The purpose of the armor of God is to stand against the wiles of the devil and withstand in the evil day, dan telah melakukan semuanya, untuk berdiri. Karena Anda tidak bergumul melawan darah dan daging (rakyat), tetapi terhadap kerajaan, melawan kekuatan, melawan penguasa kegelapan dunia ini, melawan kejahatan rohani di tempat -tempat tinggi. What does Ephesians 6:11-13 berarti?
We are living in the evil day
When we look around us, we see that we live in the evil day. The faithfulness to God and the kasih kepada Tuhan decreases and the ungodliness (kejahatan) increases. But this already happened in the days of the apostles.
In the days of the apostles the devil also went about stealing, seeking whom he could tempt with his lies and doktrin, renouncing God, and destroying people (Yohanes 10:10, 1 Petrus 5:8). Because that was the mission of the devil and that is still the mission of the devil. Since his nature and will have not changed.
Although the message in many churches have been changed by people, the truth of God and His Word never changes.
As the day of Yesus’ kembali is approaching, the devil becomes grimmer, because he knows that his end is near.
The devil knows what his final destination and the final destinations of all the adversaries of God will be. That’s why the devil victimizes as many people as possible and take them with him into the eternal lake of fire.
How does the devil victimize people? By tempting people in the flesh and letting their flesh reign as king in their lives. Because as long as the flesh reigns as king in the lives of people, people shall obey and serve the devil instead of God. (Baca juga: ‘Kuasa iblis didukung oleh dosa')
Alkitab (Firman Tuhan) teaches how you can stand against the wiles of the devil and stand in the evil day, and that’s by putting on the whole armor of God.
How do you put on the armor of God?
You put on the armor of God by putting on Christ. Apa artinya ini? When you are baptized and lahir lagi di dalam Kristus, you have put on Christ and are clothed with the spiritual armor of God, which is also your priestly garment. This change in the spiritual realm shall become visible in the natural realm. Anda harus melakukannya Menunda orang tua itu, yang mempunyai sifat iblis, Dan kenakan pria baru itu, yang diciptakan menurut gambar Allah.
Karena kamu semua adalah anak-anak Allah oleh iman dalam Kristus Yesus. Karena kamu semua, yang telah dibaptis dalam Kristus, telah mengenakan Kristus; (Galatia 3:26-27)
Oleh karena itu, janganlah dosa menguasai tubuh fana Anda, agar kamu menaatinya sesuai dengan keinginannya. Jangan pula menyerahkan anggota-anggota tubuhmu sebagai alat kejahatan yang berdosa: tapi serahkanlah dirimu kepada Tuhan, seperti mereka yang hidup dari kematian, dan anggota tubuhmu sebagai alat kebenaran bagi Allah (Roma 6:12-13).
Malam sudah jauh dihabiskan, hari sudah dekat: karena itu marilah kita membuang perbuatan kegelapan, dan marilah kita mengenakan perlengkapan senjata cahaya. Mari kita berjalan dengan jujur, seperti pada hari itu; bukan dalam kerusuhan dan mabuk-mabukan, bukan dalam kesewenang-wenangan dan kecerobohan, tidak dalam perselisihan dan iri hati. Tapi kenakanlah Tuhan Yesus Kristus, dan jangan memberi rezeki pada daging, untuk memenuhi nafsunya (Roma 13:12-14).
Ketika Anda dilahirkan kembali, you are transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God. You are no longer a servant of the kingdom of darkness and don’t serve the devil anymore. Therefore you shall no longer put your members as weapons of unrighteousness (weapons of darkness) ke luar.
Alih-alih, you have become a servant of the Kingdom of God and you shall serve God. Therefore you shall put your members as weapons of righteousness (weapons of the light) unto God. (Baca juga: ‘Baju besi cahaya’ Dan ‘Baju besi kegelapan‘)
How do you wear the armor of God?
Selama Anda tinggal di dalam Yesus Kristus; Firman, you are clothed with the spiritual armor of God. You are saved in Him by His blood (helmet of salvation), kamu telah dibenarkan di dalam Dia. Therefore you shall do works of righteousness (breastplate of righteousness), you shall walk in the truth of the Word and speak the truth (loins girt with the truth), you shall walk by faith in the Word, dengan itu kamu akan sanggup memadamkan semua anak panah api orang fasik (shield of faith).
With and through the Word of God, which is your spiritual Sword (the Sword of the Spirit), you divide asunder your soul and spirit and tear down every stronghold of the devil in your mind and around you.
You shall preach and bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the people (feed shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace).
Berdoa selalu dengan segala doa dan permohonan dalam Roh, watching with all perseverance and supplication for all saints, that utterance may be given to them. So that they will make known the mystery of the gospel and speak boldly as they ought to speak. That’s the purpose of the armor of God and how you wear the armor of God (Efesus 6:10-20).
You don’t put on and put off the spiritual armor of God, but you’re always clothed with the spiritual armor of God. Leastwise, as long as you stay in Christ and walk after the Spirit. Because when you leave Christ and trust and rely upon your flesh, it won’t be long before the devil deceives you with his lies.
Without the spiritual armor of God, you are not able to stand against the wiles of the devil and you shall not be able to stand in the evil day. Why do you have to withstand the temptations of the devil and be able to stand in the evil day? So that you will stay obedient to God and His Word and don’t become disobedient to God and His Word and sin.
The devil will try everything he can to keep you away from the Word, ke steal the Word from your heart, and to make you enter sideways, which will lead you to destruction. He shall do everything he can to keep you in his power so that you stay tidak taat kepada Tuhan dan Firman -Nya.
Iblis bisa menggoda Anda untuk berbuat dosa, tapi tidak bisa membuatmu berdosa
Sekarang, kita adalah duta-duta Kristus, seolah-olah Tuhan memang memintamu melalui kami: we pray you in Christ's stead, jadilah kamu berdamai dengan Tuhan. Sebab Dia telah membuat Dia menjadi dosa bagi kita, siapa yang tidak tahu dosa; supaya kita dibenarkan Allah di dalam Dia (2 Korintus 5:20-21)
Sayangnya, not many Christians study the Word for themselves. Karena itu, they don’t know the true meaning of the cross, siapa mereka di dalam Kristus, and what authority they have received as the new creation in Him. They stay ignorant and through the lies of the devil, they stay in the bondage of sin and death. They don’t know how to be redeemed from sin. They stay the old man and live as slaves of the devil, sometimes even until the day that they die.
Tapi kenyataannya adalah, that you have been given in Jesus Christ all authority in heaven and on earth to establish the Kingdom of God on earth and withstand the wiles of the devil.
The power of Jesus Christ is greater than the power of the devil.
Iblis bisa menggoda Anda untuk berbuat dosa, Tapi iblis tidak bisa memaksa Anda untuk berbuat dosa.
Yesus adalah Sulung dari ciptaan baru, and loved God so much and knew His Father so well, that when the devil tried to tempt Jesus with promises from God’s Word, He didn’t give in to his temptations. (Baca juga: ‘I will give you the riches of the earth').
Jesus was tempted by the devil all the time. Therefore Jesus is able to enter experientially into a fellow feeling with our infirmities because He was tempted and tested in all points just as we are, namun tanpa dosa (Ibrani 4:15-16)
Anda adalah satu-satunya, who decides to follow the example of Adam (orang tua) or to follow the example of Jesus (pria baru).
You decide whose words you believe and who you will serve: Yesus, who reigns in the spirit or the devil, yang memerintah dalam daging. There is only one, who can reign in your life and you decide, who it’s gonna be. (Baca juga: ‘Budak siapa kamu?')
The old man blames it on the devil
The old man never wants to take responsibility for their actions, kesalahan, or failures, tapi selalu blames others Many people blame the devil for their sins, but that’s not right. Because it’s not a secret, that we have an adversary; Iblis, but a fact, because the Word has revealed it. That the devil tries to tempt people should not be a surprise either, because the Word has also made that known to us.
The Word kept nothing hidden but has revealed everything what people need to know about God, Yesus Kristus, Roh Kudus, jalan keselamatan, and to live holy lives unto God. But because many Christians don’t read and study the Bible and don’t know the Word they stay ignorant. Through their lack of knowledge of God’s Word and their ignorance the devil and his army can continue their destructive works in the lives of people without any interference
The devil works in the flesh and the Word says, antara lain, that the temptations come forth through the desires of the flesh (Yakobus 1:13-15).
Karena itu, as long as the flesh reigns as king in the lives of people and the people stay carnal and walk after the flesh, the temptations shall always be present.
As long as people listen to their carnal lusts and obey their lusts, they shall walk in sin.
Is the devil responsible for that? TIDAK, since after the kedatangan Yesus Kristus dan setelahnya His death dan kebangkitan, people have a choice, and have received authority and power to lay down the old man (Daging) dan mengenakan pria baru (roh) and walk as sons of God after the Spirit.
People decide, through their will, to obey the devil and give in to the temptations, which will bring forth sin and eventually death or to not obey the devil.
The people can blame the devil, or even menyalahkan Tuhan, but the truth is that no one is responsible than the people themselves.
Itu sebabnya, itu penting untuk menyesali dan dilahirkan kembali, so that your spirit will be raised from the dead and you become a ciptaan baru. As soon as you become a new creation it’s time to perbarui pikiranmu dengan Firman Tuhan, so that you will get to know the Word and the Truth and shall obey the Word. You shall become a doer of the Word and walk in faith after the Spirit in the will of God and are clothed with the spiritual armor of God and be untouchable.
'Jadilah garam dunia’
