Our Living Truth!
"Stand therefore, having
girded your waist with truth."
Ephesians 6: 14
In recent years, concussions have dominated discussions of safety in
American football. As a result, football helmets have become the most
important part of a player’s “armor.” While all parts of a football uniform
are critically important, the helmet’s protection of the brain may be the
most critical.
What about spiritual armor? Is there a most-important piece?
Theologically, no, since to put on God’s spiritual armor is to “put
on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 13:14). And it’s impossible
to divide Christ into “parts.”
But it's interesting that Paul’s description of the believer’s spiritual armor,
the girdle (belt) of truth gets first mention. In reality, a Roman belt was not
really considered armor at all; most Roman men wore a belt of some kind
to cinch up their robes. It was part of basic Roman dress; not one civilian
or soldier would dress without a belt.
Perhaps that’s why Paul compared the belt to truth.
We can’t go anywhere without God’s truth. It is truth
that informs us about all the rest of the spiritual armor.
Jesus is the living truth (John 14:6). God’s Word is
the written truth (Psalm 119:160; John 17:17). Truth
is foundational to victory in the spiritual
life.
"The truth of Scripture
demolishes speculation."
R. C. Sproul
