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War and Victory - Part 6 - Know Your Weapons - Part 1 | Episode #368 | Encore Episode #039 · Reflections On The Word With Richard Kay

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to today's edition of Reflection on the Word with
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  Speaker 1: Richard K. I'm Chuck Christie, and today we are asking
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  Speaker 1: you to spend a few moments of your time with
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  Speaker 1: us each day as Richard shares from God's work with notes, quotes,
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  Speaker 1: and story along with some of his own personal experiences,
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  Speaker 1: to confirm for you God's great love for us, that
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  Speaker 1: his compassion for us never fails, and that He has
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  Speaker 1: a great faithfulness toward us in every regard. Now, if
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  Speaker 1: you miss a portion of today's broadcast or would like
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  Speaker 1: to recommend it to a friend, you can hear this
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  Speaker 1: program anytime online at Talknetwork Radio dot com. Well, now
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  Speaker 1: here's Richard with today's reflection.
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  Speaker 2: Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength.
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  Speaker 2: Put on the full armor of God so that you
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  Speaker 2: can stand against the tactics of the devil. For our
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  Speaker 2: battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
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  Speaker 2: against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness,
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  Speaker 2: against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. And
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  Speaker 2: this is why you must take up the full armor
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  Speaker 2: of God, so that you may be able to resist
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  Speaker 2: in the evil day. And having prepared every thing to stand,
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  Speaker 2: Take your stand Ephesians, chapter six and verses ten through thirteen.
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  Speaker 2: We talked yesterday about disciplines, disciplines of a soldier. A
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  Speaker 2: soldier actually trains so that he is ready for combat.
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  Speaker 2: When we look at the disciplines, these are the preparations
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  Speaker 2: for our readiness for combat. We talked about them. We
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  Speaker 2: know that they are involved in all the areas of
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  Speaker 2: our life, their physical and spiritual disciplines. We talked about
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  Speaker 2: how many of these disciplines are given to us as
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  Speaker 2: a privilege because we know that these things will help
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  Speaker 2: us to become more like our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.
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  Speaker 2: We know too that since we have been purchased by
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  Speaker 2: his sacrifice, we are now his and we are given
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  Speaker 2: His purpose in this life. So reviewing the disciplines, we're
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  Speaker 2: able to see that we have a process of developing
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  Speaker 2: in the areas of our disciplines. There's diet, nutrition, both
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  Speaker 2: physical and spiritual. We talked about how we must feed
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  Speaker 2: our spirit so that we are able to continue to
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  Speaker 2: grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus.
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  Speaker 2: We talked about the exercise that we need to put
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  Speaker 2: those things that we have learned and that he has
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  Speaker 2: commanded into practice. We must do those things to be
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  Speaker 2: prepared to take the good news that Satan has been defeated.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus is victorious, and we can set the captives free.
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  Speaker 2: The Bible states that if we ask anything of God
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  Speaker 2: according to his will, he will hear us and do
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  Speaker 2: what we ask, paraphrasing First John five, Verses fourteen and fifteen.
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  Speaker 2: We know too that our prayer life is an exercise
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  Speaker 2: that continues to develop more and more. As we feed
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  Speaker 2: our spirit from the word of God, we will be
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  Speaker 2: in agreement with the Word of God. Our prayer life
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  Speaker 2: will not be self centered, but it will be the
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  Speaker 2: type of prayer that will actually intercede for others. We're
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  Speaker 2: going to intercede for lost souls, lost family members, friends,
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  Speaker 2: co workers, colleagues, those perhaps that even look to be
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  Speaker 2: our enemies. But yet we know they're not our real enemies.
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  Speaker 2: They are victims, just as we were before Jesus saved us.
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  Speaker 2: What we find is that now once we have developed
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  Speaker 2: this pattern the disciplines that we practice in our diet,
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  Speaker 2: in our exercise, and then in our rest, now our
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  Speaker 2: rest is not quitting. We're not retiring all that we
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  Speaker 2: are looking at is that we have confidence in God's
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  Speaker 2: finished work, and so we can proclaim the victory that
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  Speaker 2: Jesus has over death, over hell, and over the grave.
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  Speaker 2: He is the victor and we can go forward in
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  Speaker 2: his victory. So we want to be able to look
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  Speaker 2: at some of the things that are going to provide
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  Speaker 2: for our reward. And people would say, well, why would
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  Speaker 2: you think about doing this for a reward? But yet
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  Speaker 2: Jesus says that we are going to be rewarded for
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  Speaker 2: the works done in the body. We want to hear
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  Speaker 2: him say, well done, good and faithful servant, enter into
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  Speaker 2: the joy of your reward. Now, when we recognize that
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  Speaker 2: all of the preparation, disciplines, the practicing that we have
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  Speaker 2: in exercise and prayer, in being able to rest confidently
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  Speaker 2: in His word, we then know that we are prepared
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  Speaker 2: to put on the whole armor of God. Why do
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  Speaker 2: we say at that point we are prepared because without
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  Speaker 2: the preparation, without the discipline, without the prayer, exercise, without
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  Speaker 2: the nutrition of the daily feeding of our spirit by
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  Speaker 2: the Word of God, we are not able to fight
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  Speaker 2: this folk. But with all of these disciplines we are
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  Speaker 2: more than conquerors. Through him that loved us. So let's
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  Speaker 2: talk about our weapons. Let's look at them as a
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  Speaker 2: means of being able to describe Jesus' use. We need
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  Speaker 2: to talk about the weapons in the way they are applied.
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  Speaker 2: There's never been a greater example of the use of
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  Speaker 2: our mighty weapons than that of Jesus himself, facing and
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  Speaker 2: overcoming every temptation Satan could employ. His weapon is our weapon,
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  Speaker 2: the word of God. Every time he was tempted to
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  Speaker 2: sin and break his father's will, Jesus proclaimed three precious words,
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  Speaker 2: it is written from the word of God. The Son
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  Speaker 2: of God stated his position clearly. Now do you think
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  Speaker 2: that Jesus had the power to far exceed any demand
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  Speaker 2: the devil had placed before him? He could have easily
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  Speaker 2: made bread out of stones, but he never tried to
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  Speaker 2: appease Satan or satisfy his demands. Why was he doing this.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus was showing us that we too can live above
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  Speaker 2: the temptations and snares of the devil if we know
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  Speaker 2: the word and will of God. He said, continue in
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  Speaker 2: my word, and indeed be my disciples, and you shall
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  Speaker 2: know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
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  Speaker 2: John eight thirty one one thirty two. Stop right here
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  Speaker 2: and examine your own knowledge of God's work, his will
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  Speaker 2: for your life. Can you stand up against the wiles
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  Speaker 2: or the devices of the devil? Remember you are no
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  Speaker 2: match for the enemy if you are not in shape
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  Speaker 2: and don't know your weapons. But also remember that he
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  Speaker 2: is no match for you when you know and employ
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  Speaker 2: God's work. First John four four says, greater is he
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  Speaker 2: that is in you than he that is in the world. Again,
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  Speaker 2: the weapons of our warfare are not carnal or of
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  Speaker 2: our manly, sinful nature, but mighty through God. To the
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  Speaker 2: pulling down of strongholds. Again paraphrasing second currenth Ins ten
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  Speaker 2: three to five, The strongholds of the world are the
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  Speaker 2: armories of Satan. They are his strategic points and supply
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  Speaker 2: for all of his forces. Without them, he's helpless and
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  Speaker 2: he must flee. Remember we are the aggressors. We are
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  Speaker 2: not retreating. Now, let us be better equipped to meet
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  Speaker 2: the enemy and witness God's power to defeat him on
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  Speaker 2: every stand as we look at the whole armor of God.
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  Speaker 2: Do you remember we talked about David and his victory
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  Speaker 2: over the Giant. Before we advance to the front lines,
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  Speaker 2: let's just have an inspection. Spread the armor out to
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  Speaker 2: be sure we have all we are supposed to have.
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  Speaker 2: The Bible gives us our inspection list in Ephesians chapter
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  Speaker 2: six and verses thirteen through eighteen. We should have the
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  Speaker 2: helmet of salvation. We should have the girdle or the
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  Speaker 2: belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, gospel shoes of peace,
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  Speaker 2: the shield of faith, sort of the spirit, and prayer.
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  Speaker 2: In the spirit, you will notice that these are seven
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  Speaker 2: perfect parts of the armor and weaponry that God provides
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  Speaker 2: for all of his followers. Are we familiar with these
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  Speaker 2: seven perfect parts of God's holy armor?
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  Speaker 1: Richard will be right back in a moment to wrap up.
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  Speaker 1: But if you've just joined us, you've been listening to
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  Speaker 1: Reflections on the Word with Richard k. You can hear
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  Speaker 1: this message in its entirety again online as well as
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  Speaker 1: Richard's entire archive at Talknetwork Radio dot com. We would
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  Speaker 1: Express scriptures are read from the Holman Christian Standard Bible,
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  Speaker 1: which is published by Homann Bible Publishers in Nashville, Tennessee.
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  Speaker 1: Additional resources used for reflections on the Word with Richard
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  Speaker 1: and printed by Discovery House Publishers. Again, here is Richard
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  Speaker 1: to wrap up today's message.
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  Speaker 2: Let's look at the inspection for each one and learn
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  Speaker 2: its use in our warfare. We want to be able
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  Speaker 2: to see the reason for the armor. Remember we talked
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  Speaker 2: about there's one thing to know about your armor. There's
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  Speaker 2: another thing to use your armor. There's another thing to
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  Speaker 2: know your weapons, and there is yet still another to
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  Speaker 2: use your weapons. Helmet of salvation is a very important
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  Speaker 2: part of our armor. Why. It's the assurance that Jesus
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  Speaker 2: paid the price for our sins and restored us to
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  Speaker 2: fellowship with God. You could find that in Saye and Corinthians,
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  Speaker 2: chapter five and verses seventeen through twenty one. The helmet
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  Speaker 2: protects the head, which contains our brain and controls all
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  Speaker 2: the functions of the body. It's the one place that
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  Speaker 2: Satan will try to gain entry or strike a blow
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  Speaker 2: with his weapons such as fear and doubt. He will
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  Speaker 2: also try to occupy the brain with unholy thoughts, which
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  Speaker 2: lead to unholy deeds. There's a label inside this helmet
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  Speaker 2: of salvation, and this is what it states. These things
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  Speaker 2: have I written unto you that believe on the name
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  Speaker 2: of the Son of God, that you may know have
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  Speaker 2: assurance that you have eternal life, and that you may
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  Speaker 2: believe on the name of the Son of God firs.
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  Speaker 2: John five thirteen. The girdle or the belf of truth
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  Speaker 2: surrounding ourselves with honesty toward God and man. Satan uses
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  Speaker 2: lies and deception. God shows the truth in open view.
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  Speaker 2: Knowing the truth sets us free to do God's will.
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  Speaker 2: Jesus said, I am the Way, the Truth, and the
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  Speaker 2: Light John fourteen six. The sword that we carry, the
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  Speaker 2: word of God, can rest securely on this belt of truth,
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  Speaker 2: for it alone is there to support the word. And
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  Speaker 2: there's the breastplate of righteousness covering the heart with the
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  Speaker 2: right relationship with God. This is not our righteousness or
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  Speaker 2: an effort to be like God. But Jesus Christ, whom
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  Speaker 2: we put on, has made us to be the righteousness
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  Speaker 2: of God in him. Second Current Ends five and twenty one.
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  Speaker 2: We are constantly being transformed into His image in obedience
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  Speaker 2: to his every command. Remember, because of the sacrifice Jesus
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  Speaker 2: made for us we are righteous in God's sight. We
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  Speaker 2: are justified by faith as if we had never been
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  Speaker 2: out of fellowship with Him. Our sins are completely washed
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  Speaker 2: away in His precious blood. We also know that as
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  Speaker 2: we look at dis inspection, we have special shoes that
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  Speaker 2: will cover our feet. These are the Gospel shoes of peace.
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  Speaker 2: Our feet are prepared to advance that good news of
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  Speaker 2: the victory of Jesus Christ over the devil. Shoes protect
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  Speaker 2: our feet from the rocks of discouragement and failure. They
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  Speaker 2: can enable us to move in any direction which our
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  Speaker 2: Lord commands. Everywhere they take us is left with the
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  Speaker 2: peace of God. They march us through the cities of
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  Speaker 2: impoverished souls and into the gates of glory. They leave
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  Speaker 2: permanent eternal prince, proving that God's army advanced on orders,
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  Speaker 2: defeated the enemy, and reclaimed God's property. There are three
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  Speaker 2: more parts of the armor and weaponry of God. We
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  Speaker 2: will cover those parts intomorrow's segment. We know now that
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  Speaker 2: we are to take up the whole armor of God.
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  Speaker 2: We know that we need the whole armor to stand
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  Speaker 2: against the devices of the devil. And that is today's
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  Speaker 2: reflection on the word thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Richard join us again tomorrow when we continue with the
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  Speaker 1: next edition of Reflections on the Work with Richard King.
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  Speaker 1: For Richard, the entire team, this is Chuck Christie saying
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  Speaker 1: thanks for us s this edition of Reflections on the
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