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The Essential Armour of Truth and Righteousness
Truth is essential to our understanding of salvation, God, and the univ… (visit YouTube for more)
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Truth holds everything together. Without truth, we could know nothing of our salvation, we could know nothing of God, we could know nothing of the universe.
Our knowledge of anything is predicated on the idea that we can know that things are true. And God is a God of truth. So the gospel is true, and we hold all our armor together, with this belt of truth.
Taking on next, the breastplate of righteousness. And of course it is the righteousness of Christ, not our own righteousness. That’s not righteousness at all.
Christ’s death confers on us righteousness, right standing. We are legally discharged of all penalties in relation to sin before God. And that breastplate protects us from incoming fire. It makes sure our chests are safe so that we continue breathing in the breath, the breath of God that he puts in our lungs and so that we are able to stand firm.
