When Paul probably wrote these words to the Ephesian believers, he was probably chained to a Roman soldier. As he looked up and saw his glistening armor, he was inspired of the Holy Spirit to write a wonderful analogy of the various parts of the believer's spiritual armor.
Quite simply, we cannot “be strong in the Lord” without taking “the whole armor of God.” Before identifying the various parts of this armor, Paul gives us in verse 11 several compelling reasons for being thus armed.
Satan is a very real foe. We are no match for him. We must put on the divine armor. We must be aware of his devices (2 Cor. 2:11). We must renounce all creature might. We must take and use all the divine defenses. “Take every virtue, every grace, and fortify the whole.”
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Bob Vradenburgh is the senior pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has spent 40 years in full-time Christian service: the first 20 years as a missionary and the past 20 years in the pastorate. Bob’s passion is the expository preaching of God’s Word,...