The Full Armor Of God

By Greg on November 24, 2013 • ( 11 )

By Neil Anderson

November 23

Ephesians 6:13

Therefore, take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm

A primary element in our protection from Satan and evil is the armor that God has provided for us and instructed us to put on in Ephesians 6:13-17. When we put on the armor of God, we are really putting on Christ (Romans 13:12-14). And when we put on Christ, we take ourselves out of the realm of the flesh, where we are vulnerable to attack, and we place ourselves within the dominion of Christ, where the evil one cannot touch us. Satan has nothing in Christ (John 14:30), and to the extent that we put on Christ, the evil one cannot touch us (1 John 5:18). He can only touch that which is on his own level. That’s why we are commanded, “Make no provision for the flesh” (Romans 13:14), meaning “Don’t live on Satan’s level.”

It would appear from the verb tenses in Ephesians 6;14, 15, that three of the pieces of armor–belt, breastplate and shoes–are already on you: “having girded . . .”; “having put on . . .”; having shod. . . .” These pieces of armor represent the elements of your protection made possible when you receive Jesus Christ and in which you are commanded to stand firm. The Greek tense of “having” signifies that the action it refers to was completed before we were commanded to stand firm. That’s the logical way a soldier would prepare for action: He would put on his belt, breastplate and shoes before attempting to stand firm. Likewise, we are to put on the full armor of God after having already put on Christ.

When you read through Ephesians 6:10-20, you will notice the emphasis on the active part we must play on behalf of our own spiritual defense: “be strong” (verse 10); “put on” and “stand firm” (verse 11); “take up,” “be able,” “resist,” and “stand firm” (verse 13); “stand firm” (verse 14); “taking up” (verse 16); “take” (verse 17)’ “pray at all times” and “be on the alert” (verse 18).

Over the next several days, we will consider each of the six pieces of armor from Ephesians 6:13-17.

Prayer: Teach me my responsibility in spiritual warfare, Lord, that I may be strong in You and in the strength of Your might.

Bible Notes: God’s Armor for Us (finalwakeupcall.wordpress.com)
Ephesians 6:10-24 (vesselsofclay.org)
Overcoming Temptations – Part I (tehgood.wordpress.com)

Greg

Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and spending time with his family and his dog Roxie. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council, as well as being a political analyst, author, blogger, and an accomplished DIYer. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ!, and from there the articles are published on other well-known conservative websites.

The author feels convinced that the Church is in extreme danger of being forsaken by God for being unbiblical and seeks to warn all those with “ears to hear.” He believes we are in the last days of the end times, and that God is building His Remnant Church even now.

Greg is the author of: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church

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Jadrick

November 24, 2013 • 2:49 pm

Excellent points and prayer to cap off a post we all needed to take a closer glance at. The armor of God has become a popular passage in Ephesians, but seldomly do we seem to grasp its daily applications. I tend to want God to fight all my battles for me, and that’s not to say He doesn’t. If we ever long to have a spiritual growth spurt the majority of us need to put to use all the valuable tools supplied to us thanks to God’s grace.

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πίστις
November 24, 2013 • 6:10 pm

Good comment, but truthfully it is we who fight the battles using God’s strength that He gives us. If He fought them for us, we would learn nothing and become complacent. 🙂

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- catlover60
  November 24, 2013 • 6:43 pm
  
  Exactly! I’d LIKE Him to fight for me, but that is why He gave ME the armor. I’d learn nothing if I could sit back and let Him do it. I would never progress at all if He did it for me.
  
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    November 27, 2013 • 9:17 pm
    
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