The fifth piece of armor is the helmet of salvation. Again, we are applying truth to our lives. Since, this is a helmet, we are applying truth to our thinking.
Our cognitive processes are important. Satan attacks our thinking by whispering false ideas standing with God, morality, and God's nature. Knowing, and understanding, God's Word, and appropriately reviewing God's Word, are protection against the lies Satan spreads.
Our thinking, and our hearts, work in union. When the ancient Greeks, and ancient Israel, referred to the heart, they referred to all the inner parts of a person. Ie. emotions, logic, the will, morals, etc. So, we affect our hearts when we choose to focus on God's word. The choice affects our emotions, our memory, as we process what we are reading, thinking, and hearing. What we engage in also affects our actions. And our actions affect our practices, our habits, and our lifestyles.
Directing our thoughts toward God's Word, we protect our walks with God, and, step by step, grow into God's image.
As our walk, and lifestyle, grows, we live more in agreement with God's nature, and God's mission. We fulfill our roles in God's family. We learn to love more. And God's kingdom, and family, advances grows, and moves toward completion of God's plan.
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