Ephesians 6:10-17

(Ephesians 6:10-17)

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.  Put on the whole armour 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 rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.  Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.  Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;  And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;  Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

The devil's trick is to imitate God's power. It is as if a shaman casts out a ghost. So, they think that the people of the Church today have put on the power of God to exorcise demons, just as Jesus did. Is it really God's power? The exorcism of Jesus is to indicate that he is the Son of God and to inform us of the coming of the world as the Messiah. Why do church people drive out demons? Is it to show that they are people who have the power of God? In 2 Corinthians 11:14-15『And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 』

It's hard to think that God gave us because we asked God for power. God does not give the power of fighting directly, but "Be strong in the Lord and with his power." So, he says to put on the whole armor of God, 『Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness』. Wearing a loins girt makes the clothes stable. The truth is loins girt. The truth is Jesus Christ, the breastplate is like a body armor. The saint is the person who died in the body of Jesus Christ and was reborn in the spirit body.

In Romans 6:7 the dead are freed from sin. So, we must remember that the Saints are dead with Jesus. To achieve righteousness must be dead with Jesus. Rather than repenting every day and receiving forgiveness through the blood of Jesus, we do not achieve righteousness, but we must die with Jesus. That is why God does not condemn those who are in Jesus Christ. In Romans 8:1-2『There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 』

『The saint wears God with the gospel of peace』. It is peace in Jesus Christ. Jesus says to put down the burden of “Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden,” but many churches today try to put a lot of burden on the Saints. The reason for wearing shoes is to go to preach the gospel.
『Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. "The fiery arrows that Satan blows are those that ignite the believers' self-righteousness. Representative is Job. God recognized Job as a righteous man. However, Satan came and said to God, "If God takes everything from Job, he will blame God." So God fell to Satan to beat Job except for his life. Even in that situation, Job did not blame God. However, his friends came to Job and said, "Isn't this because you have sinned?" So they say to Job, "You have to repent."

"Job did not sin," he said. Job's thoughts represent his own righteousness. Later, Job found his own righteousness and fell in ashes and repented. It is repentance for one's own righteousness. Job repents and receives great favor from God. Satan draws a fiery arrow to his righteousness, which the Saints can fall into. God acknowledges those who are in Jesus Christ without sin. So the saints said, "I think I am innocent." This is your right. The Saints are, of course, sinners. However, they realized the death of Jesus' ransom and died with Jesus and entered into Christ. So, God decides that they are sinners, but that Christ is not sinful. "The dead with Christ" is not accused of God. Even if the sinner dies in the world, the prosecutor will not sue.

The reason why people with false faith and heresy are still misunderstood is Romans 8:1. 『There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit . 』

The heresy believe that "because he was completely sinless, he became a righteous man." But sin remains the same, but because he dies with Jesus Christ, God will not sue. And the reason why false beliefs arise is that God says he will not accuse the dead with Jesus, but he keeps calling him a sinner who sins every day. Such a person sees Jesus as the one who did not die with Jesus. So, in the end, God will prosecute and judge by law (law). They think that they must repent and be forgiven of their sins with the blood of Jesus because they sin every day. God will judge all of these iniquities committed throughout their lives according to the law, one clause and one clause. Will you keep your righteousness, or will you die with Jesus and become a person without prosecution?

If you say, "Believe in Jesus and be saved, you must repent daily and be forgiven of the blood of Jesus." Is that Satan's or God's? Like Job, we must repent in the ashes. That is, we must die with Jesus. Repentance is the death of an old man. To reflect on worldly sins and pray for forgiveness is not the essence of repentance. Repentance is returning to the original hometown, thinking about why humans are in this world. Hometown is the kingdom of God. If you want to return to your hometown, you have to take off the old man's clothes and put on the new one. The old man is the body of fresh, and the new man is the body of spirit. Romans 6:4-6 says to take off the old man's clothes.

『Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 』

『And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:』Although the body of fresh (old man) dies with Jesus and is reborn as a body of spirit, Satan's attack continues as the body still exists in this world. So we must continue to eat the Word of God's life. As if Adam, who was born in the world, entered the Garden of Eden by the grace of God, just as he had to continue eating the fruit of the tree of life, the regenerated believers must continue to listen to the Word of God, the fruit of life, and be filled with the Holy Spirit to prevent Satan's attack.