Breastplate of Righteousness | Spiritual Warfare Part VII

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In this study we will be discussing the breastplate of righteousness. Going into battle without the breastplate leaves the vital organs open to mortal wounds. We need to have God’s armor on, especially in these troubled times.

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Betz, Hans D. “Authorities.” In Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. van der Toorn, Karel, Bob Becking, and Pieter W. van der Horst eds. Brill, 1995. Second edition, 1998.

Cohick, Lynn H. The Letter to the Ephesians (NICNT). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2020

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