Ephesians 6:11 (Amplified) Put on the full armour of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armour of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil.
Scripture reveals to us that the devil and his cohorts are real, and it is futile to use natural weapons against them. Therefore, we must put on the full amour of God—belt of truth, breastplate of righteousness, sandals of readiness, shield of faith, helmet of salvation and sword of the Spirit—to stand against the wiles of the evil one.
We need to know and watch out for the schemes, strategies and deceits of the devil. His primary objective is not to get us to sin, but simply make it easy for us to do so by dismounting us from our position of victory in Christ so we will walk in the flesh again. We need to be firmly grounded in our identity in Christ, so the devil cannot deceive us into thinking that we are still under his bondage and slavery to sin.
It is the truth that holds everything together in our lives. Likewise, the belt of truth holds all the pieces of the armour together. The truth includes: it is God’s good pleasure to adopt us as His children; we are blessed with all the spiritual blessings in Christ; we have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus, and we have the forgiveness of sins and peace with God.
The breastplate is God’s gift of righteousness in our lives. It protects the heart and the chest—the most vulnerable part of the body, because the first spiritual attack is always our position in Christ and our identity as a child of God. The devil attacks our standing before God by bringing charges against us, making us feel insignificant and unworthy to do anything for the Lord, and believing that God uses trial, tribulation, famine, nakedness and lack to punish and torment us.
However, the Bible tells us that nothing shall separate us from God’s love because He has already raised Christ from the dead and seated us with Christ in the heavenly places. There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, and no animosity with God because Jesus has dealt with the sin issue that once separated us from God.
We also need the sandals of the Gospel of peace to help us stand firm, just like the soles of the Roman soldiers’ sandals had studs on them to help them maintain a good steady grip on the ground.
Since we are “new creations”, we can walk in righteousness and holiness by making a choice to do so. When we truly see ourselves seated with Christ in the heavenly places, we can refuse to succumb to temptations, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes.
Sermon Series: Believers’ Authority
穿上全副军装
以弗所书 6：11 要 穿 戴 神 所 赐 的 全 副 军 装 ， 就 能 抵 挡 魔 鬼 的 诡 计 。
经文向我们揭示了魔鬼和牠的同伙是真实的，我们永远无法使用自然界的武器来对付他们。所以我们要穿上神的全副军装——用 真 理 当 作 带 子 束 腰 ， 用 公 义 当 作 护 心 镜 遮 胸 。 又 用 平 安 的 福 音 ， 当 作 预 备 走 路 的 鞋 穿 在 脚 上 ，拿 着 信 德 当 作 藤 牌 ，并 戴 上 救 恩 的 头 盔 ， 拿 着 圣 灵 的 宝 剑，–以抵挡那恶者的诡计。
我们需要谨防魔鬼的诡计、谋略和欺骗。牠的主要首要目标不是诱使我们犯罪，而是让我们轻易离开我们在基督里完美的得胜的位置，使我们重新在血气中行事。我们要坚定自己在基督里的身份。如此一来，魔鬼就不能欺骗我们让我们以为自己仍然在牠的捆绑和罪的奴役之下。
真理把我们生命中的方方面面都维系在一起，同样，真理的腰带把全副军装维系在一起。这真理包括：神很乐意让我们成为祂的孩子。我们在基督里得着一切属灵的祝福。我们已经被耶稣的宝血所救赎，罪得赦免，所以我们与神和好。
护心镜是神给予我们生命中公义的礼物。护心镜保护心脏和胸部，这是身体最脆弱的部位，我们经受的首要属灵攻击是我们在基督里的位份和作为神儿女的身份。牠控告我们，攻击我们在神面前的地位，使我们觉得自己很渺小，微不足道，不配为神做任何事。还要让我们相信神用试炼、患难、饥荒、赤身露体和缺乏来管教及折磨我们。
圣经告诉我们，没有什么能使我们与神的爱隔绝。因为祂已将基督从死里复活，同时让我们与基督一起坐在天上。如今，那些在基督耶稣里的人就不被定罪，也没有与神的敌意，因为耶稣已经处理了那曾经使我们与神隔绝的罪的问题。
我们也需要那平安福音的鞋帮助我们站立得稳。正如古罗马士兵的凉鞋底部有钉子，以帮助他们抓地站稳。
既然我们是一个“新造的人”，那么我们就可以选择在公义和圣洁中行走。当我们真正看见自己与基督同坐在天上，我们就能拒绝诱惑，拒绝肉体的情欲和眼目的贪恋。
讲章系列：信徒的权柄
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