Lesson 23: The Helmet of Salvation, part 2

Ephesians 6:17 - …and take the helmet of salvation,

The deadly weapons the evil ones hurl at us are all packaged into something as innocent as a thought, and we must deal with this every moment of our life. Satan has influenced and infected this world. Darkness is all around us. As a result, he seeks to take our minds. The battlefield is the mind, and he seeks to lead us astray from the truth of God's Word.

God gives us the helmet to protect our head from the enemy's attacks. So why does the enemy go for the head? Because your head is a very important part of your body. It contains your brain, which controls everything. Your head determines how you think about all of life. How you think in large part determines how you feel and how you act. To put on the helmet of salvation requires that you learn to think biblically about the world and its views. You must develop a Christian mind, a saved mind. Your head determines how you function in all of life. If your brain is not working properly, it affects how other parts of your body work. A brain injury can affect motor skills or the ability to speak or think clearly. If a soldier got knocked unconscious by a blow to the head, he was probably doomed. He had to guard his head by having his helmet securely in place.


When Paul tells us to take the helmet of salvation, he is saying, "Do not go into the world with your head unprotected. Mind the head! " It determines how you think, how you function in all of life, and how you relate to people. We must watch our thoughts, they become words; watch our words, they become actions; watch our actions, they become habits; watch our habits, they become character; watch our character, for it becomes your destiny. Our brain is the most important part of our body that can never be healed of serious injury!

Careless Christians ignore, or sometimes even ridicule, the need for sound doctrine. They want experience, not doctrine. They want good feelings, not careful thinking. Because they do not mind their heads, they are not transformed by the renewing of their minds (Romans 12:1-2). Rather, they are conformed to this evil world. But God gives us the helmet of salvation for a very good reason – because how you think determines how you think about all of life.

To put on the helmet of salvation requires that you learn to think biblically about worldviews. You must develop a Christian mind, a saved mind. Pay attention to your thought life. Do not ever take that awareness off! Wrong thinking leads to wrong behavior! This is precisely where the enemy will strike every single day! He knows what he is doing! Mind your head Christian! Get your helmet on!

How can salvation be our helmet? More in our next lesson.