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Fighting Spiritual Warfare : Putting On The Belt Of Truth
Part 1 – Can You Handle the Truth?
This episode begins the application of putting on the belt of truth in the context of spiritual warfare (Eph. 6:10-18). It begins with the challenges of being led by the Spirit when confronting someone else with the truth, noting the necessity of relying on God's power and wisdom. Most can't handle the truth, so minimally believers need to wait on God's power and direction in confrontation. That most people resist the truth highlights the initial universal rejection of truth, according to Romans 1:18. Yet, in the case of believers, the Holy Spirit overcomes this resistance. The episode elaborates on the convictions of John 16:8-11 and explains how the Holy Spirit reverses the Great Exchange, where all of us exchange the truth of God for a lie.

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Fighting Spiritual Warfare : Putting On The Belt Of Truth
Part 1 – Can You Handle the Truth?

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This episode begins the application of putting on the belt of truth in the context of spiritual warfare (Eph. 6:10-18). It begins with the challenges of being led by the Spirit when confronting someone else with the truth, noting the necessity of relying on God's power and wisdom. Most can't handle the truth, so minimally believers need to wait on God's power and direction in confrontation. That most people resist the truth highlights the initial universal rejection of truth, according to Romans 1:18. Yet, in the case of believers, the Holy Spirit overcomes this resistance. The episode elaborates on the convictions of John 16:8-11 and explains how the Holy Spirit reverses the Great Exchange, where all of us exchange the truth of God for a lie.

Today's Scriptures-

Ephesians 6:10, Isaiah 40:31, Romans 1:18, John 16:8-11, Acts 2:37, Isaiah 6:5, 1 Corinthians 12:3, Isaiah 64:6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 2:2, Hebrews 2:14-15, Ezekiel 18:4, Colossians 2:15

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