| How Does a Christian Put on His Helmet of Salvation? | | | | May my supplication come before you; deliver me |
| Written by Joseph Ho, April 11th 2010. | | | | according to your promise. |
| Abstract concepts must be carefully broken down to | | | | Ezra 8:23 |
| real life application. Poetic words are just that | | | | So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and |
| philosophical in nature; they hardly contain anything | | | | he answered our prayer. |
| useful for the lay man and common people with | | | | Philippians 4:6 |
| limited understanding of hard sentences. Some barely | | | | Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, |
| understand what it means not even close to applying | | | | by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present |
| what is being taught. I hated bombastic words that | | | | your requests to God. |
| edify the speaker but leave little use for the simple | | | | Christians have this great gift of petitioning the Lord |
| minded and little children, for they are the ones who | | | | God and having him as a judge to dispense justice |
| can easily enter the kingdom of God. As teachers, | | | | for the righteous. So we know this truth and keep it |
| we are not here to impress, we are here to share | | | | in our mind so that our helmet of salvation remains in |
| the simple truth in Christ. | | | | tact even under tremendous siege. These truth when |
| Now how does a Christian put on his helmet of | | | | memorized and utilized will create allow us to come |
| salvation really? What is this helmet and how to put it | | | | to the throne of God boldly and present to him our |
| on? | | | | case and asked him for his protection and hand of |
| The helmet of Salvation refers to a head gear as in a | | | | justice. This is what it truly means to put on your |
| Roman Soldier context. The helmet is a physical head | | | | Helmet of Salvation. |
| wear for a soldier to wear and protect the soldier's | | | | Only sons and daughters those who are baptized in |
| head against any weapon aimed at the head section | | | | the Holy Spirit can enter into this Holy of Holies to |
| during warfare. Here, the head gear refers to spiritual | | | | present their case, since they put on the Robe of |
| truths in the bible that will protect the person against | | | | Righteousness as well. The Holy Spirit is the Robe of |
| devious arrows or words spoken by wicked people | | | | Righteousness given by Jesus to his true disciple, the |
| with corrupted tongues sending words to wound and | | | | ones who have a relationship with him. Meaning they |
| to destroy a person's ego, character and faith. So | | | | do his will, run his errands and obey his teachings. This |
| when a soldier is being told in the bible to put on his | | | | Robe of Righteous is mentioned many times in the |
| helmet of Salvation, he is actually being told to read | | | | Bible and the book of Revelation as white linen or |
| the truths in the bible, commit them to memory and | | | | white robe. Jesus is the only one who will baptize you |
| to use that truth as a helmet for his acceptance and | | | | with the Holy Spirit as mentioned by John the Baptist. |
| belief in Christ Jesus. So whenever a Christian hears | | | | Because Jesus said, no one can come to the father |
| something that is not true and wicked, crafted to | | | | except through me, so he is the gateway to God |
| destroy and wound him, he automatically remembers | | | | and he is the only one who gives us the Holy Spirit. |
| the truth in scripture and used that truth to | | | | All his sheep enter by the front gate of his sheep |
| counteract any evil swords and arrows. The Holy | | | | pen. |
| Spirit will bring into remembrance what Jesus had | | | | So no one can truly understand the mystery of the |
| taught his disciples. | | | | Gospel unless he has the Holy Spirit who teaches |
| We are of the world yet we are not to conform to | | | | every single true Christian the truth. A simple |
| this world and its values. We as Christian should | | | | symbolic language has such great application powers |
| exercise the truth, so that will make us the head and | | | | which many don't understand nor comprehend. That |
| not the tail. Since the truth will set you free and have | | | | is why they remain weak since they do not put on |
| more time to enjoy life peacefully and wisely. We | | | | the helmet of Salvation. Similarly, they don't know |
| need not dwell on how to overcome evil men with | | | | how to put on the Robe of Righteousness. Only |
| evil intentions; we fight their words with the truth. | | | | Jesus authorized by God can give us this Robe, the |
| Just like what Jesus did in the desert when Satan | | | | same Robe that Jacob gave to Joseph his son as a |
| tempted him to test and disobey the Lord His God. | | | | multi-color coat of honor. The seven colors of the |
| Satan was an angel in heaven and so he is very | | | | rainbow was Joseph multi-color coat and when |
| familiar with the bible and scriptures, thus he will use | | | | combined it became a white robe of righteousness. |
| scripture in a manipulative manner to get people to | | | | Such are the mystery of the Kingdom of God. |
| react to matters in the way he wants them to so as | | | | So why do you think made Jacob to give Joseph |
| to commit sin. It's when a person commits a sin then | | | | such a multi-color coat? It's written in the 10 |
| Satan has a right to punish that person through the | | | | commandments in commandment number 5. |
| word of God. Satan can never punish anyone who | | | | Deuteronomy 5:16 |
| does not sin. | | | | "Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD |
| Galatians 5:22-23 (New International Version) | | | | your God has commanded you, so that you may live |
| 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, | | | | long and that it may go well with you in the land the |
| patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, | | | | LORD your God is giving you. |
| 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things | | | | Mark 10:19 |
| there is no law. | | | | You know the commandments: 'Do not murder, do |
| If anyone is truly in Christ, he will develop the fruit of | | | | not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false |
| the Spirit and these qualities as listed in Galatians will | | | | testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and |
| manifest in that person. Now notice the last sentence | | | | mother.' " |
| which says against such things there is no law, this | | | | Joseph obeyed and honored Jacob and so he was |
| means no offense can be accredited to such a man | | | | rewarded with a coat of honor; Robe of |
| and so he is not under any law, and the law convicts | | | | Righteousness and God promoted Joseph to become |
| a person of a crime or sin. | | | | the ruler of Egypt according to the blessings of Jacob |
| Proverbs 26:2 | | | | his father on his life. As Abraham blessed Isaac, and |
| Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an | | | | Isaac blessed Jacob so Jacob blessed Joseph. The |
| undeserved curse does not come to rest. | | | | blessings of the father truly make a lot of difference |
| Here again it can be seen that no curse will ever land | | | | in a person's life. Our father represents God in our |
| on anyone who is innocent. If such accusation comes, | | | | life, although not perfect in nature but he is truly |
| they will fail to land on a person. This is the truth | | | | perfect in authority. If we can not obey our father |
| mentioned in the bible and usually you can find more | | | | whom we can see then how can we obey God |
| than one sentence to support this truth. Once you | | | | whom we can not see. |
| know this truth and put that in your head with | | | | Unless we understand and put on the Helmet of |
| confidence no undeserved may come. | | | | Salvation which is the truth written in the bible to |
| Isaiah 34:8 | | | | ward off all arrows that fly by day how are we to |
| For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of | | | | have a peaceful and assured presence in our daily life |
| retribution, to uphold Zion's cause. | | | | when wicked people are jealous of us. Many will use |
| Isaiah 35:4say to those with fearful hearts, "Be | | | | unfounded truth to weaken our ministry in life; which |
| strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come | | | | is in our workplace. In view of such things, the bible |
| with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come | | | | has mentioned many spiritual weapons we can use to |
| to save you." | | | | fight the good fight and shine for the Lord. Because |
| Jeremiah 11:20 | | | | the word of the Lord is a double-edged sword that |
| But, O LORD Almighty, you who judge righteously | | | | can cut through the marrows and dividing spirit deep |
| and test the heart and mind, let me see your | | | | into a person and extract justice for the righteous in |
| vengeance upon them, for to you I have committed | | | | Christ. |
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| LORD, when I take vengeance on them.' " | | | | all and praise be to the Lord God who gave us the |
| Psalm 119:170 | | | | gift of life through his Son, Jesus Christ. |