The helmet of salvation Ephesians 6:17

Understanding the helmet of salvation IT IS PERSONIFIED IN JESUS

I Corinthians 1:24 “But to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

I Corinthians 1:30 “It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God – that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.”

Colossians 2:3 “In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”

John 7:15 “The Jews were amazed and asked ‘How did this man get such learning without having studied?’”

John 7:46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does!”

Understanding the helmet of salvation IT IS A PREREQUISITE TO ANY KIND OF MINISTRY

Acts 6:3 “Brothers, choose 7 men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them.”

Understanding the helmet of salvation IT IS THE POWER OF GOD IN YOUR LIFE

I CORINTHIANS 2:3-5 “I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”

I CORINTHIANS 1:18 “The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.”

Understanding the helmet of salvation IT IS PRODUCED BY THE READING OF GOD’S WORD

Ii TIMOTHY 3:15 “And that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation…”

Understanding the helmet of salvation IT IS POSSIBLE THROUGH PRAYER

JAMES 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”

Understanding the helmet of salvation IT IS THE PROMISE OF HOPE

I Thessalonians 5:8 “But since we belong to the day, let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.”

Using the helmet of salvation DEFENDING OURSELVES IN A HOSTILE WORLD

USING THE HELMET OF SALVATION DEMOLISHING STRONGHOLDS OF THE MIND AND HEART

II Corinthians 10:4-5 “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of this world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”