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Women of Unity Bible Study Week 3 The Breastplate of Righteousness   …and having put on the breastplate of righteousness. Ephesians 6:14b   So how did you do last week?   Were you successful in carving out time each day to spend with God in His Word? Remember this is an ongoing process.   If you missed a few times last week let’s try to do better this week.   It’s about relationship and God wants you to spend time with Him.   This week we are going to talk about the second piece of that armor – the breastplate of righteousness.   In verse 14b Paul tells us to position ourselves by putting on the breastplate of righteousness.   A breastplate is the armor that covered the body from the neck to the thighs, and consisted of two parts, one covering the front and the other the back. It was made of rings, or in the form of scales, or of plates, so fastened together that they would be flexible, and yet guard the body from a sword, spear, or arrow. Roman soldiers put on a b

Women of Unity Bible Study Week 2 Gird Your Waist With Truth   Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth… Ephesians 6:14a Last week we talked about the importance of putting on the whole armor of God.   Hopefully after reading the lesson and having your own quiet time with God you were able to draw the same conclusions that I have. What is that conclusion?   Putting on the whole armor of God is not an option it is a must!   This week we are going to talk about the first piece of that armor and that is what some refer to as the belt of truth.   In verse 14 Paul tells us to position ourselves first by putting on the belt of truth.   In essence he is telling us to be dressed in readiness if we are going to stand.   To gird means to fasten, to secure, to equip, to prepare. Think of it this way. Without this belt you will not be secure.   You are ill-equipped and ill-prepared.   I don’t know about you but I don’t like to be caught off guard. So what is

Women of Unity Online Bible Study The Whole Armor of God Ephesians 6:10-18 10  Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11  Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, [ c ] against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13  Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14  Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15  and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16  above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;