The Whole Armor of God

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 18, 1902

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 79, No. 11.

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The Whole Armor of God

All this is clear from the simple statements of the Scripture. “Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” The victory is really gained when we put on the armor; for with the armor on, we shall “be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” But what constitutes the armor? “Having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” What an assurance of victory in such an armor! Every separate piece is sufficient to make the wearer a conqueror. “Truth,” “righteousness,” “peace,” “faith,” “salvation,” “the word of God,”—what more could be asked? or what more could be given? Surely, “He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust,” and He has taken the whole burden of the warfare upon himself. He simply asks us to accept the abundant provision which He has made for us, and then “he that is feeble . . . shall be as David; and the house of David . . . as the angel of the Lord.”