Whom Do We Listen To? Part 21

Whom Do We Listen To? Part 21
Friday, May 29, 2026 by Dr. James W. Walraven

Categories: Apologetics / Apostasy / Contemporary issues / Scripture discussion / Spiritual deception / Spiritual warfare / The church / Thought for Today / Truth telling

Do we listen to teachers who habitually twist Scripture? In this post, we will look at one passage in detail and see how subtle the NAR Scripture twisting can be.

Ephesians 6:10–17 is the classic passage that deals with the armor of God. For the NAR, and their belief in a literal warfare driven generation of Christians, a generation that transforms the church into its immortal victorious state, the passage is central.

Ephesians 6:10–17 (ESV): Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

How does the NAR interpret the passage? Bill Hamon, in “God’s Weapons of War,” Bloomington: Chosen Books, 2018,* page 98, provides the answer. We will look at his description of all the pieces of the armor except the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God.

He states: “The helmet of salvation represents our covering by the blood of Jesus. The breastplate of righteousness means our trust is completely in God and our attitude and actions are according to the righteousness of Christ. The belt of truth means we have balanced doctrine and are walking in all presently restored truth. The combat boots mean you are properly prepared to demonstrate the Gospel and ready to march in the army of the Lord. The shield of faith shows you know the Word of God well enough to counteract every false accusation and attack of the enemy.”

If you skim both the Ephesians text and Hamon’s interpretation quickly, you might miss a couple key phrases in Hamon’s interpretation. Take a closer look at his interpretation of the belt of truth and the boots.

First, he adds an NAR catch phrase to the belt: “balanced doctrine… all presently restored truth.” In essence, one must be in full agreement with all the tenets of the NAR, especially that they have the biblically restored prophets and apostles. If one doesn’t subscribe to their apostles and prophets, one is not walking in accord with the NAR belt of truth, one is not in “proper alignment,” one doesn’t have “balanced doctrine.” Rather, one is out of balance, in biblical error, and missing that key piece of armor, the belt of truth. Thus, Hamon twists the biblical text, and thereby changes its meaning.

How Hamon interprets the boots is even worse. The boots mean one is able to demonstrate the gospel—in NAR terms, be able to perform signs and wonders—and be ready to march in the Lord’s army. Is that what the biblical text says? No! The text states that our feet are to be shod with the “readiness given by the gospel of peace.” The gospel of peace is nowhere to be found in Hamon’s warped interpretation nor in the NAR’s “prophetic” view of the days ahead.

We will continue our examination of Hamon’s false, dangerous interpretation in the next post.

*The book had previously been published by Hamon in 2016 by his own organization, titled, “God’s World War III.” One can guess possible reasons for retitling the book, but the text remained the same. The original title is more honest in terms of the NAR’s views of how God, through the church, will wage war against its opponents.

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