Jehovah Will Protect You - How? - Concluision of The Armor-What Is it? ,

 Paul also urges us to have our feet shod in readiness to declare the good news of peace.   In other words, we should always be ready to preach the  Kingdom good news.  When we share the Bible's message with others, our own faith is strenghtened. It is truly encouraging   to see how Jehovah's people around the earth are looking for opportunities to declare the good news-when at work, at school, in business territory and when preaching from house to house, shopping, visiting unbelieving relatives, talking to casual acquaintances, and evene when confined at home for a time.  If we were to give in to fear and stop preaching, we would be like a soldier who removed his sandals  during the battle; his feet would easily get injured. As a result, he would be more vulnerable to attack, and he woud  not be able to follow the orders of his commander. 

The large shield of faith represents the faith we have in Jehovah.  We trust that he will fulfill all his promises. That faith will help us  "to extinguish  all the one's burning  arrows."  Why do we need to carry this large shield?  Because it protects us from being swayed byu the teachings of apostates or from being intimidated by snide remarks of cynics.  Without faith, we will not have the strength to resist when others try to persuade us to ignore Jehovah's standards.  On the other hand, each time we stand up for our faith at work or at school, we are carrying our shield.  (1 Peter 3:15)  Each time we turn down a better-paying job that would interfere with our routine of worship, we are carrying our shield.  (Hebrews 13:5, 6)  And each time we serve Jehovah despite oppostion, we are being protected by our shield. - 1 THESSALONIANS 2:2.

The helmet of salvation is the hope Jehovah gives us-the hope that he will save us from death and will reward all those who do his will.  (1 Thessalonians 5:8; 1 Timothuy 4:10; Titus 1:1, 2)  Just as a literal helmet protects a soldier's head, the hope of salvation protects our thinking ability.  In what way? That hope keeps us focused on God's promises and helps us to see  problems in the right perspective.  How do we wear the helmet?  We do so by keeping our thinking in harmony with God's thoughts.  For example, we place our hope, not on uncertain riches, but on God. - PSALM 26:2; 104:34;  1  TIMOTHY 6:17. 

The sword of the spirit  is God's Word, the Bible.  That sword has the power to cut through deception of all kinds and to liberate people from being enslaved to false teachings and harmful habits.  (2 Corinthians 10:4, 5; 2 Timothy 3:16, 17; Hebrews 4:12)  We  learn  to use that sword properly through personal study and through the training we receive  from God's organization.  ( 1 Timothy 2:15)   In addition to the suit of armor, Jehovah gives us another powerful form of protection. What is it? 

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