In this series "The Armor of God" we will be talking about the spiritual defenses that we should have to help ourselves on the journey of following God. Paul says in Ephesians 6 that we don't fight against the men of the flesh, but against principles and demons who seek to destroy us. These 6 pieces of spiritual armor will help protect us from the lies and temptations of Satan and his followers. This letter was written during the age of the Romans' rule and at this time there was a lot of warring and fighting going on. There were 6 parts of a Roman Soldier's fighting attire that would help him in battle. 

The first piece of armor mentioned is the waist belt of truth. Why would Paul start out with the waist belt of truth? Why doesn't he start out with the Mighty Sword of the Spirit? or maybe the powerful shield of faith. But why a belt? Let's break this name down piece by peace, the first thing we will look at is what was the belt used for i ... Read more »