Okay, after spending three weeks in this, I must confess, putting on Christ wasn't the best description for putting on the armor of God, it started out as a good thought with well meaning intentions, but then fell apart in the end. As I mentioned earlier, I was still working through my thoughts. I do disagree with some reformed commentators about it meaning we are to be truthful (belt of truth) etc, I think these are things provided by God for us to stand strong and in unity. It is never in our own strength and our own works, but Christ working through us.

I was speaking how we all make our own belts of truth, like those old native American belts we wore as kids (50 or so years ago), that had the beaded designs, each person or denomination creates their own belt and then wants everyone else to wear the same belt instead of wearing the belt that was given us. The only correct design (true doctrine) of the belt.

The other pieces of armor have there respective purposes, protecting plus giving confidence and strength. We aquire these things when we put on Christ, but these pieces of armor are more speaking of what we receive through Christ than being descriptieve of Christ. I stand corrected.

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Matt. 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. KJV