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327 | The Breastplate of Righteousness: Choosing Love in Everyday Decisions (Ephesians 6:14b)
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Ephesians 6:14b tells us to stand firm with the breastplate of righteousness in place. But what does that look like in our everyday decisions?
In this week’s episode, Angie and Susie unpack how righteousness is more than a lofty word, it’s about choosing to live in a way that aligns with God’s character. From the decisions we make in private to how we treat others in public, righteousness protects our hearts and helps us walk in step with the Spirit.
Together, we explore how God's justifying grace bridges the gap between our imperfections and His holiness and how living in that grace shapes the choices we make each day.
Ephesians 6:14b (NIV)
with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
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William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 247.
James Strong, A Concise Dictionary of the Words in the Greek Testament and The Hebrew Bible (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009), 23.
Francis Foulkes, Ephesians: An Introduction and Commentary, vol. 10, Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1989), 179–180.
Max Anders, Galatians-Colossians, vol. 8, Holman New Testament Commentary (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1999), 191.
Robert G. Bratcher and Eugene Albert Nida, A Handbook on Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians, UBS Handbook Series (New York: United Bible Societies, 1993), 161.
Harold W. Hoehner, “Ephesians,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 643.
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