Put Your War Clothes On 3

Put Your War Clothes On (3 of 9) Objective… To arm believers with the tools needed in light of the spiritual battle we are engaged in.

Satan Hates Integrity!

Ephesians 6:14a NRSV “Stand, therefore, and belt your waist with truth…”

Introduction: To have the facts is to say you have information, but that isn’t necessarily the truth which is ultimately the base root.

Transition: We search the scriptures, studying them because the known truth is what sets us free! REFERENCE John 8:31-32

Exposition: Followers of Jesus must be committed to the truth, and that is what gives us integrity (The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. The state of being whole and undivided/ REFERENCE James 1:8.).

The belt of truth gives order (REFERENCE I Corinthians 14:40)…

–Holding things together… to prevent the armor from shifting

–Attaching things to it… to allow easy transport and access of the sword

–Freeing things up… tunics prevented swift movement

Conclusion: The armor begins with truth, because Satan (enemy/organizer of evil) is a liar! Truth disrupts Satan’s plot to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10).