The Breastplate of Righteousness (Part 1)

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 9 February 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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If you’re on your back and you’re a Christian, it’s because there are resources in your faith that you’re not using. Paul exhorts Christians to take the benefits and resources in the gospel, and to not just believe in them but to use them—so that in day-to-day challenges you’re able to stand. Each piece of the armor of God is one of those benefits, and we’re looking now at the breastplate of righteousness. In this series, we’ve talked about what this righteousness is not. Let’s continue our inquiry now and ask two questions: 1) what is this righteousness? and 2) how do you put it on as a breastplate? This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 9, 1992. Series: Spiritual Warfare – The Armor of God. Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:17.6	Now here's Dr Keller with today's teaching. I want to do one more week on the breastplate of righteousness. We're looking at the
0:29.4	armor of God. Let me read you the same passage we've been looking at,
0:33.3	Ephesion 6, 10 to 18.
0:36.5	This is about Paul's exhortation to Christians
0:40.8	to take the various benefits, the various resources you have in the gospel, and not just
0:47.7	believe in them, but use them.
0:50.8	That's what he means by putting on the armor, so that in your day-to-day battles and day-to-day
0:54.8	challenges you're able to stand.
0:57.8	And if you're on your back, and you are a Christian, it's because there's resources in your faith that you're not using.
1:04.0	And each piece of the armor is one of those benefits.
1:07.0	Now let's look at them, and tonight we're just going to look one more time at what he means by the breastplate of righteousness.
1:14.4	Finally, verse 10 of chapter 6 of Ephsians,
1:17.2	be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
1:20.8	Put on the full armor of God
1:22.2	so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes,
1:25.0	for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers and authorities and powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
1:35.0	Therefore put on the full armor of God so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to
1:39.7	stand your ground and having after having done everything to stand.
1:45.0	Stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,
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