"Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth" Ephesians
The KJV version of this verse uses the words "loins" and "girt." Just for clarity's sake, the loins are the part of the body between the hips and lower ribs. To girt something means to encircle it so it is bound with a belt or band. This is why we hear this verse referred to as "The Belt of Truth."
The spiritual belt serves to hold up our faith; which is the truth of Christ. Just like the belt you wear holds up your pants. The belt of truth is a foundational piece of armor. It has to be put on before anything else because it is underneath all the other armor. Without the belt of truth no other piece of armor would be functional because the faith in the truth of Christ would be missing.
There are two verses that explain the “truth” that is being preserved through this piece of armor:
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6
“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8: 31-32
The belt grounds us in our faith and makes us stronger when we operate in the truth of Jesus. Don’t be caught without yours.
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