Walking in Truth: The First Step in Spiritual Armor (G. Hayhoe,1965)

In this 1965 Detroit Bible Conference excerpt, Gordon Hayhoe expounds Ephesians 6:14 on the “girdle of truth,” stressing that the first pieces of the Armour of God relate to personal life and walk. He explains the loins as a figure of emotions and desires, urging believers—especially young people—to keep affections and impulses restrained by God’s Word rather than the world’s push for “freeness” that sets aside biblical restraint. Using the image of tightening loose garments for movement, he warns that one cannot “relax” with the world and cites examples like marrying an unsaved partner and living with hidden sin as defeats enabled by ungirded loins. He stresses for holiness in thought and walk, truthfulness and uprightness, and warns that without this foundation there is no power for faith or spiritual conflict.Submit questions and comments to www.ThoughtsofChrist.com