Ephesians 6:13-14 (NKJV) Therefore take up the whole armour of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
There are many different churches in the world, but one non-negotiable is that every church must be well-established on the Word of God coupled with the working of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, the pulpit ministry in the church must be strong and given enough time to feed the sheep because it is effectively helping the congregation to gird their loin belt, or the belt of truth, every Sunday by feeding them the Word of God.
The loin belt is possibly the least attractive and noticeable piece of the whole armour, but it is one of the most crucial because it holds together all the different pieces. Every weapon will fall apart unless the belt is in place and tightened. The shield is attached to the belt, and it is where the sword is hung. The belt also holds the soldier’s back upright.
The belt of truth is the written Word of God! It is the only spiritual weapon that has taken the physical, natural form of the Bible and been placed in our hands. It is the most essential weaponry that we possess.
Having settled the truth in its rightful position, we are ready for battle. We are talking about truth and its essence—who God is, what God has done and what He has said. It is all wrapped up in the belt of truth. Only truth can gird your loins and enable you to stand upright. It means to be sincerely committed to truth. In other words, I am sold out to who God is, what God has done and what He has said. I have yielded to Him. It is the truth, and I am now wholly surrendered to Him.
Even though the belt of truth has been given to us, we ourselves need to put it on, especially when the Word of God is being preached, by having a heart that is receptive to the Word to produce thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold (Matthew 13:23).
When we lay down the Bible or the belt of truth for too long, we risk losing our sense of righteousness with God, our peace, and the joy of our salvation. If we toss it out of our lives entirely, we will lose the ability to believe and walk in faith. But once we have girded our loins, we are ready for battle.
Sermon Series：The Weapon of Our Spiritual Warfare (Part 2)
真理的腰带
以弗所书6:13-14 所以，要拿起神所赐的全副军装，好在磨难的日子抵挡仇敌，并且成就了一切，还能站立得住。所以要站稳了，用真理当作带子束腰，用公义当作护心镜遮胸。
这世界有很多不同的教会。无法妥协的是教会必须在神的话语和圣灵的工作上被建立起来。因此，教会讲坛的事工必须是强大的，并给予足够的时间喂养羊群，因为这是有效地帮助会众束好腰带，或真理的腰带，通过每个主日话语的喂养。
腰带是整套盔甲中最不吸引人或引人注目的部分。然而，腰带是盔甲中最重要的部分，因为它把所有不同的部分都绑在一起。如果没有腰带或腰带没有收紧，每件武器都会散架。盾牌系在腰带上，也是挂剑的地方。腰带还能让士兵的背部保持挺直!
真理的腰带是神的话语! 这是唯一成为实体，圣经形态的属灵武器，并交在我们的手中。这是我们拥有最重要的武器。
把真理置于其应有的位置以后，我们便准备好面对争战。我们谈论的是真理及其本质—神是谁，神做了什么，神说了什么。一切都包含在真理的腰带里。只有真理才能束腰，使你能够站稳。它意味着真诚地委身于真理。换句话说，我完全被神的所是，所做的事和所说的话而折服。我全然屈服于祂。 这是真理，我现在完全降伏于祂。
虽然真理的腰带已给予我们，我们必须自己穿上，特别是当神的话语被传讲的时候，要有一颗对神话语受教的心，产生30，60，甚至100倍的果效。（马太福音13:23）
当我们放下圣经或真理的腰带太久时，我们可能会失去与神和好(公义)的感觉、平安和救恩的喜乐。如果我们完全把真理的腰带从我们的生活中抛弃，我们就会失去信心和凭信心行事的能力。但一旦我们系好腰带，我们就能够面对争战。
讲章系列：我们属灵争战的武器（第二部分）
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