Lesson 5: Helmet of Salvation
Helmet of Salvation: Explained and Applied
“Take the helmet of salvation,” (Ephesians 6:17)
What It Means:
Salvation comes the moment we place our trust on Jesus’ death and resurrection as
the payment for our sin. But salvation is also worked out through a lengthy process of
sanctification.
The helmet of salvation (like the breastplate of righteousness) rests on the work of Christ
to save us, but also involves us as we journey with the Lord and allow Him to work that
salvation into every part of our thoughts. The battlefield of our mind is the primary place
spiritual battle is fought. The Lord works His freeing truth into our perspectives while the
enemy fights for strongholds to bind us (John 10:10).
How to Apply It:
🗸 Surrender thoughts that don’t line up with Scripture. As Colossians 3:2 says, “Set your
minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
🗸 Remember the Lord’s character and faithfulness in Scripture as well as in your life
experience.
🗸 Wash your mind with the renewing of God’s Word. As Romans 12:2 says, “Do not
conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and
perfect will.”