STEEMCHURCH:A KNIGHT OF CHRIST_THE WHOLE ARMOR OF GOD

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Hello fellow brothers and sisters of the first and only steemchurch,I got inspired to write this article after an intensive study of the word of Paul and how it relates to the great one and only founder and leader of steemchurch @sirknight and the Lovely Lady Knight.
Thank You @Sirknight and her Lady Knight...

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Armor of God in the Book of Ephesians

Paul composed the book of Ephesians while he was detained. Ephesians is one of four jail epistles alongside Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon. While he was under house capture, Paul was binded to Roman gatekeepers 24 hours every day. He utilized their protective layer as a similitude for battling profound fighting he discussed in Ephesians 6:10-20.

Paul recorded a few bits of covering worn by the Roman warriors of his day and made a similarity about the profound defensive layer Christian need to wear do fight adequately. He recorded every one of the six bits of covering alongside their motivation. These pieces are depicted in Ephesians in the accompanying request.

-Belt Of Truth

-Breastplate Of Righteousness

-Feet Shod With The Preparation Of The Gospel Of Peace

-Shield Of Faith

-Helmet Of Salvation

-Sword Of The Spirit Which Is The Word Of god.

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Entire Armor of God

Paul lets us know in Ephesians 6:10-20 that we are in an otherworldly fight with the fallen angel whose activity is to win and wreck us. Paul says we don't battle against fragile living creature and blood. Along these lines, we can't battle him with physical weapons. Paul gives six bits of shield we have to put on every day to vanquish Satan in the fight that he himself caused.

As per what Paul says, it does us no great to put on maybe a couple bits of the whole armor of God . We have to put in general covering of God to be suited up to battle and win the war with the fallen angel.

Paul was very much familiar with the Roman warriors' protective layer since he was binded to them while he was under house capture. In this manner, he utilized the officer's reinforcement as a similarity for the otherworldly defensive layer of God.

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Belt of Truth (Ephesians 6:14)

Roman fighters put on a belt initially to hold the various bits of defensive layer set up. The trooper was constantly prepared for the fight to come and removed the belt just when he was taking a break.

A trooper in Paul's day wore a cowhide support or belt that was fixed around his midriff to secure his loins and be there for his weapons. The belt likewise held his garments together so they wouldn't meddle with his battling.

*Keeping in mind the end goal to battle the fallen angel, we have to know reality and wrap it around us like the warrior's belt

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Breastplate of Righteousness (Ephesians 6:14)

After the belt of truth, Paul instructs us to put on the breastplate of exemplary nature. The breastplate of a trooper was a solitary or numerous bits of metal or other unbending material which secured the front of the middle and the fighter's indispensable organs.

Despite the fact that the warrior had a shield, bolts could originate from each point. There were an excessive number of for the shield. Consequently, the breastplate was a security to shield the red hot darts from overcoming. The breastplate secured the fundamental organs of the trooper amid the fight.

The breastplate secured just the middle and not the back. It offered no insurance to the officer's back in light of the fact that fighters would not turn their backs toward the foe to flee.

For the Christian, the breastplate is the honesty that can shield us from Satan's assaults. Without honesty, we abandon ourselves open to Satan's assaults. To be noble is to comply with God's precepts

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Shoes Of The Gospel (Ephesians 6:15)

Amid Paul's day, the shoes worn by the Roman troopers were altogether different from the shoes worn by others. The shoes were particularly intended to keep the fighter's feet sound against rankles and foot infections.

Strolling was the infantry's essential methods for transportation. They needed to walk long separations. The shoes were built from three layers of calfskin, which were pulled up and bound around the lower leg. Little spikes were frequently crashed into the bottoms of the shoes so as to give firm balance on uneven territory while in fight.

Fighters walking into fight required agreeable shoes. Having our feet shod with the readiness of the good news of peace gives us great balance to go where God drives us. As troopers of Christ, we should put on shoes that will enable us to walk wherever we are required.

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Shield Of Faith (Ephesians 6:16)

The warrior's shield was his first line of guard. Roman officers conveyed a vast oval shield made of wood. It was conveyed utilizing a focal handgrip. The shield was not held freely in the fighter's hand, but rather it was immovably tied to his lower arm so he could oppose the forceful blows of a foe's sword without dread of dropping it.

The shield was a focal piece of the fighter's barrier. It was commonly produced using two sheets of wood that were stuck together, at that point secured with canvas and calfskin. Water was utilized to drench the canvas and calfskin to shield the shield from flaring bolts amid fight. Amid that time, bolts were dunked in oil, at that point lit and shot at the adversary. The shield was imperative to shield the solider from getting scorched.

The shield weighed around 22 pounds and was about 37 to 42 inches high and 27 to 33 crawls over. It was frequently sufficiently huge to ensure the entire body when the warrior hunched down. A metal piece kept running over the focal point of the shield, so it could likewise be utilized as a weapon to punch the foe with.

Faith And Confidence is our shield used to divert the adversary's red fiery darts

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Helmet Of Salvation (Ephesians 6:17)

There are a few Bible stories that delineate the significance of ensuring the head while in fight. For example, King Abimelech moved toward the entryway of the pinnacle to set it ablaze, however as he drew close, a lady dropped a granulating stone on his head and squashed his skull, as per Judges 9:52.

In another story, the mammoth Goliath was executed in light of the fact that he wasn't wearing a head protector and the stone from David's sling sunk profound into the monster's temple (1 Samuel 17:40-49).

At the point when a Roman officer amid Paul's day suited up for the fight to come, the head protector(helmet) was the last bit of the defensive layer he put on. Paul gives the briefest portrayal of the cap of salvation since it required no clarification on the grounds that the most evident estimation of the cap was to secure against hits to the head and face. Without the head protector(helmet), a warrior would be vulnerable to the point that whatever remains of the defensive layer would be of little utilize. Without salvation, a man is additionally defenseless.

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Sword Of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17)

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The initial five bits of the Christian armor are guarded pieces(defensive). The sword of the Spirit is the main hostile weapon(offensive) in the protective layer Paul specifies despite the fact that a trooper's arms stockpile incorporated a couple of lances and a few darts.

The sword utilized by Roman troopers was a fearsome weapon. It was honed on the two sides, making it deadly against an unarmored enemy. The fact of the matter was additionally honed, empowering it to puncture protective layer.

When we are enticed, the best weapon that we have is the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

Supplication (Ephesians 6:18)

*In spite of the fact that supplication isn't one of the bits of the entire defensive layer of God, Paul shuts his rundown by saying, "And ask in the Spirit on all events with a wide range of petitions and demands."

Indeed, even after you have put overall covering of God, despite everything you have to supplicate. Petition carries and keeps you in fellowship with God so the defensive layer can ensure you as long as you are wearing it. Paul said in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to ask without stopping. That incorporates when you are wearing your shield also*

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