The assurance of salvation as illustrated here by
the helmet is not something we can afford to lay aside.
The helmet on the soldier's armor was never intended to be the first line of defense against the enemy.
The helmet is only there for the attack that gets past these.
The church can not afford to lay aside any pieces of the armor — even
the helmet.
I imagine that ring on top of the first picture I showed you was used for this, and also, I am told, the ring was used to fasten the plume to the top of
the helmet.
It is much better to get a dent in
the helmet than to get an arrow or sword in the head, right?
It is not a good feeling having
the helmet of salvation take a blow from the enemy.
And a soldier that gets hit on the head a lot — even though he may live because he's got
his helmet on — he's not going to be much use in battle, and very soon, he will lose his hearing, his sight, his ability to think, and probably will end up with some serious brain damage and maybe die prematurely.
The helmet is only there to protect the soldier from those swords and arrows that get past the shield, and when they do get past, the soldier is mighty glad he had his helmet on.
This helmet which we are to take up and put on is our justification.
The helmet — both then and now, protects the head.
The helmet in Paul's day was most often made of heavy bronze or iron, and had those cheek pieces which came down to protect the side of the face.
So let me conclude this morning by teaching you how to take up
the helmet of salvation.
Note the ring on the top of
the helmet.
They complained of the weight of the armor and finally obtained permission to lay some of it aside — in particular,
the helmet.
Today we cover
the helmet of salvation, and just as with the other pieces of armor, we will look at three things.
No, if you have
the helmet to put on, you are already saved.
And here, in speaking specifically about
the helmet of salvation, Paul tells us that one of the main truths that Satan tries to attack is what we know about our salvation — specifically — whether we have salvation or not.
Isaiah 59:17 speaks of God putting on
the helmet of salvation when he goes out to battle against wickedness.
You can see that on this soldier — he's got
his helmet attached to his shoulder.
You may be interested to know, as is seen in the picture at the top of this post with the soldier resting next to the fire, that
the helmet was not worn at all times like many of the other pieces.
It is just like
a helmet today.
In this way,
the helmet was kind of a last line of defense.
Taking up
the helmet of salvation is the knowledge and understanding of the assurance of our salvation.
Although you could defend yourself adequately with your shield and breastplate and
helmet, without a sword, there is no hope of wounding your foe, and so the most you could do is run away from him.
Let me just say one more thing before moving on to how to take up
the helmet.
You see, the thing is,
the helmet is the last line of defense, not the first.
The shooting was captured on
a helmet camera (the video...
fred Have you ever heard of a «God
Helmet»?
David rejects the armor,
helmet, and sword provided for him by Saul.
Maybe he was just having fun with his fame or maybe we will see him underneath a white
helmet in the near future.
Take
the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is God's word.
yeah your special alright, wheres
you helmet?
No «yeah your special alright, wheres
you helmet?
He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and
a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle.
The helmet is the most important.
Take
the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
This young boy suffered severe brain damage from hitting a rock head first and will have to wear a football
helmet and drool cup for the remainder of his life.
«And take
the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.»
«For example, a child may choose the tutu, princess's tiara and heels and / or the firefighter's
helmet, tool belt and superhero cloak without expectation or comment.
After some playful banter with senior pastor Joe Champion - who asked the former Florida Gator to don a football
helmet from his alma mater, Louisiana State University - Tebow began answering questions about his faith and how his openness about it has become a frequently dissected topic in sports and society at large.
It might take a cheerleader who is occasionally willing to throw on some pads and
a helmet and get in the game as a teammate if things are going south.
It manipulates the whimsy of fan - boy power that Jared Hess explicated in his fine but critically reviled Gentlemen Bronchos (a comedy about young, would - be sci - fi novelists) and that David Gordon Green's 2000 George Washington, with its poor Southern boy wearing an old football
helmet, basketball jersey, and kitchen - curtain - cape made poignant.
He has
his helmet on too, but instead of an eyeball like Davids, his has a blow hole.
he can blow all the primorvieal soup out of the hole in
his helmet, thus eliminating choking.
Removing
his helmet he threw it down and it turned to grapes, which the goddess stopped to pick up and eat.
You can not go and pick up your shield of faith,
your helmet of salvation or the sword of the spirit, so how are you going to make sure you have them with you?
Or, over in Isaiah 59:17, we read about God wearing a breastplate of righteousness and
a helmet of salvation.
I had a fleeting image of Errol Flynn striding along in a pith
helmet.