Most think of going into battle when they hear the words, “Put on your Armor.” That is what most Christians think when they read Eph. 6:11-18 which begins with “Put on the whole armor of God…” But is that what the Spirit of God is really saying….we must do battle?
If you carefully read those scriptures you will find…no where does it say we should do battle. Instead it says we are to take “Stand” against the devil. The Greek word for “stand” means to set or place in a balance. The armor of God protects you so you don’t have to fight or do battle with the devil….the battle has already been won. Colossians 2:15 says that Jesus openly disarmed the powers of darkness and in Hebrews 2:14 it says He destroyed the devil.
Notice the description of the armor of God is all about a work that has been done by and through Jesus. Your job is to watch and pray….verse 18.
Therefore we do NOT do battle but rather we stay neutral to “what is!” For the light of God’s love will shine into the darkness and expose the truth and the darkness has no power over it. Rejoice! Be at peace and fear not…for Jesus has won the battle for you.
Steve Hart
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1) On multiple websites, you quote Hebrews 6:4-5 as follows:
ReplyDelete"When you are enlightened...you will have tasted the powers of the world to come!"
For one, how can you even quote 6:4-5? Without verse 6 in there, it's not even a complete thought. Do you often quote fragments of sentences?
Here is the full passage (all 3 verses) from the NIV:
" 4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age 6 and who have fallen[a] away, to be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. "
The way you present your "paraphrase" of those verses is rubbish, in my opinion.
2) You say that:
"The armor of God protects you so you don’t have to fight or do battle with the devil….the battle has already been won."
Now, I'll agree with you that the battle is already one. But do you really think God gave an armor analogy to imply that we are to put on armor so we don't have to fight? Where in the world do you know people that put on armor in order to sit and be safe? Armor is for battle. It is today and it was in Jesus day. You're just destroying that metaphor. Even if I agree with most of what you are getting at there, I think you are still missing part of the point.
3) Lou Serrano apparently says of you:
"I can honestly say, investing in your coaching services was some one of the wisest decisions I've ever made."
Did you really put such a grammatical error on your website in the form of a client recommendation? Eww.
4) I watched a snippet of your magic. It's really good :) Good work.