Truth and Deception

Following Jesus isn't a passive add-on to life — it's a battle with a real enemy who wants to confuse us, wound us, and make us give up. But God has already given us armor to fight and stand firm: truth, righteousness, and the peace of the gospel, so that instead of sitting out the fight miserable, we can live in the victory Jesus has already won.

Because Jesus has already won the war against the enemy, believers don't fight for victory, they fight from it. Paul's armor of God in Ephesians 6 gives us real weapons — starting with truth and righteousness — so that as long as we stay alert and clothed in Jesus, the enemy's schemes cannot defeat us.