Ephesians
6 has the following contents:
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak; KJV.
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The duties of children and parents. (1-4)
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Of servants and masters. (5-9)
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All Christians are to put on spiritual armor against the enemies of their
souls. (10-18)
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The apostle desires
their prayers, and ends with his apostolic blessing. (19-24)
This section talks about the
relationship between the children and the parents. Children are called to obey
and revere the parents in the fear of the Lord. 2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 4And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath : but bring them up
in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Parents are called not
to provoke them to anger but to deal with them reasonably. It is important to
teach the children the fear of the Lord and family becomes an important mission
field for parents to be a witness and teach the true Gospel. Very often we
forget this and we think that our children should be in well placed jobs in the
society, but as parents we completely neglect to care for their souls at a very
young tender age.
This section is about the relationship between
the servants and their masters. Servants are to respect the masters, sincere
and obey and serve faithfully knowing one day they have to give an account for
their doings to God. Steady faithfulness to Jesus Christ would make men
faithful and sincere in all stations of their life. Masters are called to show
good will and concern to their servants understanding they also have a master
in heaven. The relationship between masters and servants would be better if
they both understand they have to give an account to God and thus families
would be more orderly and happy.
Verses 10-19, talks about the
whole armor of God and how we should be ready at all time, and we are called to
be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. We are reminded here that
Christian life is warfare and the combat is not against human enemies but with
an enemy who has a thousand ways of beguiling unstable souls and we are
constantly called to guard our hearts and mind.
The different parts of the armor guard different parts of the body from
the fiercest assaults of the enemy.
Why is it important to protect yourself with the
"Full Armor of God"?
[Christians today are taking
the ideas and practices of our culture and forming their Christian beliefs
around them. We are being taught by society to be "tolerant" of
anti-Bible actions and practices. We must hold firm to Christ's teachings
and commandments. Be sure your "Belt of Truth" if firmly buckled around
your waist. Read in the book of Colossians how easy it is for the culture
of the day to infiltrate the Churches teaching and water down the truth.
In this day of moral and philosophical relativism, when many people hold to the
idea that "what's true for you may not be true for me", we need to
remember that there is only One Truth. The Word of God is our
only standard for the Truth. Take your stand on The Truth!]1 When
Paul was writing this particular passage he was thinking of a Roman soldier
dressed in armor.
Truth in all dealings
becomes the girdle on all the different pieces of the armor. Belt of truth,
breast plate of righteousness, shod your feet with the Gospel of peace, shield
of faith, helmet of salvation, sword of the spirit, praying always and being
watchful are needed for our walk with God.
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak; KJV.
Prayer is a powerful weapon
and hedge against the enemy and as warriors of Christ we are called to be
vigilant just like a Roman soldier. As I have mentioned before there is a
tremendous connection between the heart and the mind and vain heart will lead
to vain prayer. We can pray private, publicly, socially and solitarily
confessing for the sins of commission and omissions and always thanking God for
received petitions. This is a serious thought for our walk with God, and this
must be done with the help of the Holy Spirit who would enable us to fulfill
what He has called us to do.
Education is not the complete answer to change the
world. If you educate the Devil, you get a cleverer devil. Satan is slicker than the world’s
greatest criminal lawyer. He certainly fools our intellect if that is strictly what we are going
by. Our mind has accumulated good and evil, true and false information. Even after
Baptism of the Holy Spirit it takes time to change. The intellect is wonderful though, when
submitted to God, and renewed by the Holy Spirit. Every thought process must be brought in
Obedience to Christ. (Rom. 12:2; Phil. 2:5; 2Cori. 10:5).
End Notes:
Using the Roman Soldier's armor as a
visual example, the Apostle Paul describes the Armor of
God in the Book of Ephesians as both ... 32 caliber 6
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