In Efesini 6:14, we read about the second element of the spiritual armor of God, which is the breastplate of righteousness. What does the Bible say about the breastplate of righteousness? What is the breastplate of righteousness and what does it mean having on the breastplate of righteousness?
What does having on the breastplate of righteousness mean?
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand quindi, avere i lombi cinti di verità, and having on the breastplate of righteousness (Efesini 6:13-14)
Jesus is righteous and walked in obedience to His Father in righteousness on earth. Tutti, chi è nato di nuovo ion Christ has been made righteous by His blood and is reconciled with the Father and shall walk just like Jesus; il Figlio di Dio, as son of God after the Spirit in righteousness.
Every person is a sinner
As it is written, There is none righteous, No, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, No, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes (romani 3:10-18)
Ecco, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me (Salmi 51:5)
Tutti, chi è nato su questa terra, is born in unrighteousness and belongs to the generation of fallen man (Il vecchio) and is a sinner.
No one is born in righteousness and/or has been made righteous by his or her own works, including the works of the law of Moses, since the fallen state of the old man and the sin nature of the old man can’t be changed by the works of the law. Per questo motivo, sin and death will continue to reign in man.
Tutti, who thinks and believes that (S)he has been made righteous and saved by his or her own works, including keeping the law of Moses, doesn’t live in the truth, but lives in a lie. Just like everyone, chi dice, Quello (S)he has no sin, misleads himself or herself and lives in a lie (romani 3:20, Galati 2:21, 1 John 1:8)
C'è solo Senso Unico to be made righteous and be saved and that is by faith in Jesus Christ, il Figlio del Dio vivente, and by His blood (romani 1:16, romani 3:28, romani 5:10-21, Efesini 1:7, Colossesi 1:13-14, Filippesi 3:9).
Being made righteous by the redemptive work and the blood of Jesus Christ
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: Perché tutti hanno peccato, e sono privi della gloria di Dio; Essere giustificati gratuitamente per la Sua grazia mediante la redenzione che è in Cristo Gesù: Che Dio ha stabilito come propiziazione mediante la fede nel Suo sangue, per dichiarare la Sua giustizia per la remissione dei peccati passati, attraverso la pazienza di Dio; Dichiarare, Dico, in questo momento la Sua giustizia: che potrebbe essere giusto, e il giustificatore di colui che crede in Gesù (romani 3:21-26)
Therefore God sent out of love His Son to the earth as an atoning sacrifice and the Substitute for fallen man, in modo che tutti, who believes in Him would no longer live in bondage to death, but would have the ability to be redeemed from the power of sin and death that reign in the flesh and to become in Him a new man, who is created after the image of God in righteousness.
Because by the blood of Jesus Christ and rigenerazione in Cristo; the death of the flesh in which death reigns and that produces the fruit of death which is sin, and the resurrection of the spirit from the dead, in which life reigns and produces the fruit of righteousness, the old man no longer exists, but the old man has become the new man.
Not every person remains a sinner
Rendere grazie al Padre, che ci ha fatti incontrare per essere partecipi dell'eredità dei santi nella luce: Chi ci ha liberato dal potere delle tenebre, and hath translated us into the Kingdom of His dear Son: In Cui abbiamo la redenzione attraverso il Suo sangue, anche il perdono dei peccati (Colossesi 1:12-14)
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law (romani 3:28)
Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of One shall many be made righteous (romani 5:18-19)
The new man is no longer the old man. Therefore the new man is no longer a sinner, but has been made righteous by the blood of Jesus Christ.
From the moment you are made righteous in Christ, it is a sin to call yourself a sinner.
Because by calling yourself a sinner, you say indirectly that God is a Liar, that His Word lies, that Jesus has not been made sin, and that His redemptive work is not finished.
Perciò, by saying that, you deny the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
Because you say, that His work was not sufficient and the blood of Jesus Christ is not powerful enough to change your state as a sinner and make you righteous before God.
As long as you see yourself as a sinner after you’ve become born again, and keep confessing that you are a sinner, there is something wrong. Because a sinner is someone, who obeys sin and perseveres in sin, and enjoys living in sin. A sinner is rebellious and prideful and is not willing to yield to God and His will. Because the flesh in which the sinful nature dwells, always rebels against the Spirit and refuses to submit to the law of the Spirit.
Why do people say, that you are a sinner and will always remain a sinner? So that people don’t have to die to the flesh and put off the works of the old man, ma continua a fare le opere della carne, without being confronted by others and call them to repentance.
But as long as you want to do the works of the flesh and want to obey sin, it actually proves that you don’t belong to God and His Kingdom, but that you still belong to the world and the ruler of the world; il diavolo (Leggi anche: Once a sinner, always a sinner?)
The new creation has been made righteous in Jesus Christ
Se dunque qualcuno è in Cristo, è una nuova creatura: le cose vecchie sono passate; ecco, tutte le cose sono diventate nuove (2 Corinzi 5:17)
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God. For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinzi 5:20-21)
La Parola dice, that Jesus Christ, the Son of God has been made sin, so that everyone by faith and regeneration in Jesus Christ becomes a new creation and be made the righteousness of God in Him.
Voi siete stati resi giusti mediante il sangue di Gesù Cristo. Now that you have been made righteous in Him and received the nature of God, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, you shall yield yourself to God and His Word and walk after the Spirit in the truth and in righteousness.
The new man is no longer a servant of sin, but a servant of righteousness
Gesù rispose loro, In verità, in verità, te lo dico, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed (John 8:34-36)
Non sapete, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? (romani 6:16)
When you were still the old man, you were a friend of the world and lived as the world and walked after the flesh in disobedience to God and did things, of which you are now ashamed.
The sin; the sinful nature reigned as king in your life and had dominion over you and you obeyed it in the lusts therefore and yielded your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin and lived in uncleanness and iniquity (romani 6:12-13, 19-22)
But that all changed, when you became a new creation; the new man in Christ. Because by the blood of Jesus Christ, you were reconciled with God and received a new nature, causing you to no longer walk as before in unrighteousness, but causing you to walk in righteousness.
Ma Dio sia ringraziato, che eravate servi del peccato, ma voi avete obbedito di cuore a quella forma di dottrina che vi è stata trasmessa. Essere quindi liberati dal peccato, siete diventati servitori della giustizia. Parlo alla maniera degli uomini a causa della debolezza della vostra carne: poiché come avete ceduto le vostre membra, servi all'impurità, e all'iniquità, all'iniquità; così anche ora rendi le tue membra servi della giustizia alla santità.
Perché quando eravate schiavi del peccato, eri libero dalla giustizia. Che frutto avete allora in quelle cose di cui ora vi vergognate?? perché la fine di queste cose è la morte. Ma ora viene liberato dal peccato, e diventare servitori di Dio, voi avete il vostro frutto per la santità, e la fine della vita eterna. Perché il salario del peccato è la morte; ma il dono di Dio è la vita eterna per mezzo di Gesù Cristo nostro Signore (romani 6:17-23)
When you became a son of God, you were transferred from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God and became an enemy of the world. Perciò, you don’t belong to the world; the kingdom of darkness anymore and because of that you shall no longer live like the world and do the same unrighteous works as the world. But you belong to God and His Kingdom. You have been made righteous and holy, which means that you are separated from the world unto God, and therefore you shall obey His will and shall do the righteous works of the Kingdom, proprio come Gesù.
“Let sin no longer reign as king”
Sin no longer reigns as king in your flesh and has no dominion over you, since you have died to the flesh in Christ.
Therefore you shall no longer live as a servo del peccato and obey sin and live in sin, but you shall have dominion through the Spirit over sin and put off the works of the flesh; the works of the old man.
You are no longer a servant of sin, but you have become a servant of God. Therefore you shall yield your members as instruments of righteousness unto God and live in righteousness and holiness.
Nel regno spirituale, you have been made the righteousness of God and your righteous state shall be revealed through your walk and life on earth.
Tutti, who is born of God does righteousness
If ye know that He is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of Him (1 John 2:29)
Chiunque dimora in Lui non pecca: chiunque pecca non l'ha visto, nessuno dei due Lo conobbe. Bambini piccoli, non permettere che nessuno ti inganni: chi pratica la giustizia è giusto, proprio come Egli è giusto. Chi commette il peccato è del diavolo; perché il diavolo pecca fin dal principio. A questo scopo si è manifestato il Figlio di Dio, per distruggere le opere del diavolo.
Chiunque è nato da Dio non commette peccato; for His seed remaineth in him: e non può peccare, perché è nato da Dio. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother (1 John 3:6-10)
Those who are born of God have been made righteous and because of that they shall walk just like Jesus Christ, Who is the image and reflection of God, in righteousness.
They shall no longer be dominated and led by the sin nature, that dwells in the flesh, but they shall be led by the Spirit, whereby they shall fulfill the righteousness of the law (romani 8:4-5 (Leggi anche: ‘Is man able to fulfill the law of God?‘)
Gesù disse, that you shall recognize the tree by its fruits. Therefore if anyone keeps walking in disobedience to God, in obedience to the sin nature, e persevera nel peccato, it proves that the person is not born of God and doesn’t belong to Him.
The spirit of error
Purtroppo, the spirit of error has deceived many people and has made them believe that those, who persevere in sin and sin willfully do belong to God and that God loves those, who persevere in sin and that God doesn’t mind if people keep sinning and that it doesn’t matter if you keep living in sin. But that’s half a truth and therefore a lie!
God indeed loves mankind and as proof of His love, He gave His Son, so that everyone had the ability to be redeemed from the power of the sin nature and no longer live as a slave of sin in the bondage of death and keep doing evil works of the flesh, which are an abomination to God and which God hates (OH. Proverbi 6:16-19, Geremia 44:4, Ebrei 1:9, Rivelazione 2:6-15).
Do you really think, that God doesn’t mind if a person keeps living in rebellion against His Word and His will and perseveres in sin and that God approves sin? NO, ovviamente no. Sin has cost God His Son Jesus Christ! (Leggi anche: ‘The sin has killed Jesus‘).
Righteousness has no common ground with unrighteousness
But unto the Son He saith, Thy throne, o Dio, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of Thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed Thee with the oil of gladness above Thy fellows (Ebrei 1:8-9)
Don’t believe the words of people, who change the truth of God and adjust the words of God to their own carnal lusts and desires and the time in which we live. Invece, believe the Word.
Read, study, and search the scriptures in the Bible, so that you will find out the truth and life.
Because by the Word and the Holy Spirit you shall be able to discern the truth from the lies and expose the lies and doctrines of the spirit of error and reject them.
Don’t let anyone fool you by saying that the Bible is outdated and no longer applies.
Every word of God still applies to all mankind today and shall always apply.
Tutta la Scrittura è data dall'ispirazione di Dio, ed è utile alla dottrina, per rimprovero, per la correzione, per l'istruzione nella giustizia: Perché l'uomo di Dio sia perfetto, accuratamente arredato per tutte le buone opere (2 Timoteo 3:16-17)
The devil doesn’t sit still and has sent his henchman and placed them in influential positions worldwide. SÌ, even in many churches he has appointed his sons, who may look pious and righteous from the outside, but inwardly they are the exact opposite and are sons of the devil and enemies of righteousness, who promote sin and unrighteousness.
They change the truth of God into lies and approve sin and unrighteousness and lead the people astray, so that they keep living after the flesh in rebellion to God and persevere in sin (2 Corinzi 11:14-15).
Their mouths are open graves, because every word, that proceeds out of their mouths doesn’t promote sanctified lives unto God and doesn’t lead the people to eternal life, but promotes unholy lives and leads the people to eternal death.
Tutti, who belongs to the world and is an enemy of righteousness and lives in disobedience to the will of God, which is revealed through the Word, and is not willing to yield to the will of God, is an enemy of God and doesn’t belong to Him.
The new man is clothed with the breastplate of righteousness
E rinnovati nello spirito della tua mente; And that ye put on the new man, che dopo Dio è creato nella giustizia e nella vera santità (Efesini 4:23-24)
As long as you stay in Jesus Christ; the Word and walk after the Spirit in obedience to God after His will and put on the new man, whereby you shall walk in righteousness and do righteous works, you shall have on the breastplate of righteousness.
You shall have on the breastplate of righteousness that guards your heart, from which are the issues of life and belongs to God(Proverbi 4:20-23).
You shall walk by faith after the Spirit in the Truth in righteousness after His will and nothing shall be able to touch you and harm you
The devil shall come and try to attack you and accuse you, but he shall have nothing in you, because you have been made righteous in Christ and you walk in obedience to Him in His comandamenti and walk in His footsteps in righteousness (OH. John 14:30, 1 John 5:18).
You shall speak His words and walk after His will and pray after His will and do the works in His Name after His will and the Lord shall listen and answer and empower your words and works, so that you shall bear the fruit of righteousness and exalt Jesus Christ and honor the Father (OH. John 15:7, ebraico 12:11, Giacomo 3:18, 1 Peter 3:12).
The saints shall be clothed in white linen and receive the crown of righteousness
Gesù disse, Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sakè: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Matteo 5:10)
Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness (2 Peter 3:13)
I santi, who belong to God and have been made righteous in Christ and because of their righteous state walk in righteousness after His will, shall inherit eternal life and be clothed in white linen; the righteousness of the saints, and receive the crown of righteousness.
They shall live on the new earth, where righteousness dwells, because righteousness is the scepter of God’s Kingdom (Atti 17:31, 2 Timoteo 2:8, Ebrei 1:8, 2 Peter 3:13, Rivelazione 19:8).
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