie)e# in Ch#ist Consi!e#ing a%% He has !one fo# those &ho ha)e been raised an! 'a!e to sit, (those &ho a#e sa)e!*
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It is no &on!e# Pa % exc%ai's 2 #o the praise of $is glory 9 ti'es (5s+ 6, 12, 16*< Notice &hen Pa % p#a"s fo# the' (5+16* = 0hat he p#a"s in 5+1: 2 He p#a"s that #he eyes of your understanding being enlightened% that ye may &no hat is the hope of $is calling, and hat the riches of the glory of $is inheritance in the saints He p#a"s that e)e#" be%ie)e# &o %! n!e#stan! ho& #ich the" a#e in the Lo#! 8es s It,s sa! that 'an" be%ie)e#s %i)e %ike the" a#e spi#it a% pa pe#s = 0hen in #ea%it"> positiona%%" the" a#e #ich &ith all spiritual blessings &' 2Ri3hes0 in Ch'is% /+ &' 2Re;emp%i$n0 in Ch'is% 0e a#e Rich beca se &e ha)e been Re!ee'e! +Bo ght back, 2 I C$'in%hians 6:20 < For ye are bought ith a price' therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, hich are God(s
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Ephesians 2:6 sa"s that &e &e#e fi#st raised that &e 'ight be ab%e to sit Notice that the o#!e# is i'po#tant The i!ea is that of being Raise! f#o' the !ea! Pa % states in Ephesians 2:1 that &e &e#e dead in trespasses and sins A%% of s &e#e sinne#s &ho &e#e spi#it a%%" !ea! Sa%)ation gi)es a pe#son a ne& %ife It &as this ne& %ife in Ch#ist/ Pa % ha! in 'in! &hen he sai! in R$mans 6:112 Li&e ise rec&on ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord) In Ephesians 3hap%e' 1 &e see +&hat, &e ha)e in Ch#ist In Chap%e' 2 &e see +ho&, &e got it< Ephesians 2 fi#st states that &e &e#e spi#it a%%" 3ea! (5+1*/ 3efi%e! (552* an! 3ep#a)e! (5+4* Ho&e)e#/ &e a#e no& spi#it a%%" 3e%i)e#e! (if &e a#e sa)e!* 0e #ea! in 5s+ 6, 8 <
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But God, *ho is rich in mercy, for $is great love here ith $e loved us, +ven hen e ere dead in sins,

hath ,uic&ened us together ith Christ, -by grace ye are saved%. It &as b" a si'p%e act of faith th#o gh His g#ace that He raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (2:6* In 3hap%e' 1 &e see that &e got &hat &e ;i; n$% !ese#)e (1#ace* An! in 3hap%e' 2 &e see that &e ;i; n$% get &hat &e !ese#)e! (Ae#c"* 0ho &e a#e in Ch#ist an! &hat &e ha)e in Hi' is a%% a sto#" of 1o!,s 1#ace an! Ae#c" 0e &e#e 1IBEN a p%ace (a seat* at the Tab%e of 1o!< This is p%ain%" !ec%a#e! in the &o#! sit &' 2Ri3hes0 in Ch'is% &' 2Re;emp%i$n0 in Ch'is% 0hich a%so speaks of :
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C+ &' 2Res%0 in Ch'is% 0e &e#e not #e!ee'e! beca se of &a%king o# stan!ing The#e a#e so'e &ho ha)e the i!ea that sa%)ation is the #e&a#! of ho& the" %i)e! o# &hat the" ha)e !one T&ice Pa % !ec%a#es that it is th#o gh 1o!,s g#ace &e a#e sa)e! (2:9, :* It is not beca se of &hat &e ha)e !one (3p+ 5+9* The &o#! sit speaks of that &hich is !one/ not so'ething that &e !o 0hen &e &a%k o# stan! it #eD i#es an effo#t on o # pa#t 0hen &e sit &e a#e #esting Si%%in1 i'p%ies that &e a#e #esting in &hat He has !one an! not !epen!ing on o # o&n effo#ts Notice ca#ef %%" that it &as God (5+6* that ,uic&ened us (5+8* raised us (5+6* an! made us sit together in heavenly places Sa%)ation is &hat He !i! fo# s/ not &hat &e !i! o# !o 0e sit in Hi'/ 0e #est in His finishe! &o#k fo# s A%% that &e ha)e an! a%% that &e a#e is beca se &e a#e sitting
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In!ee!/ as =$nah !ec%a#e! in 2:9 /alvation is of the Lord I**+ In his o%! age/ it &as s ggeste! that 8ohn Ne&ton/ a tho# of -A'aFing 1#ace. #eti#e beca se of ba! hea%th an! fai%ing 'e'o#"5 He #ep%ie!/ -My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two things: That I am a great sinner and that Christ is a great Sa ior! In!ee!/ &e &e#e a%% g#eat sinne#s/ b t ha%%e% $ah/ 8es s is a g#eate# Sa)io#< In Hi' &e en$o" an! expe#ience The 0on!e#f % B%essings &e ha)e in o # sa%)ation O # Riches/ O # Re!e'ption an! O # Rest THE "/LESSIN-S) F THE CHRISTIAN0S LIFE

Secon!%"/ not on%" !o &e see the blessings o" the Christian li"e B t &e a%so see: II+ THE "/EHA>I R) F THE CHRISTIAN)S LIFE

The secon! post #e &e see in Ephesians is ?a*@in1 0e #ea! in Ephesians 2:10 < For e are $is or&manship, created in Christ Jesus unto good or&s, hich God hath before ordained that e should al& in them
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Pa % ses the &o#! "?a*@) se)en ti'es in the Book of Ephesians (2:10; 6:1, 19; 8:2, :, 18* The &o#! "si%) speaks of o # Position in the Hea)en%ies The &o#! "?a*@) speaks of o # P#actice on Ea#th As &e ha)e seen/ sitting is ne)e# the o tco'e of o # &a%king/ b t &a%king is a%&a"s the o tco'e of sitting 0e a#e $is or&manship 0e get o # Eng%ish &o#! poem f#o' the &o#! t#ans%ate! or&manship It 'eans that which is made 0hat &e a#e is His &o#k an! not o # o&n Ho&e)e#/ &hat He 'a!e s #es %ts in o # "?a*@) He has o#!aine! o# appointe! this fo# e)e#" be%ie)e# O # &a%k is not the con!ition of o # faith/ b t the conseD ence Since I a' sitting/ the#e is a &a%k that sho %! fo%%o& 8 st %ike the !e)e%oping chi%! afte# sitting/ the" then begin to &a%k The#e is a ce#tain beha)io# that sho %! cha#acte#iFe those &ho ha)e been sa)e!
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As &e %ook c%ose# at Ephesians &e see the kin! of beha)io# that sho %! cha#acte#iFe those &ho a#e sa)e! Fi#st/ &e sho %!: A+ Aa*@ 2App'$p'ia%e*B0 0e #ea! in Ephesians 6:1 < 0 therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye al& orthy of the vocation here ith ye are called) The &o#! orthy si'p%" 'eans appropriately Since I a' a Ch#istian/ I sho %! &a%k as a Ch#istian Since I be%ong to 1o! I sho %! %i)e as His chi%! I**+ As a pasto#/ ob)io s%" peop%e expect 'e to act %ike a pasto#5 Peop%e &o %! not expect to hea# 'e c #sing o# see 'e !#inking5 It,s not the kin! of %ife peop%e expect of a pasto#/ no# sho %! the" The sa'e co %! be sai! of e)e#" Ch#istian A Ch#istian sho %! %i)e %ike a Ch#istian It is on%" app#op#iate that a Ch#istian %i)e as !i! Ch#ist No one sho %! expect an"thing %ess The app#op#iate &a%k is one of +con"ormity
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Pa % sa"s in Ephesians 8:1 < Be ye therefore follo ers of God, as dear children) The &o#! follo ers speaks of being an i'itato# I**+ 1eo#ge 0hitefie%! p#a"e!/ #ord, i" I am going to be li$e Thee in hea en, help me to be li$e Thee on earth% The app#op#iate &a%k is being an i'itato# of the Lo#! 8es s Not on%" is it a &a%k of con"ormity It is a%so a &a%k of +maturity Pa % sai! in Ephesians 6:14, 16 < #ill e all come in the unity of the faith, and of the &no ledge of the /on of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ' #hat e henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about ith every ind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, hereby they lie in ait to deceive) The perfect man is not one &itho t sin The &o#! speaks of that &hich is "ull grown 0e a#e no %onge# to be children b t 'at #e be%ie)e#s In Ephesians 3hap%e's 476 &e fin! h$? a %ife of confo#'it" an! 'at #it" 'anifests itse%f
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It is a &a%k in: nit" (6:1716*> p #it" (6:1978:19*> ha#'on" (8:1:76:9* an! )icto#" (6:10726* This &a%k is not a #eco''en!ation fo# a fe& Ch#istians b t a co''an!'ent fo# a%% Ch#istians (&ho a#e sitting* If "o a#e sa)e! this is the &a%k expecte! of s It is an app#op#iate &a%k Ae a'e %$ Aa*@ 2App'$p'ia%e*B0 /+ Aa*@ 2Di((e'en%*B0 I**+ Bance Ha)ne# sai! that the ch #ches ha)e beco'e so &o#%!%" an! the &o#%! so ch #ch" that "o can,t te%% the t&o apa#t I kno& it is not pop %a# b t Ch#istians a#e to be !iffe#ent Pa % sai! in Ephesians 6:19 < #his 0 say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth al& not as other Gentiles al&, in the vanity of their mind) 0hen Pa % spoke of ho& Gentiles al& he &as speaking of %ost peop%e Be%ie)e#s a#e to al& not as those &ho !o not kno& the Lo#! The#e is to be a !iffe#ence in ho& Ch#istians beha)e
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In Ephesians 6:1:, 19 Pa % !esc#ibes ho& those &ho a#e nsa)e! &a%k He sa"s 6 $aving the understanding dar&ened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart' *ho being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to or& all uncleanness ith greediness) Beca se the %ost a#e in !a#kness an! a#e b%in! an! a#e &itho t spi#it a% %ife/ the" %i)e acco#!ing%"

Be%ie)e#s ha)e been !e%i)e#e! f#o' !eath into %ife/ the#efo#e/ the" &a%k !iffe#ent%" R$mans 6:6 sa"s the" ha)e been #aise! to al& in ne ness of life Pa % sai! in Ephesians 8:: < For ye ere sometimes dar&ness, but no are ye light in the Lord' al& as children of light) Not on%" has a be%ie)e# been b#o ght o t of 3eath into Life/ B t the" ha)e a%so ha)e been b#o ght o t of 3a#kness into Light The#efo#e/ the" &a%k !iffe#ent%"
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Pa % gi)es a &on!e#f % ana%og" in Ephesians 6:22 an! 26 that !esc#ibes this !iffe#ence in &a%k He speaks of the old man an! the ne man Using this ana%og" he speaks of that &hich &e put off an! that &hich &e put on As fo# that &hich &e p t off/ Pa % sa"s in Ephesians 6:22 #hat ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, hich is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts The &o#! conversation speaks of beha ior As be%ie)e#s &e a#e to put off o # former beha)io#/ A beha)io# that is cha#acte#istic of the old man As a Ch#istian &e a#e to put on the beha)io# of the ne man Pa % sa"s in 5+26 < And that ye put on the ne man, hich after God is created in righteousness and true holiness Instea! of %i)ing %ike those &ho a#e %ost/ &e a#e to %i)e a %ife that cha#acte#istic of a Ch#istian
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I**+ A con)e#te! Chinese gent%e'an/ &hen in A'e#ica on a )isit/ &as nfa)o#ab%" i'p#esse! &ith the %itt%e !iffe#ence he sa& bet&een the st"%e of %i)ing of 'an" p#ofessing Ch#istians an! the 'en an! &o'en of the &o#%!5 Refe##ing to the 'atte# on one occasion he sai!/ 'aking at the sa'e ti'e a %a#ge s&eep &ith his a#'/ &'hen the disciples o" my country come out "rom the world, they come clear out%& The ca%% fo# be%ie)e#s is to come clear out Since &e sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (2:6* 0e a#e to al& called (6:1* orthy of the vocation here ith ye are

H$?0s .$&' Aa*@C Ae05e seen The "/LESSIN-S) $( %he Ch'is%ian as he is sea%e; in hea5en*B p*a3es An; %he "/EHA>I R) $( %he Ch'is%ian as he ?a*@s Last%"/ %et,s %ook at: III+ THE "/ATTLES) F THE CHRISTIAN)S LIFE

The thi#! post #e of the Ch#istian %ife that is fo n! in the Book of Ephesians is o # "s%an;)

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Pa % sa"s in Ephesians 6:11 2 1ut on the hole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the iles of the devil) He sa"s in 5+14 < *herefore ta&e unto you the hole armour of God, that ye may be able to ithstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand Fina%%" he sa"s in 5+16 < /tand therefore, having your loins girt about ith truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness The#e is not on%" the "?a*@) 1o! expects f#o' those &ho "si%,) b t the#e is a%so the nee! to "s%an;) As &e %ook c%ose# at this "s%an;) &e see: A+ A Spi'i%&a* 2Aa'(a'e0 In 3hap%e' 6 Pa % !esc#ibes the spi#it a% &a#fa#e that e)e#" be%ie)e# is engage! in In 5+11 Pa % speaks of the iles of the devil O # g#eat a!)e#sa#" is the devil The na'e devil 'eans slanderer o# accuser Satan has one ob$ecti)e an! that is to !est#o" o # testi'on" an! Ch#istian inf% ence
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An! he &i%% not #est in achie)ing his ob$ecti)e The &o#! iles speaks of his 'etho!s an! the &a"s he seeks to s%an!e# s I**+ So'eone has &#itten: Satan is not warring o er those who are in the world, "or he already has them in his grasp% (is war is to con)uer those who are sitting in the pew% Those who ha e been reconciled, these are the ones he longs to ta$e hostage once again% (is strategy is deception, because he uses them, then to hinder the wor$ o" the church% Fi's%, he !e% !es the' &ith othe# goa%s in %ife &hich soon take p#io#it" o)e# the &o#k of the ch #ch an! pe#sona% in)o%)e'ent The" beco'e !"sf nctiona% 'e'be#s Han!s that &i%% not &o#k Feet that &i%% not t#a)e% to 1o!Js appointe! p%ace A 'o th that &i%% not confess 8es s to othe#s Ea#s that soon fai% to %isten A b#ain that #ef ses to think an! !&e%% on things abo)e La'e/ b%in! an! !eaf/ the ch #ch st# gg%es to f %fi%% 1o!,s p #pose
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Se3$n;, he % #es the' into co'p%acenc" Ha)ing beco'e satisfie! &ith %ess than 1o!Js !esi#e fo# thei# %i)es/ the" sett%e fo# a!o%escence #athe# than 'at #ing to a! %thoo!/ &hi%e at the sa'e ti'e be%ie)ing the" a#e a! %ts The" fai% to 'e!itate pon 1o!Js 0o#!/ except &hi%e sitting in the pe& The" gi)e token gifts instea! of sac#ifices The" %isten to p#eaching &ith no change o# #epentance in 'in! Aat #it" is not e)en in )ie&/ beca se thei# e"es ha)e been b%in!e! E)ent a%%"/ the" fin! the'se%)es atten!ing b t not in)o%)e!

Thi';, he tanta%iFes thei# sense &ith fa%se teachings &ith the p #pose of taking the' an! othe#s off co #se Ha)ing beco'e n 'b/ ne& sensations ' st fi%% the )oi! Not n!e#stan!ing 1o!Js p #pose the" change thei# attit !e f#o' not &anting to go be"on! &hat is &#itten to st#etching the %i'its as fa# as the" can go
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3e% !ing the'se%)es/ the" !e% !e othe#s to a fa%se sense of sec #it" The" no& ' st seek bigge#/ g#eate# sensationa% things to keep the 'o'ent ' going so thei# in!i)i! a% so %s can fee% f %fi%%e! The appea#ance of g#eat things happening b%in!s thei# e"es to the fact the" ha)e been taken hostage/ an! p#i!e keeps the' f#o' being set f#ee F$&'%h, he sta%e'ates thei# )ision &ith past acco'p%ish'ents Boasting in the g%o#" of a s ccessf % past the" fai% to %a nch o t into ne&/ 'o#e p#o! cti)e/ f# itf % effo#ts The" 'ight e)en n #t #e an i!ea %ong afte# its !eath In!i)i! a%s stop teaching an! se#)ing othe#s afte# $ st a fe& )icto#ies The" fai% to !#ea' of 1o!Js se of thei# %i)es an! 1o!Js )ision fo# the ch #ch As be%ie)e#s/ &e ' st constant%" be a&a#e of o # spi#it a% ene'",s +'etho!s, As &e%%/ &e ' st be a&a#e of +&ho, o # ene'" is 0e #ea! in Ephesians 6:12 < For e restle not against flesh and blood, but against
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principalities, against po ers, against the rulers of the dar&ness of this orld, against spiritual ic&edness in high places Pa % is !esc#ibing a high%" o#ganiFe! o#!e# of satanic fo#ces that assist the !e)i% in achie)ing his ob$ecti)es O # ene'ies a#e not flesh and blood That is/ o # ene'ies a#e not h 'an foes The" a#e spi#it a% ene'ies Ho&e)e#/ the !e)i% has often se! h 'ans inst# 'ents to ca##" o t his ob$ecti)es Behin! ' ch of the t#o b%e in Ch #ches is so'eone &ho' Satan se! to c#eate !i)ision (In 'an" cases/ the !e)i% got so'eone he co %! se on the !eacon boa#! o# in %ea!eship<* This spi#it a% batt%e is #ea% an! it is !ai%"

O # ene'" is # th%ess an! &e ' st stand against the iles of the devil The#e is not on%" o # Spi'i%&a* 2Aa'(a'e0 1$in1 $n B t a%so:
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/+ &' Spi'i%&a* 2Aa';'$De0 ?e nee; Pa % te%%s s in 5+10 < Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the po er of $is might) The sec#et to )icto#" in this spi#it a% &a#fa#e is not in o # o&n st#ength It,s a spi#it a% batt%e an! &e can on%" be )icto#io s b" e'p%o"ing spi#it a% 'eans Pa % exp%ains those 'eans in 5+11 < 1ut on the hole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the iles of the devil 1o! ne)e# asks s to !o so'ething that He !oes not p#o)i!e the enab%e'ent to !o He has 'a!e a)ai%ab%e to e)e#" be%ie)e# the eD ip'ent to be ab%e to stand against the iles of the devil In 5s+ 1671: Pa % !esc#ibes the spi#it a% a#'o# that has been 'a!e a)ai%ab%e to be )icto#io s in this spi#it a% &a#fa#e Since &e a#e fighting against ene'ies in the spi#it &o#%!/ &e nee! specia% eD ip'ent both fo# offense an! !efense 1o! has p#o)i!e! the 2 hole armor2 fo# s/ an! &e !a#e not o'it an" pa#t
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