{"id":761,"date":"2010-06-15T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvmen.org.uk\/blog\/?p=761"},"modified":"2015-02-16T10:37:49","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T10:37:49","slug":"the-whole-armour-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/the-whole-armour-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whole Armour of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I keep hearing the newsreaders going through that matter-of-fact but deadly patter\u2014part of the almost weekly routine now for us it seems, but each time, the end of some family\u2019s world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The MOD has announced the death in Afghanistan this week of another British serviceman. He was corporal\u2026 of the \u2026 battle group, killed by an Improvised Explosive Device while on patrol outside the town of \u2026 in Helmand province. The family have been informed.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Recently, NATO announced the death of ten allied troops in Afghanistan\u2014all on the same day.<\/p>\n<p>This is what 21<sup>st<\/sup> century warfare means for us. To have the same impact as the original, if St Paul was writing Ephesians chapter 6, verses 10 to 18, now, I think it might sound like this: (And it\u2019s got nothing to do with being anti-Muslim).<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Last-minute heads up guys; take God\u2019s strength on board. Get yourselves kitted out with all His battle equipment so you can keep your position in the face of everything the enemy throws at you.<\/p>\n<p><em>We<\/em> aren\u2019t fighting against <em>human <\/em>powers, but against the warlords of evil that <em>can\u2019t<\/em> be seen; against massive forces of darkness and personal powers of evil in the spiritual world. Clip on every piece of kit so you can fight back when you make contact with the opposition. Then, after the fire-fight, you\u2019ll still be holding ground.<\/p>\n<p>Stand fast in your battle harness of Truth and with God\u2019s full acceptance of you as His soldier\u2014that\u2019s like having Kevlar body armour. Get booted up with the inner calm that comes from the good news of God\u2019s forgiveness and you\u2019ll be ready for anything. There\u2019s more. Get inside the armoured personnel carrier that is trust in God, to protect you from the enemy\u2019s IEDs. Make sure you\u2019ve signed up to God\u2019s free rescue plan for you. If not, you might as well forget your helmet. And grab hold of your spiritual assault rifle\u2014The Bible.<\/p>\n<p>Keep your two-way communication channel to God open at all times; and under all conditions, keep your spiritual eyes peeled. Always, but always keep directing God\u2019s help to the troops fighting in the other units.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s just do it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/friends-of-cvm\/the-whole-armour-of-god\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I keep hearing the newsreaders going through that matter-of-fact but deadly patter\u2014part of the almost weekly routine now for us it seems, but each time, the end of some family\u2019s world. \u2018The MOD has announced the death in Afghanistan this week of another British serviceman. 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