1. Covenant
Lesson 3

2. Bible Web site

3. Armor/Weapons Symbolized protection
I Samuel Jonathan put his relationship with David over his relationship with his father.
Psalm 105:8-15 God would permit NO man to oppress them “Do not touch My anointed ones”
Acts 8 – 9 Jesus said that Saul was persecuting HIM
Believers’ enemies are His enemies
2 Thess. 1:3-10 God will repay with affliction those who afflict believers (vs. 6)
Christians don’t have to defend themselves for justice to be done

4. Armor/Weapons Romans 12:14, 17-21 and Matthew 5:43-48
Believers are to bless the ones who persecute them and love their enemies
Heap: would be a way of expressing love to an enemy: the kind of love that has the other’s highest good in mind.

5. Christian’s and God’s Enemies
God’s enemies are Satan and the world
John 15:12-25 Jesus’ friends – those who do what He commanded and keep His Word.
Christians are not of the world, but chosen OUT of the world.
If one is robed in the identity of Christ, then the world who hates Him reacts to His presence.
I John 2:15-17 Believers’ enemies:
The lust of the flesh
The lust of the eyes
The boastful pride of life

6. Christian’s and God’s Enemies
James 4:1-4
Friendship with the world is hostility toward God
The world’s friends are God’s enemies
Do we adopt the world’s philosophies, morals, goals, thinking and appearance standards?

7. The Belt Possibly symbolizes a man’s strength
Isaiah 40:31 …Lord will renew their strength..
Phil. 4:13 …Christ Who strengthens me
Strengthen: endunamoo: to impart ability, to empower, MAKE able
2 Tim. 4:16-18 The Lord stood at my side and gave me strength
2 Cor. 12:1-10 “My power is made perfect in weakness.”

8. God’s Strength Perfected in the Christians’ weakness
Sometimes God allows believers to be weak so that His strength is seen
Paul could boast in his weaknesses because the power of Christ dwelt in him.
The same is true of all believers