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Boanerges · 03-05-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluffy

I heard a sermon one time on the armor of God and he said it wasnt so much as literallly putting something on, like a formula, but more like this:
(I dont remember all the other parts, but this one stood out)
The belt of truth: In the Roman armor, the belt is what everything hangs off of. Everything depends upon the truth. To "wear" it, we always seek it, speak it, expect it. That is how we put on the belt of truth, everyday, all day, is to seek truth in all things.

Perhaps it is both. We see demonstrated in Collosians the other side of the coin- these are the things we put off and put on:

Col 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Col 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
Col 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

Col 3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Col 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Col 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Col 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Col 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.