The Whole Armor
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11) The whole armor of God is an absolute necessity for every Christian who is a fully devoted soldier in the army of the Lord — we do not need that armor unless we are fighting the Lord's battles. Satan will not bother to oppose us until we forget about ourselves, sell all, pick up our cross, and follow Christ. Why should he bother? If we are concerned about ourselves and the world, the devil has us right where he wants us. God does not care about our political, religious, cultural, or social concerns one bit — and our commitment to "Christian liberties and principles" is a nuisance to Him. He cares about Christ and nothing else, and Christ is the whole armor of God. Professing to be Christians means little in the spiritual realm but living like Christ will cause all hell to come against us. Once we are walking wit...