Ephesians 6:14b
Overcoming Strongholds (Series)
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Be ready for the battle.
Ephesians 6:14b
with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
The breastplate of righteousness represents Jesus’ righteousness.
Ephesians 4:24
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
The breastplate of righteousness represents the believer’s righteousness.
2 Corinthians 6:3–6
We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. 4 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; 5 in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; 6 in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love.
Our positional righteousness in Christ, without a practical righteousness in our daily life, gives Satan an opportunity to attack us.
Ephesians 6:14b ESV
and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
We keep putting on the breastplate of righteousness.
The breastplate guards the heart.
Romans 7:19
For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.
We don’t need to be better, we need to love better.