Download or read book The Whole Armour of God "Christian Soldier Checklist" written by Favors Mary and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Whole Armour of God "Christian Soldier Checklist"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rules of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye My be able to withstand in the evil days, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore: Having your Belt of Truth Having on the Breastplate of Righteousness Having your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace Above all, taking the Shield of Faith, so you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Take the Helmet of Salvation And the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of GodThe wiles "of the devil" are the various arts and stratagems which he employs to drag souls down to perdition. We can more easily encounter open force than we can cunning; and we need the weapons of Christian armour to meet the attempts to draw us into a snare, as much as to meet open force. The idea here is, that Satan does not carry on an open warfare. He does not meet the Christian soldier face to face. He advances covertly; makes his approaches in darkness; employs cunning rather than power, and seeks rather to delude and betray than to vanquish by mere force. Therefore: the necessity of being constantly armed to meet him whenever the attack is made. A man, who has to contend with a visible enemy, may feel safe if he only prepares to meet him in the open field. But far different is the case if the enemy is invisible; if he steals upon us slyly and stealthily; if he practices war only by ambushes and by surprises. Such is the foe that we have to contend with - and almost all the Christian struggle is warfare against stratagems and wiles. Satan does not openly appear. He approaches us not in repulsive forms, but comes to recommend some plausible doctrine, to lay before us some temptation that shall not immediately repel us. He presents the world in an alluring aspect; invites us to pleasures that seem to be harmless, and leads us in indulgence until we have gone so far that we cannot retreat.