We have been studying each piece of the whole armor of God from Eph 6:13-18.  We have studied the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, and the girdle of truth.  Tonight, we are going to study the shield of faith, Eph 6:16.  The shield of faith is defensive armor...

Benefits of the Bible 1 Pet.1:23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are so many wonderful benefits of the Bible.  When you consider these you understand why we stress reading the Bible so much.  Notice the following benefits of the Bible: Salvation – 1 Pet 1:23 – according to the Bible we...

We have been studying each piece of the whole armor of God from Eph 6:10-18.  Thus far, we have studied the helmet of salvation, which gives us a saved, spiritual, sound, servant’s mind with which to fight in our spiritual warfare.  Then we studied the breastplate of righteousness, which defends...

We should be lowly.  Lowly is having a low esteem of one’s own worth; humble; free from pride.  Why you should be lowly: God has respect unto the lowly – Ps 138:6, “though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly.”  This respect is a regard for;...

Rule or be ruled.  You and I have been commanded to rule certain people and things in our lives.  If we don’t rule these people and things, they will rule us. God rules over everything.  Ps 103:19, The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth...

As the descendants of Adam, all of us are sinners by nature, and we are all appointed to die [Rom 5:12].  We know good and evil, but we don’t know God.  According to 2 Pet 1:1-4, when we are saved, we can obtain divine things through the knowledge of God. ...

In the song of Moses, Deut 32:4-5 says, “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.  They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a...

Unity is the state of being one.  God is three persons and yet he is one [1 Jn 5:7].   Unity is a thing undivided in itself, but separate from every other thing.  Ps 122:3, “Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together.”  When Jesus returns, Jerusalem will...

Peter’s exhortation in 1 Pet 5:8-11 deals, primarily, with three different subjects: the devil, afflictions, and suffering.  The final three verse of the chapter are Silvanus’ closing remarks. The devil – 1 Pet 5:8-9 – the devil is our adversary.  Therefore, he is our enemy.  He opposes God and he...

In Eph 6:11-18 we see the whole armor of God.  Currently, we are studying each piece of this armor.  Last week we studied the helmet of salvation.  Tonight we will study the breastplate of righteousness, Eph 6:14.   The whole armor of God is given to us to stand against...