Truths of Origins


Truths of Origins Ministries



Deconstructing the secular faith and replacing it with the Truth of God's Creation



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Put on the Full Armor of God



10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.


14Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15and having shod your feet with preparation of the Gospel of Peace; 16above all, taking the shield of Faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of Salvation, and the sword of Spirit, which is the Word of God; 18praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints- 19and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the Gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Ephesians 6:10-20



In today's world, we are constantly bombarded by secular ideologies. Whether at work, in the classroom, or even in the privacy of our own family rooms, via the television, secularism is steady-streamed into our lives. It is in our laws, our education system, our music and even in the games we play. Our consistent exposure to secularism may often be subtle, but even subtle exposure, delivered consistently installs enough doubt that eventually we entertain the larger secular ideologies. Today, there are even pastors and churches willing to bend and stretch, or even omit or add to scripture, in an attempt to make God's Word more compatible with certain secular ideologies.


This is the power with which the secular belief system persistently bombards us. Our best defense against it is The Truth. The Truth of God's Creation. God's Truth.


In Ephesians 6:11-20, the Apostle Paul tells us to "Put on the Full Armor of God".


So how does this teaching by the Apostle Paul apply to the ideologies of secularism and the truths of our origins?



The Apostle Paul first writes: "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."


Secularism is not a person. It is not flesh and blood. Secularism is an ideology. It is a human-made religion, designed and propagated by principalities, by the powers that govern our schools, and by rulers of the darkness of this age that the Apostle Paul writes about. And secularism is not just Godless, it is anti-God. It is an ideology aimed at removing the need for God from the truth of Creation. As such secularism is inherently evil.


With regards to 'evil', the Apostle Paul continues: "Therefor take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand".


So what does the Apostle Paul mean by 'The Whole Armor of God", and how does it apply to the ideology that is secularism?



Other religions, false religions, have tendencies to place protective/defensive power into trinkets. Such trinkets include symbolic jewelry, cards with photos of religious figures and/or statues. Followers of these religions are taught to carry these trinkets around with them, or display them in common places. Followers then turn to these trinkets, often in prayer, when they need help or strength to stand, as if the trinkets can somehow help or protect them. In doing so, they turn the trinkets into idols. Scripture refers to this as idolatry. And what does Scripture have to say about idolatry?


​I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Exodus 20:2-6


Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

1 John 5:21


Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

1 Corinthians 10:14


And this list could go on and on and on and on and on.




As Christians, we know that trinket idols are not to be worshipped. As Christians we know that trinket idols have no power to answer prayers. As Christians we know that only God is to be worshipped. As Christians we know that only God has the power to answer prayers. As Christians, we may wear a cross on jewelry or clothes. Or we may carry an Ephesians 6 coin. However, we know that these are just reminders of who our God is, and what our God has done for us. We place no authority or power in them.


So what is the Apostle Paul telling us when he writes to put on the Full Armor of God, and how does it apply to secularism and origins?



In Paul's day, Roman armor (consisting of belt, breastplate, boots, shield, helmet and sword) was widely recognizable and widely considered to be virtually impenetrable. The Apostle Paul offers an analogy for each piece of the Roman armor; an analogy aimed at turning our hearts and minds in the right direction. He does not suggest using actual Roman armor, or any physical trinket of any kind.


Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness.

Ephesians 6:14



and having shod you feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Ephesians 6:15



above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

Ephesians 6:16



And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God;

Ephesians 6:17






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