There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

ability to stop the flying arrows of the adversary are based upon the amount of biblical teaching and knowledge you have received and the level of a prayer life in which you are walking. A new convert is like a soldier going through boot camp. Often young, future soldiers will think, “What have I gotten myself into?” They miss home, they miss their old friends, and at times wish they could quit and go back to their old way of life. However, after forging relationships and team building with other future soldiers, and catching the vision of their role as a defender of freedom, they survive boot camp and learn how to dress for the battle and use their weapons to defend themselves and their fellow soldiers in a real conflict. T HE TYPES OF DARTS OF THE ENEMY The shield of faith is used to “quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one” (Eph. 6:16). In the Roman period there were three types of arrows that could be chosen in a battle. The first was the normal arrow tipped with a sharp, pointed metal arrowhead, the most common in war. The second was a normal looking arrow with the metal tip dipped in a pitch, tar-like substance, lit aflame, then shot from the bow against wooden frames or wooden structures. When hitting its target, this arrow caused a small fire (a burning ) that damaged what it struck and distracted the opponent. The third type of arrow was formed by filling the stem of the arrow with a combustible substance, lighting the arrowhead, and sending the arrow in the direction of the enemy. Once the arrow struck the target, the impact split the stem of the arrow, scattering the combustible liquid and causing the fire on the tip to spread