Combating the Mental Sins, Part 2 (TMF:1710)

Friday, October 01, 2021
Peace to Live By: Combating the Mental Sins, Part 2 (TMF:1710) - Daniel Litton
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       “But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on… for a helmet the hope of salvation” (1 Thessalonians 5:8, ESV). A helmet, obvious, protects the head. We might say it protects the mind. And what does the helmet represent? It represents hope. It is hope for salvation, that is, salvation from the enemy. So, the helmet that Paul talks about is hope that we will be preserved from our enemies, Satan and his demonic forces. However, Paul says one key thing here. And let’s not miss it. He says we have to “put on” the helmet. In other words, it’s a choice we make. He have to decide to be hopeful, and being hopeful will help us think correctly. Being full of hope in our minds, then, we find we are full of faith. Jesus stressed during his earthly ministry that his disciples should use, and live by, faith. Thus, a mind full of faith is one that sees everything in life, everything from day to day, with hope-filled eyeglasses on.