Secure Sole (or Soul!)

Eph. 6:15
1. A soldier was doomed on the battlefield if he lost his footing, so special sandals with hobnails were developed to ensure solid footing on difficult and dangerous ground.
a. In shifting sands the hobnails offered security and stability
b. On slippery slopes the hobnails gave a firm grasp so the soldier did not fall.
c. The hobnail sandals also provided a layer of insulation and protection for the soldier from the dirty earth.
2. It is easy to see why Paul used the "GOSPEL" as this image of hobnail sandals:
a. In the shifting sands of ideas and philosophies, the Gospel offers a stability that cannot be found in this world.
b. On the slippery places our walk with God is made secure by the Gospel of Christ, we are not likely to fall if we stand on the Gospel of Christ.
c. The Gospel insulates our walk through life from the filth of this world, it calls us to a holy walk with God.
3. There is no substitute for the Gospel as good news for a sinful world!
a. The Gospel is the only good news for mankind!
b. The Gospel alone has the power to change the eternal destiny of all.

4. Nothing protects the soul as does the Gospel, it gives sure footing in a fallen world. It is the only power on earth that can alter the eternal destinies of mankind.