The Sandals of Peace (Part 1)

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

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

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🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Some of you may be surprised that when Paul thinks about armor, he lists the shoes. Paul goes through the pieces of equipment that a Roman soldier would wear. It’s an illustration on how to live the Christian life, and it gets at a balance that is critical to understand: the balance of how much of the Christian life is your exertion and how much is God’s working in you. To understand this particular piece of armor, we have to ask ourselves a couple of questions about the footwear of a Roman soldier: 1) what role did shoes have? 2) what do the shoes represent? and 3) what’s the gospel of peace? This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 23, 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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0:17.0	Now here's Dr. against the devil's schemes.
0:34.9	For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,
0:40.1	against the powers of this dark world, and against the
0:43.4	powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
0:45.3	Therefore, put on the full armor of God so that when the day of evil comes,
0:51.4	you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything to stand,
0:58.5	stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with a breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted
1:05.9	with the readiness that comes from the Gospel of Peace.
1:08.9	In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
1:16.0	Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God, and pray in the spirit
1:21.1	on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
1:25.1	With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Saints.
1:32.8	That's God's word.
1:36.4	A quick recap, but also a way to another insight about this whole idea of armor.
1:41.8	Paul is going through the various elements or
1:45.6	equipment, pieces of equipment that a Roman soldier would wear and he's going
1:51.0	through it to tell you how to live a Christian life.
1:54.0	The beauty of the illustration is that it perfectly captures a balance that is critical to understanding
2:01.0	if you're going to live a Christian life.
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