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(Ephesians I love the way “gotquestions.org” explains breastplate of righteousness. Hence using the explanation. The breastplate of righteousness refers to the righteousness purchased for us by Jesus at the cross.At salvation, a “breastplate” is issued to each repentant sinner. It is specially designed by God to protect our heart and soul from evil and deception. Our own righteous acts are no match for Satan’s attacks (Isaiah We are instructed to “put on” this armor, which implies that we do not automatically wear it all the time. Putting on the armor of God requires a decision on our part. To put on the breastplate of righteousness, we must first have the belt of truth firmly in place. Without truth, our righteousness will be based upon our own attempts to impress God. This leads to legalism or self-condemnation (Romans We choose instead to acknowledge that, apart from Him, we can do nothing (John We “put it on” by seeking God and His righteousness above everything else (Matthew As we wear Christ’s breastplate of righteousness, we begin to develop a purity of heart that translates into actions. Wearing this breastplate creates a lifestyle of putting into practice what we believe in our hearts. As our lives become conformed to the image of Christ (Romans --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abimbola-arawande/message
