1. Basic Training in Spiritual Warfare Ephesians 6:14 Gearing Up #2 PUTTING ON THE Breastplate of Righteousness

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4. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness Revelation 12:10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.

5. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness Symptoms of attack - lack assurance - feel unworthy of God - failure as a Christian - so aware of shortcomings - faded joy - nagging unresolvable guilt -paralysis of serving Christ -inability to share faith

6. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness Satan’s CharacterAn Accuser Satan’s TargetOur Heart and conscience Satan’s WeaponAccusations, Doubts, and False Guilt Satan’s IntentTo make us ineffective Our DefenceThe Righteousness of Christ, our interceding Savior

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8. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness Romans 4:3-6 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness.

9. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

10. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness Romans 3:22-24 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 1 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. Romans 1:16-17 16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."

11. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness Romans 1:16-17 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."

12. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness 1 John 2:1 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense — Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.

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16. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness John 6:66-69 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him. "You do not want to leave too, do you?" Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We believe and know that you are the Holy One of God."

17. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness Philippians 3:8-10a What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ — the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. I want to know Christ…

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19. Putting on the Breastplate or Righteousness Romans 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. ESV Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. NIV

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