THE CHRISTIAN’S ARMOR
Ephesians 6:10-18
Ephesians 6:17a
# 6 - HEADGEAR FOR THE
NEW MILLENNIUM
(Please note, this outline is NOT ORIGINAL WITH ME. I think I have seen
it in print in various forms. I have simply adapted this outline to this
particular text.)
The 21st century is
coming soon! We are on the verge of entering a new millennium. And as we
prepare to move ahead into a new era, let me tell you something. Satan is ready
to give you a hard time in the next millennium just as he has given you a hard
time during the last end of this millennium. Satan will attack you (1 Peter
5:8, Ephesians
The Roman soldier wore a
helmet, usually made with metal of some kind, in order to protect his
head. If the head was injured, the brain
was likely to be injured as well. The brain is the control center of the
body. Satan attacks our Spiritual
"brains". If he destroy our Spiritual
control centers, he can destroy the quality of our Christian lives.
We are told to take the
helmet of "salvation".
Salvation is presented in three stages in the Bible. There is
justification the moment we are saved. There is sanctification as we are in the
process of being saved. There is glorification when we leave this life and are
saved for all eternity. We are to think
of our salvation as deliverance from and victory over sin.
THE PAST - SAVED FROM
THE PENALTY OF SIN - Romans 8:1
The moment we trusted
Christ as Savior, our sins are forgiven (Psalm 103:10-14)
To maintain fellowship
with God, we are to be continually confessing our sins (Psalm 66:18, 1 John
1:9).
THE PRESENT - SAVED FROM
THE POWER OF SIN - Romans 6:10-14, Romans 8:35-39
We have victory over
sin, as we trust God for victory.
Nothing separates us
from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
THE FUTURE - SAVED FROM
THE PRESENCE OF SIN - 1 Thessalonians 5:8, Titus
The Christian Soldier
looks forward to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. That's the "hope of
salvation". He also looks forward to the eternal state, which will include
the new heaven, new earth and New Jerusalem.
As a Christian Soldier I
must wear the "Helmet of Salvation". I look to the past realizing
that my sins have been forgiven. I look to the present and see that nothing can
separate me from the love of Christ. I look to the future and anxiously await
Jesus' coming.
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