Friday, August 8, 2025

Ephesians 6:14a

 

Ephesians 6:14a

Gird Yourself with Truth!

Eph 6:14  Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 

 

          1.     Stand Having Your Loins Protected

a.     A follower of Jesus must prepare himself for battle

                                               i.     Luke 12:35 

b.     Loins are at the core of your strength and must be your first instinct to protect

                                               i.     Deuteronomy 33:11; Psalm 69:23 

         2.     Stand in the Truth!

a.     What is Truth?

                                               i.     Can we know for certain what truth is? - John 18:33-38

                                             ii.     Truth is found in a Person - John 14:6 

                                           iii.     Truth is revealed to us in a Book - John 17:17 

                                            iv.     Truth gives us faith - Ephesians 1:13 

                                             v.     Truth is taught to us by Jesus - Ephesians 4:20-21 

                                            vi.     Truth is what sets us free from the kingdom of darkness

1.     John 8:30-32 

                                          vii.     Truth is the path to forgiveness - 1 John 1:8-9 

                                        viii.     Truth is salvation by faith alone - Galatians 3:1-2 

                                            ix.     Truth is what should come out of our mouths

1.     Ephesians 4:15; Ephesians 4:25 

                                             x.     Truth is the essence of the New Man - Ephesians 4:22-24 

                                            xi.     Truth is to be the ethic of the believer - Proverbs 6:16-19 

                                          xii.     Truth should be at the center of our innermost being - Psalm 51:6 

                                        xiii.     Truth is the foundation of our faith - 2 Timothy 2:18 

                                         xiv.     Truth is a protection against the attacks of Satan - Job 2:3 

                                          xv.     Truth is the opposite of hypocrisy - Matthew 23:27-28 

                                         xvi.     Truth is not the works of false prophets - 2 Timothy 3:5-9 

                                       xvii.     Truth is what Satan hates - John 8:44 

                                     xviii.     Truth is what the kingdom of darkness is against - Revelation 12:9 

                                         xix.     Truth comes to us from the Holy Spirit - John 16:13 

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