Battlefield Brief – Armor Edition

Week 2: Breastplate of Righteousness

Mission Objective:

Protect your spiritual core with the righteousness that only comes from Jesus Christ—because a vulnerable heart makes for easy targeting.

“Stand therefore… with the breastplate of righteousness in place.” — Ephesians 6:14 (CSB)

This week’s gear isn’t ornamental. It’s vital.
Because if the enemy can pierce your heart, he’ll steal your joy, sabotage your peace, and disable your witness.

Gear Specs: What Is the Breastplate?

The Roman breastplate was made of overlapping metal plates or sculpted bronze that protected your heart, lungs, and guts—everything you can’t survive without.

Spiritually, your breastplate is righteousness.
Not yours.
His.

“He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us,
so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” — 2 Corinthians 5:21

This is your bulletproof grace vest.
It doesn’t just say you’re clean—it makes you legally declared righteous in the courts of heaven.

Tactical Threat Assessment: What You’re Defending Against

Your heart is under attack every day. The enemy launches:

• Condemnation: “You’re not good enough.”

• Legalism: “Earn it. Keep earning it. You’re falling behind.”

• Shame grenades: “If people knew the real you, they’d run.”

• Religious performance anxiety: “God might love you, but He’s not thrilled about it.”

These are heart shots—calculated strikes on your identity.

Without the breastplate, you’re wide open.

Doctrine Drill Down: What Righteousness Are We Talking About?