Genesis 3

Compiled notes from my BSF group

THE SERPENT IS SATAN (Genesis 3:1; Revelation 12:9; 20:2)


Matthew 13:19
Satan hardens hearts.
To those who have heard the Gospel message but do not humble themselves and seek understanding from God, Satan takes advantage of this situation and tempts these people to reject the Gospel message.

Matthew 13:25, 39
Satan comes when we are weak.
Satan tempted Jesus after 40 days and nights of fasting, when Jesus was physically weak.

Why does Satan attack when we are weak? Because we would be more venerable to temptations! When we are hungry, wouldn’t we trade anything to fulfill that hunger? This was how Esau traded away his birthright to Isaac (Genesis 25:29-34)!

It is important to note that Matthew 13:25-39 speaks about the end times. Satan has been deceiving people since the beginning. Even today, Satan continues to deceive.

In the end times (see the Book of Revelation), “Everyone will be sleeping.” That is, their eyes will be closed. They will not know the Word of God. And when everyone is blind, Satan will come to keep them deceived, blinding the people from the Truth.

John 8:44
Satan is the father of lies and deception.
Here, Jesus is teaching the disciples about our sin nature. He called us children of Satan because we are born of sin. Adam is a son of God, because God made him. We are not naturally sons of God because we are born of Adam who fell into sin. Satan wants to keep us this way.

However, through Jesus, we can inherit the kingdom of God, be restored in God, and become sons of God. Satan does NOT want that to happen. He wants us to worship him instead.

John 12:31; 14:30; 16:11
Satan will be judged. Jesus will judge Satan.

2 Corinthians 4:4
Satan blinds us from the Gospel, the Truth.

Ephesians 2:2
Satan works especially in those who have hardened their hearts against God.

For more Scriptural description of Satan, see this past post:
http://aletheia-seekers.blogspot.com/2012/08/revelation-12.html



DO NOT EAT FROM THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL (Genesis 2:8-17)

Once Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, God stopped allowing them to eat from the Tree of Life (Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:22). The wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23)!

What's the big deal about eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil? I got into it a bit in the previous lesson, so I won't repeat those points. Here, I want to stress instead the HEART CONDITION.

What did Satan tempt Eve with? "For God knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God" (Genesis 3:5).

"You will be like God."

And why did Eve eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil? She desired for gaining wisdom (Genesis 3:6).

Why did Satan fall? He wanted to be like God. Why did Adam and Eve fall? Because they wanted to be like God. Did mankind learn from this? No. Several chapters later, we see the fall of Tower of Babel. And why did it fall? Because man continues to want to be like God. Look at us today. What is our heart condition? Many of us still want to be like God. In fact, we want to be our own gods.

I believe that is the key danger for eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. We have the knowledge, but we are not mature enough to wield it. GOD KNEW IT.

Man was not ready to wield the power of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Instead of trusting God, we became prideful and think we can do it anyway. We did not fall because God kicked us out. We fell, BECAUSE WE CHOSE TO.

And so, we are overcome with pride. We sin and yet we do not care, because we have actually started to believe we ARE gods.

And we forget. We forget that God is absolutely righteous and cannot be in the presence of sin. We forget that we are NOT gods, and that there are consequences to the sins that we commit.

Our heart condition is what makes eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil dangerous. And I believe that is why God warned Adam and Eve against eating the fruit from it.


SATAN IS THE MASTER OF LIES AND DECEPTION

Let's look at how Satan tempted Eve to disobey God:

1. Satan first creates doubt
“Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” (Genesis 3:1) 

2. Satan then deceives
“You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:4-5).

This is how Satan continues to pull our souls toward him TODAY. His methods have not changed. He continues to create doubts about God and deceives us about the Truth.


EVE FELL INTO SIN

Faced with Satan's temptation to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil...

1. Eve told Satan that she cannot eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
“We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die’” (Genesis 3:2).

2. Eve was tempted by Satan
“You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (Genesis 3:4-5).


3. Eve, instead of trusting God, decided to trust Satan
Eve caved in to Satan’s temptation and ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

4. Eve, instead of being the good helper to her husband as God had intended, led Adam into sin
Eve didn't just eat the fruit herself. She gave some to Adam as well (Genesis 3:6). It's not enough to do wrong ourselves. We always want to drag someone else with us. "Partners in crime," we like to say. It's almost like a security blanket or something, that somehow, when we share our guilt, we are less guilty.

Eve's sin is multiple levels: She turned her back on God. She stopped trusting God. And when she stopped trusting God, she failed to abide by her God-given role -- To be a godly helper to Adam (Genesis 2:18, 2:22). Not only did Eve fail to support Adam, she usurped Adam's position as the leader of the household and ultimately led them both into sin.

One bigger picture that is emerging from these passages is that we are witnessing what happens when we move away from God's order. We are all ONE in the body of Christ. When we stop doing what we have been given to do and start lusting after the things that other people are doing, we break God's structure and fall apart.

For those who are interested in roles of men and women DEFINED BY GOD (not by humans), check out these two posts:
http://aletheia-seekers.blogspot.com/2011/12/complementarianism-gods-roles-for-men.html
http://aletheia-seekers.blogspot.com/2011/04/womens-place-in-spiritual-leadership.html


ADAM FELL INTO SIN

Many people like to point fingers at women and degrade them because of what Eve did. In fact, chauvinistic males especially like to use 1 Timothy 2:11-15 and Ephesians 5:22-24 to support their claims that women are inferior, not just because they caused the whole human race to sin but also because God placed them below men.

Sigh.

It is so, so, so dangerous to take Scriptures out of context and pick and choose whichever supports our stance and ignore everything else.

I won't go into the details here because I've already done that in my previous posts below. However, I will stress these points:

God created men and women to be EQUAL partners but with DIFFERENT roles. Man is not better than woman. Woman is not better than man. Each have a role to play in the body of Christ.

Previous Posts:

http://aletheia-seekers.blogspot.com/2011/12/complementarianism-gods-roles-for-men.html
http://aletheia-seekers.blogspot.com/2011/04/womens-place-in-spiritual-leadership.html


Alright. Having said the above, let's look at Adam. He is definitely not the victim that people make him out to be.

Adam, instead of being the good leader that God had intended, failed to lead and allowed Eve to lead him instead.

Adam failed to be the spiritual head of his family (Ephesians 5:22-33). He failed to provide direction. He failed to stop Eve when she started to leave the path of God. He failed to redirect her. Worse, he entertained her unrighteous behavior. And because he failed to lead, his entire household fell into sin.

As anyone who has ever worked in a team knows, when a team fails, sure, team members will take some of the blame. But who shoulders the bulk of the responsibility? The leader.

So, before we all eagerly point to Eve and condemn only her, remember that Adam was placed as the leader of the household.

As mentioned above, the bigger picture is not about who sinned first or who is the worse sinner. Honestly, sin is sin is sin. We can compare to others and say, "Well, I'm not that bad." In God's eyes, any sin, no matter how insignificant is unrighteous. "Not that bad" is still bad.

The bigger picture is that neither Adam nor Eve remained obedient to God. Both lost sight of God. Instead of worshiping God, they worshiped the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. The Tree became their idol.

Adam and Eve were no longer submissive to God. They desired to be like God instead. Adam was not a godly leader, and Eve was not a godly helper. And because they turned away from God, they fell prey to Satan.

Learn from Adam and Eve: Do not walk away from God. When we walk away from God, Satan is right there welcoming us into his world.


JESUS CONQUERED SATAN'S TEMPTATIONS WITH THE WORD OF GOD (Matthew 4:1-11)

Jesus conquered Satan’s temptations. Jesus quoted the Scriptures to fight off temptations. Jesus never lost sight of God.

Both Adam and Eve failed to win against Satan’s temptations. Unlike Jesus, they did not rely on God's truth when Satan deceived them. Unlike Jesus, they lost sight of God and were vulnerable to Satan's attacks. Unlike Jesus, they lusted for what Satan had to offer, and they chose to hold hands with Satan. Bad, bad choice.

There are some key points to note from this passage:
1. Satan KNOWS who Jesus is. Satan KNOWS Jesus is God (Matthew 4:3).
2. Jesus CONFIRMS He is Son of God by not refuting Satan’s challenge (Matthew 4:3).
3. Satan controls this world (Matthew 4:9).


TEMPTATION IS NOT A SIN -- FALLING INTO TEMPTATION IS (James 1:13-15)

If temptation were a sin, then Jesus sinned because he was tempted by Satan (Matthew 4:1-11). God declares Jesus perfect, so clearly, temptation is not a sin.

We will be tempted because Satan is running free on this world. If Satan dared to tempt God, who will he spare?

When we are tempted, we should fight temptations the way Jesus did: With the Word of God. Keep our eyes on God, follow God, and He will help us through any temptation. Do not be like Adam and Eve, who turned away from God and ran toward Satan when faced with temptations.

James 1:13-15 stresses that God does not tempt. Satan does. We see Satan tempting Job. We see Satan tempting Adam and Eve. We see Satan tempting Jesus. And when we give in to Satan’s temptations, we sin. Jesus is the only perfect man because Jesus is the only one who has never caved in to sin and has conquered sin.


SATAN IS THE PRINCE OF THIS WORLD

When Adam fell prey to Satan's temptation, Adam lost the title deed to Earth to Satan (Genesis 3). When Jesus died on the Cross, he won that title deed back. Jesus won't redeem that title deed until the end times, when He breaks the seals to the Scroll, releasing judgment upon Earth (Revelation 6).

Ephesians 6:11
2 Corinthians 11:14
Luke 4:10–11
Satan is powerful (although not as powerful as God), and he promises power to the people who follow him. For example, Satan tempted Jesus with the power of the world if Jesus would bow down to him (Luke 4:6-7).

Job 1:6-12
Luke 4:1-13
Revelation 20:2; 7-10
Satan is limited by God. He currently roams the Earth because he has been cast out of Heaven. And as I've stated above, when the fullness of the Gentiles has come in (Romans 11:25).


PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD TO FIGHT AGAINST SATAN

Throughout Scriptures, we see how God's people sought God, especially during tough times:

1 Thessalonians 5:17
James 5:16
Pray. Our prayers to God during times of stress should always our FIRST top choice, never our last resort.

Matthew 4:1-2
Luke 4:1-2
Fast. Fasting is hard. If we don’t do it with the right heart, we may end up harming our physical health. The purpose of fasting is to cleanse ourselves of the things of this world and approach God with nothing but our heart. It is not easy to do. Our heart has to be in the right condition in order for us to effectively communicate with God through fasting. Thus, we should not attempt to fast for fun. Our mind and heart need to be completely on God to do it.


James 4:7
Submit ourselves to God. Look what Jesus did to combat Satan’s temptations: He quote Scriptures and stood under God’s authority (Matthew 4:1-11).

Jesus, as man, even submitted to God, the Father. In His prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed, "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done" (Luke 22:42).

The cup that Jesus referred to was filled with God's Wrath for all the sins that have been committed. Jesus was innocent and sinless, yet, he drank that cup for ALL of us. That is not an easy cup to drink from -- Jesus prayed hard for any other way! Yet, still, Jesus submitted Himself to God the Father, praying for have God's will be done.  


Ephesians 6:17
Hebrews 4:12
Put on the FULL Armor of God. 

The best way to stay prepared against Satan's attacks is to put on the FULL Armor of God. Don’t take just the helmet or just the sword. Take the WHOLE armor (Ephesians 6:10-18):
1. Belt of TRUTH
2. Breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS
3. Feet with GOSPEL OF PEACE
4. Shield of FAITH
5. Helmet of SALVATION
6. Sword of WORD OF GOD
7. PRAYER

Just as soldiers need to put on the armor BEFORE stepping into the battlefield, we need to put on the Armor of God on before we enter the spiritual warfare. And just as soldiers mend their armors before the next battle, we must constantly make sure our armor is in top condition. This is why we continue to study the Word of God. This is why we are encouraged to begin and end our day with prayers.


RELIGION IS MAN'S ATTEMPT TO REACH GOD;
CHRISTIANITY IS GOD REACHING MAN (Genesis 3:7-13)

When Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, they became aware of all things that are good and evil. They thus recognized that they had committed a sin against the Lord, were ashamed, and wanted to hide themselves.

Religion is man’s attempt to reach God. When people rely on themselves to obtain favor from God, that is an act of religion. Here, we see that instead of confessing their sin and rely on God, Adam and Eve wanted to hide. By hiding behind the leaves (or covering themselves), Adam and Eve created the world’s first religion.

Christianity is NOT a religion. Christianity is the Truth.

Unlike other religions where they all stress the things man must fulfill in order to reach God or paradise (karma, reincarnation, etc.), Christianity shares Good News -- Man doesn't need to do anything to reach God because Jesus did it ALL.

Moments before Jesus breathed His last as man on the Cross, Jesus said, "It is finished" (John 19:30). What is finished? God's plan to redeem man. Jesus did it all. There is nothing else for us to do. And because Jesus, and ONLY Jesus, drank from the cup of Wrath for man, Jesus is the ONLY way to God the Father.

Salvation is a GIFT from God. All we need to do is RECEIVE it. We don't deserve it, and there is nothing we can do to deserve it. Review the Law of Moses. That is the standard of God. Righteousness is being able to live up to that standard PERFECTLY. Can anyone honestly say they can achieve that? The Law PROVES to us that we cannot achieve God's standard on our own. "For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it" (James 2:10).

Understand the seriousness of Sin. Understand the pride that grew in the heart of Adam and Eve that all of us have inherited. And then, perhaps we can begin to understand the love of God and what He has done to save us from ourselves.

What is so ironic is that at the end of the day, God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them (Genesis 3:21). Even in their attempt to hide from God, they still needed God to help them. Religion is man's attempt to reach God, and this shows us man will never reach God by ourselves.

Religion is not the answer. Take God's provision.


ADAM AND EVE WERE NAKED AND ASHAMED (Genesis 3:10)

Adam and Eve hid when they heard God walking in. They hid because they were afraid. They were afraid because they were naked (Genesis 3:11).

Here, naked has two meanings. Adam and Eve were PHYSICALLY and SPIRITUALLY naked.

Before eating the fruit, they did not know the difference between good and evil. Being naked, spiritually or physically, there was no shame. There was no shame because God created them, and God claimed it all good. However, once they have sinned by eating the fruit, they now have the knowledge of good and evil. They knew their betrayal was evil. They knew their nakedness in their faith in God was evil, and therefore, they were ashamed and sought cover.

Why did God clothe them with skin? What was wrong with the leaves they covered themselves?

Animals had to be sacrificed for that skin. God is showing Adam and Eve (and all of mankind) that the only way to cover up sin is with the shedding of blood.

Before Jesus, atonement for sins were dealt with by Levitical high priests shedding the blood of perfect animals detailed in the book of Leviticus. Animal blood, before Jesus, was just the band-aid -- good enough to cover sin up but not enough to wash it away. Then, Jesus came and dealt with sin for good. He came as the Lamb of God, who lived the life of a perfect man. Because He was man, because He lived a perfect life, His blood is the ONLY solution to cleanse mankind of its sin. 


ADAM NEVER ADMITTED SIN (Genesis 3:10-12)

When God asked whether Adam had eaten from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, Adam responded, "The woman you put here with me--she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it" (Genesis 3:12).

Adam's response speaks LOADS about his heart condition:

1. Adam did not admit sin. He boldly blamed Eve and even God!
Instead of admitting fault, instead of coming clean about his sin, Adam said, "The woman you put here with me..." Look at the amount of pride! He blamed Eve and God ALL in one breath! In fact, he blamed everyone but himself. He's just the victim. He took zero responsibility for his actions.

2. Adam did not fulfill his God-given duty as the leader of his family.
God made man HEAD of the household. The man of the household is supposed to be HOLY (1 Timothy 2:15). Adam was not. Not only did he fail to lead, he also failed to be responsible for his actions. Instead of admitting sin, he blamed other people. He blamed his wife. He blamed God. He blamed EVERYONE else but himself.


EVE NEVER ADMITTED SIN (Genesis 3:13)

Eve, like Adam, shared the exact same attitude when God questioned her about her behavior: "The serpent deceived me, and I ate" (Genesis 3:13).

1. Eve did not admit sin. She blamed Satan.
2. Eve did not fulfill her God-given duty as the helper of man.
Eve was supposed to help Adam be a godly leader (Genesis 2:18, 22; Ephesians 5:22-24). The two of them were supposed to work as one, each helping each other walk in the ways of the Lord (Ephesians 5:21-33). Adam failed. Eve failed. And with them, the entire human race fell.


GOD HOLDS EACH OF US RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHOICES WE MAKE (Genesis 3:14-19)

Who is ultimately responsible for Adam and Eve's sin? It is tempting to blame Satan, but ultimately, who made the CHOICE to eat the fruit? Adam and Eve. No one forced them. Satan simply came along with a compelling argument, and Adam and Eve chose to listen to Satan. When we do not stand on the Word of God, we are vulnerable against Satan.

If this was all Satan's fault, why did God judge Satan (Genesis 3:14-15), Eve (Genesis 3:16), and Adam (Genesis 3:17-19)?

Before we get our fingers ready to point at Adam and Eve, we should instead reflect. When we face temptations, when we run into problem, how many times have we put God on the back burner and ran forward with our own selfish desires?

For me, Adam and Eve remind me that our worldly nature is sinful. I can commit just as great a sin if I don’t keep my eyes on God. They remind me that Satan is a formidable enemy. When I am tempted, Satan will make it very hard for me to resist the temptation. However, if I fall into temptation, I know that God will hold ME responsible for my decisions. Adam and Eve are a constant reminder for me that whenever I run into trouble, I should handle things the way Jesus handled Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11).


THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH (Genesis 3:14-24)

To Satan, God said, "Because you have done this, Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel" (Genesis 3:14-15).

This prophecy is partially fulfilled and will be fully fulfilled when Jesus returns.

1. "Enmity between you and the woman"
Literally, there is already enmity between Satan and Eve. Eve already know she is condemned because she was deceived by Satan (Genesis 3:13).

However, the woman here can also be seen to represent Israel. Satan, since the beginning, have been working hard to destroy Israel, God's people. From the Egyptian Pharaoh ordering to have all Jewish boys born to be killed to Hitler mass murdering of the Jews to the coming world leader (Antichrist) who will attempt to kill all of God's people.

Satan's goal has never changed (to kill God's people), but his methods have altered according to changing circumstances:

Satan tried to corrupt the human blood line by creating the Nephilim -- where sons of God (aka, creations of God; aka, angels) mated with daughters of man. Why corrupt the bloodline? So that Jesus could not be born of the woman! That plan was thwarted because Noah was a righteous man, whose bloodline was not corrupted (Genesis 6). 

Satan tried to kill Jesus the baby. The birth of Jesus in Bethlehem was prophesied (Micah 5:2). And so, when Jesus was born, Satan moved to have Herod command the killing of all male babies born in Bethlehem that were 2 years old or under (Matthew 2:16). Well, Jesus wasn't born in Bethlehem. He was from Nazareth, a town so small, no one bothered to know about it. Yet, because of the census ordered by the Romans (Luke 2:1), the family had to head into Bethlehem to register their residence (Mary and Joseph were on their way to Bethlehem when Mary gave birth to Jesus--So, Jesus was born between Nazareth and Bethlehem). So, this plan of Satan failed again.

Throughout Jesus's ministry, Satan raised false teachers and false prophets against Jesus. This culminated at the night where Judas, moved by Satan, handed Jesus into the hands of Romans (John 13:27-28). When Jesus died on the Cross, Satan must have thought he won. His celebratory party was obviously cut short, because three days later, Jesus conquered sin and death. And so, Satan fails again.

Oh, but Satan definitely embraces, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again."

Paul said, "Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in" (Romans 11:25). Why is this important? Because Jesus cried to the Israelites, "For I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord'" (Matthew 23:39). That is, BEFORE Jesus returns, the fullness of the Gentiles has to be fulfilled.

We are currently in the Church Age. And so, Satan has now shifted his focus to prevent the fullness of Gentiles from being fulfilled. Satan's false prophets and false teachers continue to persecute the Church today. At the same time, he continues to persecute the Israelites, because if he can destroy the Remnant (Romans 9:27, Isaiah, Revelation, etc.), that will prevent God's will from being fulfilled. But, we already know how this is going to end: Satan will fail (Revelation 20).

2. “Enmity between your offspring and hers”
There are two ways to read this, and both ways are true.

Satan's offspring are all earth-dwellers (Revelation). The woman's offspring are Israelites. The world has not been kind to Israelites, yet, they have survived thousands of years of persecution. This is just one of the many factors that prove God protects His people.

Satan's ultimate offspring is the Antichrist, powered by Satan (Revelation 17). The woman's ultimate offspring is Jesus, the Son of God, Son of Man. In the Book of Revelation, we see the enmity between the Antichrist and Jesus. This is an in-depth study, and I'll direct interested readers to the Book of Revelation and my notes.

3. "… He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
As mentioned above, Jesus will conquer (Revelation 20). Satan may have sent Jesus to the Cross, but Jesus was resurrected. Satan's fate is not so great. He will be bound for a thousand years before being thrown into the burning Lake of Fire (Revelation 17:7-10).

To Eve, God said, "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing; with pain you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you" (Genesis 3:16).

To Adam, God said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return" (Genesis 3:17-19).


ADAM CONDEMNED MANKIND TO SIN
JESUS REDEEMED MANKIND TO GOD

We die today because our eternal souls are placed in corruptible bodies. We were not made to die. We were made to live forever with God. However, when sin entered the world, our bodies and souls became corrupted. This is why Paul said the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). Because of sin, we cannot be in the presence of God.

God, however, loved us so much, He gave His only Son to us (John 1:29; 3:16; 14:6; Romans 3:25; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21) ). Jesus came for sinner (Mark 2:17) to cleanse us from our sin, so that we can once again be in God’s presence.


AFTERTHOUGHTS

Satan tempts all of us. His goal is simple: to prevent us from becoming kings and priests, to prevent us from inheriting the kingdom of God.

When we face temptations, we should do what Jesus did when He was tempted: Remember God’s Word. Use God’s Word to help us fight these battles. God’s Word is the sword in the Armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-20), “sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow" (Hebrews 4:12). God's Word exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. God’s Word exposes our sin and cuts it away from us.

Satan, although doomed for failure, is a formidable enemy. He has great powers, and we are not his match on our own. However, with Jesus, we are invincible. When we have on the FULL armor of God, we can confidently go out into the spiritual warfare and know that we will come out on top.