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    Armor of Christ: Preparation and Engagement in Spiritual Warfare
    Armor of Christ: Preparation and Engagement in Spiritual Warfare
    Armor of Christ: Preparation and Engagement in Spiritual Warfare
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    Armor of Christ: Preparation and Engagement in Spiritual Warfare

    By Rogerio Cietto

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    Christian, are you ready for battle? I'm not talking about combating men of flesh and blood. These are also dangerous, and it's important to be ready against those who want to make you harm, that's for sure. It's about another battlefield. The struggle against the devil may take place on the spiritual battlefield, but the evil sends several secretaries of flesh and blood from its many combat echelons in order to disturb the life of the Christians. The camouflage is impeccable, weapons of any kind, caliber and configuration. It uses even chemical and biological weapons (didn't get it? Crack and AIDS are some) and nobody accuses it of war crimes. Its tactics challenge strategists like Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Napoleon or Patton. Are you ready for THIS kind of combat?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRogerio Cietto
    Release dateAug 8, 2019
    ISBN9780463556580
    Armor of Christ: Preparation and Engagement in Spiritual Warfare
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    Rogerio Cietto

    ?? Um livro, Um dólar, Um bambu ??Para cada livro comprado vamos plantar um bambu em uma área degradada no cerrado brasileiro.?? One book, One dollar, One bamboo ??For each book purchased we will plant a bamboo in a degraded area at the Brazilian cerrado (savanna).?? Un livre, Un dollar, Un bambou ??Pour chaque livre acheté nous planterons un bambou dans une zone degradée du cerrado (savane) brésilien.?? Un libro, Un dólar, Un bambú ??Por cada libro comprado plantaremos un bambú en un área degradada en el cerrado brasileño (sabana).Rogério Paiva Cietto was born in a small town in São Paulo, Brazil, and worked as an attorney, language teacher, and also in civil construction.Nowadays he serves the people as a military officer in the Brazilian Army, as a Legal Advisor in International Humanitarian Law.Married to Camila and father of Maísa and Alessa, he is a devoted and caring leader of his family.As a consecrated member of the Holy Family Community in Goiânia, he is the coordinator of a spiritual retreat with physical activities, called Christian Armor Camp (CAC).He's planning to start with some friends a work cooperative in the heart of Brazil, manufacturing Guadua Bamboo for a number of uses, as a way to help the planet and the people.

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      Armor of Christ - Rogerio Cietto

      ARMOR OF CHRIST – Preparation and engagement in spiritual battle

      Published by Rogerio Paiva Cietto at Smashwords

      Copyright 2019 Rogerio Paiva Cietto

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

      INDEX

      Introduction

      1. Vigilance

      2. Belt of Truth

      3. Breastplate of Righteousness

      4. Sandals of Readiness

      5. Shield of Faith

      6. Helmet of Salvation

      7. Sword of the Spirit

      8. Time for Battle

      Conclusion

      INTRODUCTION

      Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me, Psalms 34 (35), 1

      Christian, are you ready for battle? I'm not talking about combating men of flesh and blood. These are also dangerous, and it's important to be ready against those who want to make you harm, that's for sure. It's about another battlefield. The struggle against the devil may take place on the spiritual battlefield, but the evil sends several secretaries of flesh and blood from its many combat echelons in order to disturb the life of the Christians. The camouflage is impeccable, weapons of any kind, caliber and configuration. It uses even chemical and biological weapons (didn't get it? Crack and AIDS are some) and nobody accuses it of war crimes. Its tactics challenge strategists like Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Napoleon or Patton. Are you ready for THIS kind of combat?

      I thought I were. I went to mass, confessed once in a while, tried to say the truth, pay my bills, be a good father and husband. I prayed the Rosary before the exams for a public career and was approved, even though I studied many unnecessary subjects. I did fasting to find an apartment close to my kids' school. I asked God to delay the takeoff of a plane until I arrive at the airport and miraculously my plea was answered. I even went to praying groups according to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. But the enemy used many breaches, and attacked the moment my guard was low. These few words are a testimony of divine grace and mercy, and an effort so that others learn with my mistakes. Saint Paul wrote to Timothy: I have fought the good fight, I finished the race, I kept the faith. So, what kind of fight is that, in which at the end of the career the person did not lose faith nor hope? More important, how to prepare and engage in this good fight?

      Who has been in the physical battlefield knows very well (or should know) that the combat begins at the spiritual level, continues at the spiritual level and ends at the spiritual level. It's easy to realize that during the training. The psychological preparation to do operational courses demands from the student a goal, an objective. Nobody will make himself suffer only because of the suffering, for masochism. The students motivated by the vanity of saying I am good!, for an increase in payment or to transmit his anger to someone may eventually complete the course, with a lot of effort, but that suffering brought no personal grow, and he learned nothing about spiritual warfare. These do not go far.

      The physical preparation dissociated from the

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