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SHIELD OF FAITH

Ephesians 6:16     In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  NIV   

In addition – Above all – En pasin (en’ – pas)  out in front of all or covering all.

Faith -  pistis (pis'-tis) persuasion, conviction of  or the truthfulness of God, especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; reliance on what God says, a guarantee, to have faith in.

With which you can - dunamai (doo'-nam-ahee)  to be able or possible:  miraculous power!!!!!

 

 You can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.  

FAITH COMES.

Romans 10:17      So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.    New Living

 

The Shield of Faith is held on by the Belt of Truth. Without the Word of God in your life, your Faith will not come.

 

1 Thessalonians 2:13  Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn't think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.     New Living 

 

FAITH GROWS.

Romans 4:20-21      Abraham never wavered in believing God's promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. 21 He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises.    NIV

 

 

FAITH SPEAKS.

Romans 4:17     As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed — the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.      NIV

 

FAITH SEES.

 

Joshua 6:2    Then the Lord said to Joshua, "See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 

NIV

 

FAITH ACTS.

James 2:26     As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.    NIV

 

Mark 9:23

Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."     NKJV