The armor is of light in Romans 13:12 is meant for Christians. Kristianina tsirairay, izay nateraka indray ao amin’i Kristy, is delivered from the power of darkness and transferred into the light. Christians don’t belong to the darkness anymore, but to the Kingdom of Light. Ary noho izany, Christians shall not live in the kingdom of darkness, mandeha amin'ny maizina, and do the works of darkness. But Christians shall live in the Kingdom of God and do righteous works. Through the new birth and the change of sonship, toetra, sy fanjakana, Christians shall put off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light and walk in the light. let’s look at the armor of light in Romans 13:12 and how you put on the armor of light according to the Bible.
Put off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light
Ny alina dia lany, Efa antomotra ny andro: Aoka isika hanary ny asan'ny maizina, and let us put on the armor of light. Andao isika hanao am-pahatsorana, Toy ny tamin'ny andro; tsy amin'ny fikorontanan-tena sy ny mamo, tsy ao amin'ny efitrano fandraisam-bahiny sy ny wanstonness, tsy amin'ny fifandirana sy ny fialonana. Fa ny Tompo Kristy Tompo, ary aza manome ny nofo ho an'ny nofo, to fulfill the lusts (Romana 13:12-14)
The Day of the Lord is near. Ary noho izany, fotoana izao, that all the Christians, izay milaza fa mino izy ireo, wake up from their spiritual sleep. It’s time to arise in Christ and walk in boldness after the Spirit in obedience to the Word in the light.
All around us, we see an increase of the power of darkness. More and more spiritual ground is being taken by the power of darkness, which is visible in the natural realm in nature and the lives of people.
The main reasons for the increase of darkness are the increase of apostasy, Fandikan-dalàna, and the lukewarm state of people, izay milaza ho Kristianina.
Many Christians don’t speak the truth but keep their mouths shut about the Truth of God to prevent conflicts or rejection by people.
Instead of standing on the Word, they compromise with the world and approve the works of darkness. They even partake in the works of darkness.
There is hardly any distinction between good and evil and the majority of believers and unbelievers.
Ary noho izany, it’s time that those, izay milaza fa mino izy ireo, become serious and show through their lives, that they believe in Jesus Christ; Ny Teny, and are sons of God (Mihatra amin'ny lahy sy ny vavy izany.), who don’t belong to the darkness (izao tontolo izao) INTSONY, but the Light.
Aoka ny ota tsy hanjaka amin'ny maha-Mpanjaka amin'ny fiainanao intsony
Aoka ny ota tsy hanjaka amin'ny vatanao mety maty, mba hankatoavanao azy amin'ny filany. Ary aza manome fahafaham-po ny mambra ho fanao amin'ny tsy fahamarinana amin'ny ota: Fa omeo tena ho an'Andriamanitra ianareo, toy ny velona avy amin'ny maty, Ary ny momba ny fahamarinana ho solon'ny fahamarinana ho an'Andriamanitra (Romana 6:12-13)
People who keep walking in darkness and doing the works of darkness and obey and serve sin and death through their flesh, don’t walk in the light.
Ary noho izany, OLONA, who walk in darkness are not the light in the world.
They shall not be able to deliver other people from the power of darkness. They shall also not be able to teach others in the truth of God’s Word. Since they are blinded and walk in darkness themselves and sin still reigns as king Amin'ny fiainany.
Fa ny Baiboly (Ny Tenin'Andriamanitra) commands everyone, to put off the works of darkness and no longer walk after the lusts of the flesh. The Bible commands everyone to walk as children of light and put on the armor of light and yield their members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Ary aza miray amin'ny asan'ny maizina tsy mamokatra, fa aleo manararaotra azy ireo. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light (Efesiana 5:11-13)
The Word commands to not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but to reprove the works of darkness by the truth of God.
How do you cast off the works of darkness and put off the old man?
Every believer should cast off the works of darkness and esory ny antitra. It is an action that every believer is supposed to do. No one can do it for you. Not even God.
Koa amboary ny momba ny tenanareo izay etỳ an-tany.; fijangajangana, fahalotoana, Fitiavan - tena tafahoatra, Hevi-dratsy, ary ny fitsiriritana, Iza no mpanompo sampy: Izay zavatra’ Noho ny fahatezeran'Andriamanitra dia tonga amin'ny zanaky ny tsy fankatoavana: Izay nandehananao fotoana, fony ianareo nonina tao aminy. Fa ankehitriny, esory koa izany rehetra izany; fahatezerana, TEZITRA, lolom-po, fitenenan-dratsy ny finoana, Maloto ny teny avy amin'ny vavanao. Aza mifandainga amin'ny iray hafa., fa efa narianareo tamin'ny asany ilay lahiantitra; Ary hitafy ny lehilahy vaovao, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created Him (Kolosiana 3:5-10)
Ankehitriny dia miharihary ny asan'ny nofo, izay ireo; Fanitsakitsaham-bady, fijangajangana, fahalotoana, fijejojejoana, fanompoan-tsampy, fanaovana ody ratsy, fankahalana, hampifandrafy, adi-, TEZITRA, fifandirana, fisarahana, fitokoana, Fialonana, famonoana olona, fahamamoana, filalaovan-dratsy, ary toy izany: izay lazaiko aminao taloha, Araka ny efa nolazaiko taminao tamin'ny fotoana taloha, fa izay manao zavatra toy izany dia tsy handova ny fanjakan 'Andriamanitra(GALATIANINA 5:19-22)
God has given you in Christ all authority and power to resist the devil and resist sin; ny asan'ny maizina.
Taorian’i Jesoa Kristy, Zanak'Andriamanitra, was baptized in water by Jaona Mpanao Batisa and received the Holy Spirit from the Father, Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit to the wilderness.
Any an-tany efitra, Jesosy dia tempted by the devil for forty days. During those forty days, Jesus learned to stay obedient to His Father and resist the devil and all his temptations.
Jesus didn’t compromise and didn’t bow to the devil. But Jesus only bowed to His Father, by staying faithful and obedient to His Father and His will.
Ary tahaka an’i Jesosy, the sons of God should also walk in obedience to the Word and the Holy Spirit. They should resist the devil and don’t give into his deceptions and temptations, izay mitarika amin'ny ota.
And that’s only possible if you Tiavo Andriamanitra Miaraka amin'ny fonao rehetra, fanahy, saina, sy tanjaka,h and know His will and yield yourself to His will, tahaka an'i Jesosy, Who loved His Father with all His heart, fanahy, mind and strength and knew His Father’s will and yielded Himself to the will of the Father.
Inona no sitrapon'Andriamanitra?
Fa izao no sitrapon'Andriamanitra, Na ny fanamasinana aza, mba tsy hifady ny fijangajangana ianao: Ny tsirairay aminareo dia tokony hahalala ny fomba hananana ny fanaka nataony amin'ny fahamasinana sy ny voninahitra; Tsy amin'ny filan'ny concupiscence, Tahaka ny Jentilisa izay tsy mahalala an'Andriamanitra: Mba tsy hisy olona mihoatra lavitra ary manambany ny rahalahiny na inona na inona: satria ny Tompo no mpamaly faty ny rehetra, Toy ny efa nijoro ho mialoha anao koa izahay ary nijoro ho vavolombelona. Fa Andriamanitra tsy niantso antsika ho amin'ny fahalotoana, fa amin'ny fahamasinana. Koa izay mandà izy, tsy manambany olona, Fa Andriamanitra, izay nanome antsika ny fanahiny masina (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8)
Ary ny Fanahiko no hataoko ao anatinareo, ary hitarika anao handeha araka ny didiko, ary tandremo ny fitsipiko, ary ataovy izany (Ezekiela 36:27)
Ary aza manaraka ny fanaon'izao tontolo izao: fa miovà amin'ny fanavaozana ny sainareo, mba hozahanareo toetra izay tsara, ary azo ekena, ary tonga lafatra, sitrapon’Andriamanitra (Romana 12:2)
Through the resurrection of the spirit from the dead and the baptism with the Holy Spirit, God’s will is written in the mind and heart of the new man. na izany aza, the carnal mind is not renewed with the Word and thinks like the world, and can become a hindrance in the lives of Christians. A carnal mind ensure that people keep walking in disobedience to the Word in unbelief.
Therefore Christians need to manavao ny sainy Miaraka amin'ny Tenin'Andriamanitra. Ka izay, they will get to know the Father and His will.
Through their love for God and by faith in God and His Word, they shall obey the words of God. They shall apply His words in their lives and walk according to His words and abide in the Word. Amin’ny alalan’ny fankatoavan’izy ireo an’Andriamanitra, IZY IREO mandeha am-pitiavana according to the will of God.
What does the Bible say about the process of sanctification?
The process of sanctification is a process that every person, who has repented and has become a new creation in Jesus Christ shall go through. Even when you are raised in a Christian family, you shall go through the process of sanctification after you’ve become born again (Ny Batisa amin'ny rano ary ny batisan’ny Fanahy Masina).
Ary noho izany, RAHALAHY, Mpampiasa izahay, tsy amin'ny nofo, hiaina aorian'ny nofo. Fa raha velona araka ny nofo ianao, Ho faty ianareo: fa raha amin'ny alàlan'ny Fanahy kosa dia ataovy ny asan'ny vatana, ho velona ianareo Fa izay rehetra tarihin'ny Fanahin'Andriamanitra, Zanak'Andriamanitra izy ireo. Fa tsy nandray ny fanahim-pahandevozana hatahotra indray ianareo; fa ianareo kosa efa nandray ny Fanahin'ny fananganan'anaka, izay itarainantsika, Abba, Ray (Romana 8:12-15)
During the process of FANAMASINANA, you shall put off the works of darkness. You’ll put off the old man, izay manana ny toetran'ny devoly, and put on the armor of light. You will put on the new man and be clothed with Jesus Christ.
You shall no longer do the works of the flesh. But through (the power of) Ny Fanahy, you shall kill the works of the flesh and do the works of the Spirit, which produces life and peace.
You shall no longer listen to the lusts and desires of your flesh, that commands you to love yourself and the world and reject the words of God, sady te handainga, rebel, hijangajanga, mijangajanga, FISARAHAM-PANAMBADIANA, Watch mamoafady, and have sexual relationships with someone, who isn’t your spouse/of the same gender/multiple persons/yourself/children or animals.
You’ll no longer listen to your flesh that wants you to walk in pride and commands you to get involved with strange religions and/or (Eoropa) filôzôfia, fanaovana ody ratsy, sikidy, Manompoa fanahy, envy others and be jealous, drink alcohol, mangalatra, fankahalana, hamonoanao, Aoka ianao ho TSY NAMINDRA FO towards others, recompense evil for evil, sns.
Satria araka ny Baiboly, all these works are the works of darkness that belong to the old man; ny mpanota. These works of darkness don’t belong in the life of the new man, who has been made holy and righteous by the blood of Jesus Christ and regeneration in Him.
Ny olon-drehetra, who has been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ
Fa ianareo rehetra dia zanak'Andriamanitra amin'ny finoana an'i Kristy Jesosy. Fa izay rehetra efa natao batisa ho an'i Kristy dia efa nitafy an'i Kristy (GALATIANINA 3:26-27)
The new man is clothed with Christ. Ary noho izany, the spiritual transformation of the lahy antitra into the new man should become visible in the natural realm in the life of the new man.
Ny lehilahy vaovao, who has been made in the image of the Creator, shall put on Jesus Christ; the Word and walk in the light; amin’ny fahamarinan’Andriamanitra, in the armor of light.
When you have become the new man, you shall walk after the Spirit and shall love God with all your heart, fanahy, mind and strength and your neighbor as yourself, which means that you shall serve no other gods and have no idols, you shall not commit spiritual adultery with other religions and/or philosophies, and shall not commit witchcraft, Fanitsakitsaham-bady, fijangajangana, lainga, mangalatra, hamonoanao, envy etc.
How do you put on the armor of light?
You put on the armor of light by yielding to Jesus Christ; the Word and the Holy Spirit and doing what is written in the Word.
As long as you stay faithful to Jesus Christ and walk after the will of the Father you shall do righteous works; the works of light and shall walk in righteousness.
The path of righteousness is not the path of the world. It’s a narrow path and only few shall find it or keep walking on this path (Matthew 7:14). Your walk in life depends on your love for Jesus Christ and the Father.
Only if you are born again in Christ and love God with all your heart, fanahy, saina, and strength and stay obedient to the Word and the Holy Spirit and walk by faith in righteousness after the will of God, you shall be able to:
- Resist all the temptations of the devil,
- Fulfill your task in the Kingdom of God on earth,
- Be a witness of Jesus Christ,
- Do the works of light,
- Stand in the faith.
'Aoka ho fanasin'ny tany'
