Zadok Discipleship Course - Armed for War · Dr. Steve Foss · Course Completion

Lessons 45-48

Feet, Shield, Helmet & Sword - Final Lessons

Concept Review Test · 30 Questions · 50 Points · Dr. Steve Foss

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Lesson 45 - Feet Shod with the Gospel of Peace: Eirene = "at one again"; shod = firm-footed stability; the Georgia campus open vision; two root spirits (insecurity and inferiority); same two spirits loosed on Eve; the dandruff commercial and the machinery of deception; doxa (John 17); union defeats insecurity and inferiority; 24 identity declarations in Christ.
Lesson 46 - The Shield of Faith: Angel of Purity vision (1999); the shield protects the mind; six precepts - pistis as fidelity; doubt = thinking another thought; faith as confidence (Gideon); Peter walking on water; faith works by love (Gal. 5:6 AMPC); agape as deliberate choice of will; three marks of faith through love (Luke 9:23); holiness and faith are the same reality.
Lesson 47 - The Helmet of Salvation: Biblical hope = desire with absolute expectation; the pregnant woman illustration; helmet = hope of final salvation, not the memory of conversion; "watch" = to expect; 1 John 3:3 - hope produces purity; the dash on the tombstone; defensive against discouragement/complacency/despair; Proverbs 29:18 - no vision = no restraint; the offensive weapon against hopelessness.
Lesson 48 - The Sword of the Spirit: Machaira = dagger 6-12 inches; two purposes (close combat + surgical); the brazen laver; spiritual anesthesia - Spirit saturation enables the cutting; Luke 4 - identity attack (inferiority then superiority); "It is written"; reading Scripture to the bound demon for 30 minutes; the semicolon in Eph. 6:17-18 = "by means of"; the closing prophetic word.

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Part A

Multiple Choice - 20 Questions · 2 pts each · 40 pts

Lesson 45 - Feet Shod with the Gospel of Peace

Question 1

Most teachers say Ephesians 6:15 means you should always be ready to share your faith. Lesson 45 says this misses the actual revelation. What does the lesson say the feet shod with the gospel of peace actually produces, and why?

A. It produces evangelistic readiness - the gospel message memorized and available under pressure. B. It produces cross-cultural communication skills to share the gospel in any context. C. It produces firm-footed stability - the stance of someone who cannot be knocked over. Because eirene (peace) means "at one again," the gospel of peace is the revelation of union with God. When you enter into the experience of being at one with the God who upholds all things, your foundation is unshakable. No circumstance, demon, or accusation can move you. D. It produces relational peace with others, resolving the interpersonal conflicts that create spiritual vulnerability.

Question 2

In the Georgia campus vision, binding each individual smaller spirit - hate, rage, drugs, suicide - produced only a flutter. When the binding stopped, each one stood back up. Why, and what was the breakthrough strategy?

A. Each smaller spirit drew its strength from the two giant root spirits of insecurity and inferiority. Addressing symptoms without addressing the roots guaranteed temporary results. The breakthrough came by identifying and attacking the root spirits, after which the smaller spirits had no power source to draw from. B. The prayer lacked fasting, which Scripture establishes as required for this category of demonic binding. C. The spirits returned because the students had not yet believed, removing the spiritual authority needed to sustain the binding. D. Individual spirit-binding always requires corporate intercession to hold; solo prayer cannot maintain it.

Question 3

The devil told Eve she would "be like God" - when she was already in His image. Lesson 45 says the same two-step strategy is deployed constantly against believers today. What are the two steps, and what is the substitute always offered?

A. Step 1: tempt with visible pleasure; Step 2: produce shame after yielding. The substitute is self-forgiveness rituals. B. Step 1: attack doctrine; Step 2: introduce counterfeit theology. The substitute is false religious systems. C. Step 1: isolate the believer from community; Step 2: introduce discouragement. The substitute is digital distraction. D. Step 1: insecurity - shake the foundation by causing doubt in what God has said. Step 2: inferiority - make you feel less than what God has made you. Then, before the genuine identity can be recovered, the substitute is offered: drugs, immorality, pride, performance - each providing a temporary sensation of security or value. The moment the substitute is taken, the very thing being sought is lost.

Question 4

Jesus prayed in John 17 that believers would be one with the Father and Son "to the same degree" the Father and Son are one. Lesson 45 says the Greek word doxa ("glory") was given to us completely. Why does this obliterate inferiority?

A. Because the glory of God makes believers radiate light that others perceive as authority and worth. B. Because doxa means all that God is and all that God has - given fully in Christ, nothing held back. When the totality of what God is and possesses has been given to you, there is no higher position available in the universe. You lack nothing. Inferiority has no ground to stand on when you possess everything God has given His Son. C. Because the glory produces supernatural experiences that emotionally override feelings of inferiority. D. Because the prayer of Jesus guarantees that feelings of inferiority will gradually diminish as spiritual maturity develops.

Question 5

The dandruff commercial account illustrates that the machinery of modern marketing is entirely built on insecurity and inferiority. Lesson 45 says God's answer to this pervasive system is not a better self-image program. What is it?

A. Emotional healing from past wounds that created the original vulnerability to insecurity. B. Strong community and accountability relationships that provide external validation of worth. C. The revealed realities of who you are in Christ - not affirmations, but facts. Speak them and let them go past the intellect into the spirit. When you walk in the experience of being at one again with God, knowing who you are and Whose you are, insecurity has nothing to stand on and inferiority has no ground to work from. That is what it means to have your feet shod. D. Cognitive reframing techniques rooted in Scripture to replace negative thought patterns with positive ones.

Lesson 46 - The Shield of Faith

Question 6

Lesson 46 defines faith (pistis) as fidelity - not feeling. The Roman centurion illustration establishes why. What did the centurion understand that Jesus called "greater faith than all Israel"?

A. He understood the compassion of Jesus and trusted His willingness to heal regardless of distance. B. He demonstrated extraordinary persistence in pursuing Jesus despite social and religious barriers. C. He had witnessed enough miracles to have confident expectation that Jesus would act on his behalf. D. He understood authority - that a word from proper authority is sufficient without physical presence. Faith is the exaltation of what God has said above what you see, feel, think, or experience. When you submit to authority, you release and empower that authority to act for you. The centurion did not need Jesus to come; the word of the authority was sufficient. That is faith as fidelity in action.

Question 7

When Jesus rebuked the disciples after the storm, He said "little faith" - and the word "little" means short-lasting. He also asked "why did you doubt?" not "why were you afraid?" What is the lesson's precise distinction?

A. Fear and doubt are the same thing - Jesus was being redundant to emphasize the severity of the failure. B. Fear was the symptom; doubt was the root. Doubt means to think another thought - to give a rival authority (the storm) equal or greater voice than the Word of God. Short-lasting loyalty to His word produced the fear. Anxiety is doubt in practice - the mind rehearsing a future where God's word cannot be trusted. Jesus addressed the root, not the symptom. C. Jesus considered fear sinful but doubt understandable, and was distinguishing the more serious failure from the lesser one. D. The distinction is primarily linguistic - Jesus was adapting His language to different emotional registers in the same experience.

Question 8

Gideon was hiding on a threshing floor, from the weakest clan of the weakest tribe, when God called him "mighty man of valor." Lesson 46 says this account illustrates the third precept - faith as confidence in the value God has set on you. How does Gideon's story show when the shield goes up?

A. The shield went up when the identity God declared began to govern his mind more than his circumstances. God spoke life into a hiding coward, establishing the revelation of the value God was placing on him. Through that process, the coward subdued a kingdom. When what God says about you governs the mind more powerfully than what you see about yourself, the darts of shame and inferiority are quenched before they land. B. The shield went up when Gideon mustered enough courage to obey despite his circumstances, proving that action generates faith. C. The shield went up when Gideon received confirmation through fleeces, showing that faith requires external signs before advancing. D. The shield went up when the community of Israel rallied behind him, demonstrating that faith operates through corporate agreement.

Question 9

Galatians 5:6 AMPC says faith is "activated, energized, expressed, and working through love." Lesson 46 draws a precise contrast: if faith works through love, then what works through fear?

A. Sin works through fear - moral failure is always driven by the fear of lacking something. B. The flesh works through fear - the carnal nature is governed by self-preservation as its operating system. C. Doubt works through fear - it is the counterfeit operating system. Peter walked on water when love pulled him forward; he sank when self-preservation took over. Faith: love in action, eyes on the authority and goodness of God. Doubt: self-preservation in action, eyes on the threat, saving self. These are the two operating systems. D. Unbelief works through fear - while doubt is intellectual, unbelief is the deeper emotional rejection of God's word.

Question 10

Lesson 46 says holiness and faith are not in tension - they are "the same thing seen from different angles." The angel of Purity carried the shield of faith. What does this connection establish?

A. That holiness is a prerequisite that must be achieved before faith becomes effective in spiritual warfare. B. That faith produces holiness as a fruit, making holiness the evidence of whether genuine faith exists. C. That both holiness and faith require sustained spiritual discipline over many years before either operates at full strength. D. Holiness is the life that has chosen love over self. Faith is the loyal confidence that makes that choice sustainable. Love is the fuel that keeps faith burning. Faith as fidelity = choosing the will of the Beloved above your own = agape love = the choice that constitutes holiness. They are one reality, not two separate virtues to be balanced against each other.

Lesson 47 - The Helmet of Salvation

Question 11

The helmet of salvation in Ephesians 6:17 is widely taught as a reminder of the believer's born-again experience. Lesson 47 says this is a critical error. What does "salvation" actually refer to here, and why does the distinction matter?

A. It refers to ongoing daily deliverance from sin - the helmet protects the mind during the process of sanctification. B. It refers to the final completed redemption at Christ's return - a forward-looking, burning anticipation. The helmet is not the memory of conversion; it is the hope of final salvation. This distinction matters because a backward-looking memory produces nostalgia, while a forward-burning hope produces discipline, purity, urgency, and a mind anchored against the enemy's most powerful attacks. C. It refers to the full scope of salvation including healing and prosperity - the helmet is confidence in all God's promises. D. It refers to the assurance of election - certainty of being saved produces the stability that protects the mind.

Question 12

The pregnant woman illustration in Lesson 47 is the primary test for distinguishing genuine hope from a vague wish. What is the test, and what does it expose?

A. Genuine hope drives you to act now as if the fulfillment is already a done conclusion - preparing before arrival. A woman convinced a baby is coming buys clothes, prepares a nursery, changes her habits and diet before the birth. The test: are you preparing for what you say you are hoping for? "I hope for revival" - are you preparing for revival? If not, you are wishing, not hoping. B. Genuine hope is measured by emotional intensity - the stronger the feeling, the more genuine the hope. C. Genuine hope is measured by how long it has been sustained - hopes that persist through difficulty are genuine; passing ones are not. D. Genuine hope is demonstrated by verbal confession - speaking it out consistently proves the hope is real.

Question 13

1 John 3:3 says: "Everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure." How does Lesson 47 say the hope of Christ's return produces holiness - and why is this significant?

A. The fear of judgment at Christ's return drives believers to eliminate sin before He arrives. B. The hope activates a spiritual discipline reflex that systematically removes areas of compromise. C. The theological certainty of His return produces logical motivation for consistent holy living. D. Not fear or legalism, but anticipation - the burning desire to see Him makes you want to be ready for Him. The hope itself produces the holiness. When you genuinely expect to see someone you deeply love, you prepare yourself for them. The purity flows from love and anticipation, not from duty. This is significant because it shows the helmet is connected to love, just as the shield is.

Question 14

Proverbs 29:18 says: "Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint." The gym illustration in Lesson 47 applies this. What does the lesson say this reveals about the offensive function of the helmet?

A. That leaders with vision can motivate others to restrain themselves through inspirational preaching about the future. B. That corporate prayer for revival produces the vision that then generates community-wide restraint and transformation. C. When you rob a person of hope, you rob them of the power of self-restraint. When you give them a strong enough hope, you give them power to discipline themselves, push through difficulty, and make costly sacrifices - like the person with their goal on the wall who changes diet and wakes up early. The helmet is offensive because it makes the bearer dangerous: disciplined, pure, willing to pay a price for eternity. D. That the vision of revival is more motivating than the hope of Christ's return and should be the primary focus of prophetic declaration.

Question 15

The dash on the tombstone illustration in Lesson 47 reframes every loss, setback, and injustice. What does the lesson say the eternal perspective does to the power of present circumstances over the mind?

A. After ten million years of worshipping at the feet of Jesus, the dash - your entire earthly life - will mean nothing. It is a blip followed by unending glory. When this is genuinely settled in the mind, temporary pain loses power over a mind fixed on permanent glory. The losses are real, but they are temporary. The helmet guards against discouragement, complacency, and despair precisely because eternity recalibrates everything. B. Eternal perspective causes believers to disengage from earthly concerns in order to focus entirely on spiritual preparation. C. Eternal perspective produces emotional detachment that allows believers to process suffering without being affected by it. D. Eternal perspective is primarily relevant at the moment of death and has limited practical application in daily spiritual warfare.

Lesson 48 - The Sword of the Spirit

Question 16

Paul uses the Greek word machaira for the sword of the Spirit, not the large broadsword of a knight. Why does the specific type of sword matter for understanding how the Word operates?

A. The short blade indicates that the Word operates in private prayer, not in public proclamation or confrontation. B. The machaira is a dagger for close combat and surgical cutting - not distance warfare. The Word operates in intimate, personal, and precise ways: close-range combat with the enemy and surgical removal of infection from inside the believer's life. Both functions require proximity, not distance. You cannot cut out an infection from across a room. C. The small size indicates the Word is a defensive weapon only - small enough to carry at all times but not large enough to strike offensively. D. The dagger indicates the Word operates primarily in deliverance ministry contexts where close-range spiritual combat is required.

Question 17

The Holy Spirit revealed that waves of the Spirit - laughter, refreshing, saturation - serve a specific purpose in relation to the sword of the Spirit. What is it?

A. They prepare the congregation emotionally to receive difficult teaching by creating positive relational atmosphere. B. They transfer anointing from mature believers to those who are new in the Spirit, filling them for future service. C. They produce corporate unity, which is required before the Word can operate with full power in a gathered community. D. Spiritual anesthesia - to saturate the believer enough that when the Word comes and cuts, they can endure it without running. Like alcohol before surgery in the ancient world, the Holy Spirit fills the person so deeply that when the infection is cut out it is painful but bearable. You can say: "Go ahead, God. It hurts. But go ahead. I want to be clean."

Question 18

The devil attacked Jesus with inferiority first ("If You are the Son of God") and then with superiority ("All this I will give You"). Lesson 48 says this is the same two-step strategy used in the Garden. What does this reveal about the enemy's primary target?

A. The enemy primarily targets physical needs - both temptations involved tangible offers of bread and kingdoms. B. The enemy targets willpower - both temptations were tests of Jesus' ability to sustain obedience under pressure. C. The enemy's primary and unchanging target is identity - who you believe you are and Whose you are. Make you feel less than you are (inferiority), or offer you a sensation of more that bypasses the Father (superiority). Both are the same lie: your real identity is not enough. Jesus answered both with "It is written" - the Word that establishes true identity cannot be displaced by either attack. D. The enemy targets spiritual authority - both temptations were designed to get Jesus to operate outside the Father's will.

Question 19

During the night of warfare, the bound demon was held while Scripture was read to it for thirty minutes - every passage about the devil's coming judgment, destruction, chains, and the lake of fire. The demon left faster than any other had. What does Lesson 48 say this illustrates about the Word used offensively?

A. The Word of God literally pummels the enemy - he is not free from being injured by it. The demons screamed when Jesus cast them out for the same reason. The Word declared in faith is not a gentle suggestion; it is a weapon that does actual damage to the forces of darkness. The devil is not unmoved by it; he is injured by it. B. Extended prayer marathons are the most effective form of spiritual warfare against high-level demonic forces. C. Specific passages about demonic judgment must be memorized and declared in precise sequence to be effective against bound spirits. D. The demons flee from Scripture because they are compelled by angelic authority to respond to quoted Word regardless of the speaker's faith level.

Question 20

The semicolon in Ephesians 6:17-18 between "word of God" and "praying" carries the meaning "by means of" in the original language. What does this grammatical connection establish as the final key to wielding the sword effectively?

A. Prayer is a prerequisite that must precede the speaking of the Word - preparation before proclamation. B. Prayer and the Word are parallel disciplines that together produce spiritual effectiveness when practiced consistently. C. The sword of the Spirit is activated by the frequency and intensity of private prayer as its power source. D. Take the sword of the Spirit by means of praying - speak the Word in prayer, declare the Word in intercession, use the Word as the substance of your prayers. When you do, God's Word will not return void, the enemy will be pummeled, strongholds will fall. Prayer is not separate from the sword; it is the act of wielding it. This is the closing commission of the entire course.

Part B

True or False - 10 Statements · 1 pt each · 10 pts

Lessons 45 & 46 - Feet Shod & Shield of Faith

1. Lesson 45 teaches that the primary meaning of Ephesians 6:15 is evangelistic readiness - the feet shod with the gospel means the believer is always prepared to share their faith with others.

TRUE FALSE

2. Lesson 45 teaches that the same two spirits released upon Eve in the Garden of Eden - insecurity and inferiority - are the same two root spirits the devil deploys constantly against God's people today.

TRUE FALSE

3. Lesson 46 teaches that faith is primarily an emotional experience of spiritual intensity - a feeling of confident expectation worked up through prayer and worship - rather than a posture of loyal submission to God's Word.

TRUE FALSE

4. Lesson 46 teaches that agape love and faith (fidelity) are not two separate virtues but the same reality seen from two angles - the deliberate choice to lay down self-will in submission to God is simultaneously faith and love.

TRUE FALSE

5. Lesson 46 teaches that fear is the opposite of faith - and that eliminating fear through spiritual experiences is the primary way to raise the shield of faith.

TRUE FALSE

Lessons 47 & 48 - Helmet of Salvation & Sword of the Spirit

6. Lesson 47 teaches that the Greek word translated "watch" in Matthew 24:42 means to look and expect something to happen - a command to have an active, living hope in the return of Christ, not merely a warning to be cautious or vigilant against attack.

TRUE FALSE

7. Lesson 47 teaches that a church focused primarily on what God will do for believers in this life - blessings, provision, and prosperity - is correctly wearing the helmet of salvation, since those promises are part of the gospel.

TRUE FALSE

8. Lesson 48 teaches that the sword of the Spirit serves two distinct purposes: close-range offensive combat against the enemy, and surgical removal of worldly infection from the believer's own life.

TRUE FALSE

9. Lesson 48 teaches that Jesus primarily fought the devil's forty-day wilderness assault through internal spiritual resistance - resisting in His heart and spirit - rather than by speaking the Word aloud.

TRUE FALSE

10. Lesson 48 teaches that the semicolon in Ephesians 6:17-18 connects the sword of the Spirit with praying through the meaning "by means of" - establishing that the way to wield the sword is by speaking the Word in prayer and intercession.

TRUE FALSE

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Part A - Multiple Choice (20 questions × 2 pts)

Part B - True or False (10 questions × 1 pt)

Total

"Put on the whole armor of God. Shod your feet with the gospel of peace - you are at one with God. Raise the shield of faith - fidelity through love. Put on the helmet - the King is coming. Take the sword - open your mouth and say, 'It is written.' And in the evil day, having done all - stand."

- Dr. Steve Foss, Lessons 45-48 · Ephesians 6:14-18 · Course Completion · Armed for War

Lessons 45-48

Feet, Shield, Helmet & Sword - Final Lessons

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