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Sunday, February 11, 2007

STATEMENTS FROM THE ARMOUR

The diagrams of The Armour of God are taken from the Bible and cite scripture passages. These verses have been categorized as:

1. Faith Statement

2. Truth Statement

3. Salvation Statement

4. Word Statement

5. Peace Statement

6. Righteous Statement

7. Day-To-Day Adverse Statements

Faith

The Bible quotes "Faith" as "The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen...By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible." (Hebrews 11:1, 3)

Encarta ® World English Dictionary would define "Faith" as :

(noun)1. belief or trust: belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without logical proof set of beliefs: a strongly held set of beliefs or principles 2. people of different political faiths 3. loyalty: allegiance or loyalty to somebody or something

Truth

The "Truth" statement is a verse from the Bible that contains actuality, accented with accuracy, and exactness.

Encarta ® World English Dictionary would define "Truth" as :

(noun)1. truth. true quality: correspondence to fact or reality
2. something factual: something that corresponds to fact or reality spoke the truth
3. true statement: a statement that corresponds to fact or reality
4. obvious fact: something that is so clearly true that it hardly needs to be stated
5. something generally believed: a statement that is generally believed to be true a religious truth
6. honesty: honesty, sincerity, or integrity
7. descriptive accuracy: accuracy in description or portrayal
a criticism that had an element of truth in it
8. conformity: adherence to a standard or law
9. loyalty: faithfulness to a person or a cause (dated)
10. U.K. accuracy: accuracy of alignment, setting, position, or shape

Salvation

The "Salvation" statement is a verse from the Bible that perceives deliverance, rescue, saving, liberation, or any other hope or actuality of spiritual or physical freedom.

Encarta ® World English Dictionary would define "Salvation" as :

(noun)1. act of saving from harm: the saving of somebody or something from harm, destruction, difficulty, or failure
2. means of saving somebody or something: somebody or something that protects or delivers somebody or something else from harm, destruction, difficulty, or failure

Word

The "Word" statement is acquired from Hebrews 4:12, "For the word of GOD is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

This statement is projected for persons who are angry about life's events in their life that have happened, are happening now, or for persons who are angered about future events. The verses for this area are taken from verses that describe God's anger and His actions.

Peace

The "Peace" statement is taken from the Bible and can be accorded with verses that appear to be, as such, a peace statement or a praise statement.

Encarta ® World English Dictionary would define "Peace" as :

(noun)1. freedom from war: freedom from war, or the time when a war or conflict ends 2. mental calm: a state of mental calm and serenity, with no anxiety
3. peace treaty: a treaty agreeing to an end of hostilities between two warring parties
4. law and order: the absence of violence or other disturbances within a state
5. state of harmony: freedom from conflict or disagreement among people or groups of people

be calm or silent: used to tell somebody to be calm or silent or as a greeting or farewell (archaic)

at peace in a state of friendship and freedom from conflict dead (used euphemistically) in a state of calm and serenity
hold your peace to refrain from speaking (dated)
keep the peace to refrain from or prevent conflict or violence
leave somebody in peace to stop or avoid bothering somebody
Leave him in peace, he’s trying to work!
make peace to bring a disagreement or war to an end
make your peace with somebody to become friends with somebody again after an argument

Righteous

The "Righteous" statements are verses from the Bible that tell a person how to behave in a rightful manner, and in any manner that informs a person to live according to God's laws, statutes, and decrees. In other words, in a Jesus-like manner.

Encarta ® World English Dictionary would define "Righteous" as :

(noun) 1. strictly observant of morality: always behaving according to a religious or moral code
2. justifiable: considered to be correct or justifiable
3. responding to injustice: arising from the perception of great injustice or wrongdoing righteous indignation
4. great: good or outstanding (dated slang)

morally upright group: righteous people viewed as a group believing that the righteous will prevail

Day-To-Day Adversity

Encarta ® World English Dictionary would define "Adversity" as:

1. misfortune: hardship and suffering
2. adverse happening: an extremely unfavorable experience or event

The "Day-To-Day Adversity" statements are situations and circumstances. These can be "Feelings A-Z" (previously given in this blog). Sometimes they can be counter-productive in logic and reasoning. Each area covers any given situation where you or someone who you do not get along with is tried through testing.

It is the author's view that everyone has feelings A-Z. When any of these feelings overwhelms God's love, (Described throughout the Bible and cited herein), one may then be violating one of God's commandments, such as idoltry. Everything in moderation!

By applying this concept, you can keep a Biblical journal of your own personal experiences and how you choose to handle them. Try applying the Word of God to your personal journal.

If you keep a Dictionary, Thesaurus, and pay attention to other persons personal testimonies, you will be able to program yourself to immediately apply any given situation or circumstance in harmony with the LORD's survial mechanisms.

A Concise Concordance of the Bible will also help you to look up any word printed throughout the Bible.

When you find your verse, place a "F" for Faith, a "T" for Truth, a "S" for Salvation, a "W" for Word, a "P" for Praise or Peace, a "R" for Righteous, and an "Arrow" for Feelings.

This will help guide your refelcts when you apply your invisible Armour of God for the next situation or circumstances.

Your statements will be subject to change for example what is a Faith statement, next year, may then become a Truth statement, or a Salvation statement, etc. So, as you see, you will be able to keep a record of your growth while abiding in God's Word.

If you are unable to locate a feeling or particular word in the Bible, dictio0nary, or Concordance, use a thesaurus to analogize or to compare similarities. Pretty soon, just as a Karate pro, you will master reflexes that will counter act those adversive situations that you find yourself in.

REMEMBER!

"Put on the whole armor of GOD, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against he principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spirtual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Ephesians 6:11-12)

The bottom line is: Everything in moderation! Stayed tuned for the actual picturesque of The Armour Of God!

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