According to Neil today, salvation (my helmet) was put on my head at the moment I received forgiveness from my sins. I did nothing to put it there, only believed, and nothing I can do will forfeit it. That’s powerful.
I love the imagery of the rebel force against the giant,
evil army… It’s the stuff of great
novels and movies. Historical, fantasy,
sci-fi – it’s a formula that works.
Unlike your typical rag-tag militia, however, we have what basically
amounts to superpowers. Yes, we are the
X-Men. (Okay, not a perfect metaphor,
but go with me, will you?) We may be
outnumbered, but we’re not outgunned.
The blood of Christ by which we were saved is the strongest
thing in the universe. It broke the power
of death and sin when it was spilled on the cross.
I love Neil’s phrases here:
The Christian warrior wears the helmet of salvation in the sense that he
[or she] is the receiver and possessor of deliverance, clothed and armed in the
victory of his Head, Jesus Christ.
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