We cannot clothe ourselves in our personal righteousness, because any righteousness we have in ourselves falls short of God's standard of righteousness. Instead, we must shield our hearts with the righteousness of Christ. We are declared righteous because of his righteousness, not because of anything in ourselves. For a free PowerPoint download of this presentation visit us at wwwBibleguy.org.

1. Guard Your Heart
Ephesians 6:14b

3. Proverbs 4:23–27 (ESV)
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow
the springs of life.
24 Put away from you crooked speech, and put
devious talk far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze
be straight before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways
will be sure.
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your
foot away from evil.

4. Put On the Breastplate of
Righteousness
As the Breastplate guards the
heart of the soldier.
So, righteousness guards the
heart of the Christ’s Soldier.

5. Ephesians 6:10–20 (ESV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put
on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the
schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic
powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in
the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and
having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for
your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To
that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all
the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in
opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for
which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I
ought to speak.

6. Ephesians 6:10–20 (ESV)
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put
on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the
schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic
powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in
the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand firm. 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and
having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for
your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
16 In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17 and take the helmet
of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To
that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all
the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in
opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for
which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I
ought to speak.

7. Messiah Wears Righteousness
Isaiah 59:17
17 He put on righteousness
as a breastplate,
and a helmet of salvation
on his head;
he put on garments of
vengeance for clothing,
and wrapped himself in zeal
as a cloak.

8. Satan Looks For An Opportunity
Ephesians 4:26–27
26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go
down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity
to the devil.
1 Peter 5:8
8 Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary
the devil prowls around like a roaring lion,
seeking someone to devour.

9. Satan Takes Note of the Righteous
Job 1:1–11
1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and
that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and
turned away from evil. 2 There were born to him seven sons
and three daughters. 3 He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000
camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very
many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the
people of the east. 4 His sons used to go and hold a feast in the
house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite
their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 And when the
days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and
consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and
offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For
Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed
God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

10. Satan Accuses the Righteous
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present
themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among
them. 7 The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?”
Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on
the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 8 And the
LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that
there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright
man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” 9 Then Satan
answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no
reason? 10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his
house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the
work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the
land. 11 But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has,
and he will curse you to your face.”

11. Zechariah 3:1–5
3 Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing
before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his
right hand to accuse him. 2 And the LORD said to Satan,
“The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen
Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from
the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel,
clothed with filthy garments. 4 And the angel said to those
who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy
garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have
taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you
with pure vestments.” 5 And I said, “Let them put a clean
turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his
head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of
the LORD was standing by.

12. The Accuser will be punished
Revelation 12:10
10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying,
“Now the salvation and the power and the
kingdom of our God and the authority of his
Christ have come, for the accuser of our
brothers has been thrown down, who accuses
them day and night before our God.

13. We can not stand against Satan
in our own Righteousness.
Neither God nor Satan are
impressed by our attempts to
be Righteous.

15. What Is Self-Righteousness
Convinced of one's own righteousness especially
in contrast with the actions and beliefs of
others : narrow-mindedly moralistic
Not restricted to Religious People
There are self-righteous atheists
There are self-righteous vegans
Anyone that holds to a view he/she thinks is morally
right and casts insults at those of another view.

16. It’s not self-righteousness
Deuteronomy 9:4–6
4 “Do not say in your heart, after the LORD your God has thrust
them out before you, ‘It is because of my righteousness that
the LORD has brought me in to possess this land,’ whereas it is
because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is
driving them out before you. 5 Not because of your
righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going
in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of
these nations the LORD your God is driving them out from
before you, and that he may confirm the word that the LORD
swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
6 “Know, therefore, that the LORD your God is not giving you
this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for
you are a stubborn people.

17. No One Is Righteous
Romans 3:9–20
9 What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For
we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are
under sin, 10 as it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands; no one seeks for God. 12 All have
turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one
does good, not even one.” 13 “Their throat is an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.” “The venom of asps is
under their lips.” 14 “Their mouth is full of curses and
bitterness.” 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood; 16 in their
paths are ruin and misery, 17and the way of peace they have
not known.” 18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those
who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped,
and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20 For
by works of the law no human being will be justified in his
sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

18. What Is Righteousness
• Simply Defined: It is doing that which is right.
• How do we determine what is right?
– Culture
– Conscience
– Feelings/Emotions
– Logic/Reason
– Religion
– God’s Word

19. Put on Christ’s Righteousness

20. Put on Christ’s Righteousness
Romans 13:12–14
12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So
then let us cast off the works of darkness and
put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly
as in the daytime, not in orgies and
drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and
sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But
put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no
provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

21. Christ’s Righteousness is Ours
Romans 8:1–4
8 There is therefore now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the
Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the
law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the
law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By
sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh
and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in
order that the righteous requirement of the law
might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to
the flesh but according to the Spirit.

22. We Can’t boast of our righteousness
1 Corinthians 1:27–31
27 But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the
wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the
strong; 28 God chose what is low and despised in the
world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things
that are, 29 so that no human being might boast in the
presence of God. 30 And because of him you are in Christ
Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God,
righteousness and sanctification and redemption, 31 so
that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the
Lord.”

23. Ephesians 4:22–24
22 to put off your old self, which belongs to your
former manner of life and is corrupt through
deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the
spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on the new
self, created after the likeness of God in true
righteousness and holiness.

24. Colossians 3:4–10
4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will
appear with him in glory. 5 Put to death therefore what is
earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil
desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account
of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too
once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now
you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,
slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to
one another, seeing that you have put off the old self
with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is
being renewed in knowledge after the image of its
creator.

25. Christ Is Our Advocate
1 John 1:7–2:1
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his
Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we
say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word
is not in us.
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so
that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an
advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

26. When Satan Accuses
• He will remind you of the
sins you’ve committed.
– You’re a looser
– You’re a sinner
– You’re a bad parent
– You’re a bad spouse
– How can God love you

27. Stand Your Ground
Guard your
heart with the
breastplate of
Christ’s
Righteousness.