The soldier isn’t only concerned for his or her own safety. Above all: This really has the idea of “in addition to the previous,” and it applies to each of the three pieces of armor that follow. CSB
Each aspect of this symbolic armor answers to a specific dynamic within the Christian life that enables us to stand against spiritual attack. Footnotes. But first we have to make sure that you are strong and that you can use what we give you.”. i. And, of course, you can always tell by examining yourself whether your strength is increasing or declining.” (Lloyd-Jones). Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; a. Disobedience must be punished, so that obedience can be learned. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; a. Thoughts, feelings, imaginations, fears, and lies – all of these can be hurled at us by Satan as fiery darts. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition … --------------------
We are sometimes tempted to say to the devil, “Look at all I’ve done for the Lord.” But that is shaky ground, though sometimes it feels good. Prophets
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2 Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise), 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. We should use every kind of prayer we can think of. [a][b]4 Fathers, don’t stir up angerin your children, but bring them up in the trainingand instruction of the Lord. c. Taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one: Faith is represented as a shield, protecting us from the fiery darts of the wicked one, those persistent efforts of demonic foes to weaken us through fear and unbelief. Ephesians 6 Children and parents. Put on the whole armor of God: The armor of God will be explained more fully in the next passage; but here the emphasis is on the whole armor of God.
“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”. i. Our battle is spiritual, not physical (Ephesians 6:12). Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. 1996-2021. Training is the same word translated chastening in Hebrews 12:5-11. These are some of the things Lloyd-Jones thought sapped the strength of the Christian: vi. Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether. Wisdom Literature
b. (Eph 6:9) How employers walk in the light: treating their workers well. iii. YLT
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[A previous revision of this page can be found here]. v. In his great series of sermons on this text, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones listed many ways in which he believes Christians wasted their strength. i. * 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order', Blue Letter Bible.
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When we are properly equipped with the helmet of salvation, it’s hard to stay discouraged. For all the saints: We can battle spiritually not only on our own behalf, but also on the behalf of others.
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Even as servants are to work hard and honestly for their masters, so masters are to do the same on behalf of those who work for them. DBY
i. Paul wrote this while in the custody of Roman soldiers. Pentateuch
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This is consistent with both the ultimate purpose of God (Ephesians 1:10) and the mystery of God revealed through Paul (Ephesians 3:6). When a man sat down and was relaxed, he took off his belt. HNV
Now, he must practice them ahead of time and if he is a superior fighter and has a great fighting instinct, at the time of battle he will instantly recall which thrust, which position suits the precise moment. iii. For Paul to write finally here means that he speaks in light of all he has previously said. a. i. Some of the armor we must wear all the time and have as a standing foundation. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point
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It is not a responsibility that should be left to the mother or the Sunday School. Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might: Literally, Paul wrote strengthen yourselves in the Lord. Poetical Books
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Ephesians 6:10-18 gives the best instruction in the New Testament on spiritual warfare. The idea was not only to injure the enemy, but to shoot at him at all sides with a massive number of arrows, and thus to confuse and panic the enemy. We must be rooted in the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, and the “combat boots” of the gospel. b.
“Grace makes us the servants of God while still we are the servants of men: it enables us to do the business of heaven while we are attending to the business of earth: it sanctifies the common duties of life by showing us how to perform them in the light of heaven.” (Spurgeon). Welcome to your Ephesians Bible Study. NET
There is no word of Revolution.” (Moule). b. The Whole Bible
Admonition has more of the idea of teaching – both are necessary, though it may be significant that training comes first. His imagery is a sustained portrayal of the Christian life as spiritual warfare using the Lord’s resources. Poetical Books
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Might is inherent power or force. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy
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He plays both the bully and the beguiler. Children and Parents. Many people believe that the church will never go forward until it takes off this belt of truth, but that is completely wrong. Font Size. Ephesians 6 Amplified Bible (AMP) Family Relationships. They are all part of a spiritual army that is organized and established into ranks and is under the headship of Satan who comes against us. 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. ii. General Epistles
(Eph 6:11) The command for the whole armor of God. ii. It reminds us that our work can and should be done as if we were working for Jesus – because we are! a. Therefore, effectively using the sword takes practice.
Ephesians 5:6-8. NKJV
b. This is what all a parent’s discipline for a child must come to. c. Having put on the breastplate of righteousness: Righteousness is represented as a breastplate which provides essential protection for the most vital organs. c. Bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord: This does not mean merely scolding your children in the sense of admonition. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. One of Satan’s most effective weapons against us is discouragement. By the 20 th century, a majority subscribed to the theory that Ephesians is a redaction of Colossians (1:5, 9, 13-14, 6) because of some remarkably similar language, though some of the parallels with Romans suggest the letter could represent a broader collection of Pauline works. So equipping for Christian combat must begin with the principle, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. You, masters, do the same things to them: Masters are told to do the same things to them (their employees). When he attacks and intimidates, we are to stand. a. If you take a weak man who can barely stand, and put the best armor on him he will still be an ineffective soldier.
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Paul had Isaiah 52:7 in mind when he referred to having shod your feet: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”. The New Testament
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However powerful the rest of your body is, if you are wounded in your feet you are easy prey for the enemy. HNV
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“When the bonds of family life break up, when respect for parents fails, the community becomes decadent and will not live long.” (Foulkes). I can do work without relying on it. Ephesians 4:14 B) Responsibility 1. Encouragement and rebuke must be combined with training and teaching. i. ii. He will be easily beaten. ESV
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ii. 1. This isn’t how it is in God’s kingdom, where hard work and manual labor are honorable. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. KJV
He now shares that armor with us. "Paul's Epistle - Ephesians 6 - (KJV - King James Version)." 4. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. The two are essential, and much teaching on Christian combat neglects the first. A soldier would be foolish to go into battle without his helmet. It gives us a general sense of confidence, an awareness of our standing and position. “Thank God for experiences, but do not rely on them. This connects to an interesting principle. ASV
We do the Lord’s work and stand against every hint of spiritual opposition. 6. i. iii. Satan will do his best to stop it. Added to boldly, Paul asked for prayer that he might proclaim the gospel both clearly and with a fearless power. No one can fight effectively or effectively go about his business without this equipment. iii. b.
(Eph 6:1-3) The Spirit-filled life and the parent-child relationship. WLC
You are in a spiritual battle. Parents are to raise their children on the Word of God. This is not our own earned righteousness, not a feeling of righteousness, but a righteousness received by faith in Jesus. God gives the believer a full set of equipment, and He sends us out into battle with everything we need at our disposal. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. --------------------
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We could imagine Paul asking for many things, such as relief from his imprisonment or for other comforts. God has vast reservoirs of might that can be realized as power in our Christian life.
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a. Not only did the Spirit give us the Scriptures, but also He makes them alive to us (or us alive to them), and He equips us with the right thrust of the sword at the right time. Ephesians 6:10-20 describes the whole armor of God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. …
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a. Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister: Tychicus was an associate of Paul’s mentioned in other letters (Acts 20:4, Colossians 4:7, 2 Timothy 4:12, Titus 3:12).
It means that the reserve of strength is actually in operation. a. Having girded your waist with truth: Truth is symbolically represented as a belt which both protects our abdomen and gathers up our garments so that we can fight effectively. c. Doing the will of God: In Greek culture manual work was despised and the goal of being successful was getting to the point where you never had to do any work. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. Markus Barth wrote, “We conclude that by principalities and powers Paul means the world of axioms and principles of politics and religion, of economics and society, of morals and biology, of history and culture.” Yet this contradicts what Paul says about our battle not being against flesh and blood. You can’t just walk around saying, “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might” over and over and it will happen. Satan’s schemes against us come to nothing when we stand against them in the power of God. Minor Prophets
2. That you may be able: Without the strength of God and the protection of spiritual armor, it is impossible to stand against the attacks of spiritual enemies. Again, by clearly stating that this is a unity of the faith, Paul did not command a structural or organizational unity, but a spiritual unity around a common faith. Christ’s power working for us: [2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. iv. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. The breastplate of righteousness is your best defense against the sense of spiritual depression and gloom that comes against us. i. (Eph 6:18-20) How to use spiritual strength and the armor of God. This does not happen just by saying the words. But the shield of faith not only catches the incendiary devices but extinguishes them.” (Bruce). (Bruce) LXX
Ephesians has been called the Queen of the Epistles, the quintessence of Paulinism, the divinest composition of man and even the Waterloo of commentators. Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. i. Because you belong to the Lord, that is the right thing to do. 7. For we wrestle not against* flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the … Major Prophets
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The great example of this was Jesus combating the temptation of Satan in the wilderness. i. ii. iv. God’s righteousness isn’t. We know that Jesus disarmed all principalities and powers (Colossians 2:15). If we are not confident in the inspiration of Scripture, that the sword really came from the Spirit, then we will not use it effectively at all. We can say that it is through prayer that spiritual strength and the armor of God go to work. It is plain that this is Paul’s emphasis in Ephesians 6:11 and 6:13. God gives the Christian a glorious standing to maintain by faith and spiritual warfare: iii. The Gospels
a. Praying always with all prayer: The idea is all kinds of prayer or prayer upon prayer. All those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity: In sincerity is literally “in uncorruptness.” The idea may well be with an undying love. i. Christians have normally divided the Ten Commandments into the first four (directed towards God) and the last six (directed towards their fellow man).
The Gospel began at once to undermine it, with its mighty principles of the equality of all souls in the mystery and dignity of manhood, and of the equal work of redeeming love wrought for all souls by the supreme Master. NIV
First, you must be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Bondservants, be obedient to those who are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men, knowing that whatever good anyone does, he will receive the same from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free. 3. NIV
1 Thessalonians 5:8 speaks of the helmet of salvation in connection to the hope of salvation. Eph 6:9 ¶ And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither …
And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. Our love for the Lord should be undying. Wisdom Literature
The idea of preparation is really readiness. Equipped with God’s armor, no wonder we are more than conquerors (Romans 8:37). WLC
The Spirit-filled life and two other special areas of submission. “The Gospel found slavery in the world; and in many regions, particularly the Roman and the Greek, it was a very bad form of slavery. This web page contains lesson plans for a ten-week Bible Study. ASV
This is a place to have in the Christian life, to live in constant readiness and flexibility. We should regard them as being on many different levels and of many different ranks, yet they all have one goal: to knock the Christian down from their place of standing. Provoke your children to wrath: This harsh kind of parenting Paul speaks against gives an unnecessary justification to a child’s natural rebellion. TR
It is the assurance that God will triumph. iii. 2 Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, 3 so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage.
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