In exhorting us to take up the whole armor of God in Eph. 6, Paul puts the offensive weapon, the sword of the Spirit, at the very end. First, he encourages us to be girded with the truth (living Christ as the reality), put on the breastplate of righteousness (apply the blood of Christ to […]
Take up the Shield of Faith: Exercise your Spirit of Faith and Have Faith in God!
Besides girding our loins with truth, taking Christ as our righteousness to cover our conscience, and standing in peace as our firm foundation, we need to take up the shield of faith, with which we are able to quench all the flaming darts of the evil one (see Eph. 6:16). Our spirit mingled with God’s […]
Having Shod your Feet with the Firm Foundation of the Gospel of Peace (Eph. 6:15)
Eph. 6:15 says, “Having shod your feet with the firm foundation of the gospel of peace.” In order for us to stand and withstand the attacks of the enemy in the spiritual warfare, we need to have a firm footing, a firm foundation. Even when Satan is defeated and we win the victory, he still […]
Gird Your Loins with Truth and Put on the Breastplate of Righteousness (Eph. 6:14)
Eph. 6:14 says, Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth and having put on the breastplate of righteousness. After we are being empowered by God with the might of His strength (Eph. 6:10-11), we need to realize that our wrestling is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, the authorities, the world-rulers […]
Be Empowered in the Lord and Put on the Whole Armor of God so that You may Stand!
We cannot fight the spiritual warfare in ourselves, no matter how “strong” and “powerful” we think we may be in the spiritual realm. Firstly, we need to be empowered in the Lord and in the might of His strength (Eph. 6:10). We need to exercise our will to let the Lord empower us with the […]
We Need to See God’s Will and Satan’s Strategy, and Actively Choose the Will of God
In this universe there’s a warfare going on, since there are three wills: the divine will (God’s will), the satanic will (Satan’s will), and the human will, and the satanic will is always opposite and against the divine will. In eternity past there used to be only one will: God’s will. But Lucifer, who was […]
The Goal of Reigning in Life: Living a Life of the Highest Virtues for the Body Life
God’s desire is that all the believers regenerated by His life would be the same as He is, reigning in life. We can reign in life, on the one hand, by receiving the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness (Rom. 5:17, 21), and, on the other hand, by allowing the divine life […]