There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

what you have read or heard burns into your heart, and your faith becomes energized. The Scriptures are the sword of the “Spirit,” or the weapon of the Holy Spirit, as He is the agent who inspired the prophets to pen the Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:21). If the Bible is His personal sword, which severs the lies of the enemy, cuts the hardened layers off your heart, and defends you from outward demonic assaults, then it requires the Holy Spirit to be present, as He is the agent of faith. If a minister or his members fight against the operation and manifestation of the Holy Spirit in their local church, then the people will develop a form of Christianity without the dynamic power (2 Tim. 3:5). They will have a confession of faith but often lack a growing faith, which should accompany spiritual maturity. As stated, the Word of God is a two-edged sword and operates on two levels: one is defensive and one is offensive. As a defensive weapon, the Word of God defends your heart against lies and deception. It also defends the mind against mental attacks and is a weapon to defend against the power of temptation. It has within its “spiritual DNA” the inherent power to resist, restrain, and rebuke. As an offensive weapon, the Word of God attacks the power and presence of sin as it cuts into the human spirit and begins to extract the sin influence out of your inner man. The Word of God is an offensive weapon to attack sickness, and it becomes the scalpel of the Great Physician to eradicate sickness and disease out of the human body. The Word is also an offensive, protective weapon to guard against thoughts of seduction as it cuts into channels of the mind. The Word of God divides the soul from the spirit