Welcome back to our series on your spiritual weapons. Previously, we’ve looked at the breastplate of righteous, and the belt of truth, and now today we will be looking at the shoes of peace, in Ephesians 6:15.
I must admit, reading this as a young child I always thought it was funny that shoes were mentioned here. I would always scuff and wear holes in my shoes, but it wasn’t until I was hurt by scorching hot pavement when I was barefoot, that I started to take footwear more seriously. And as we’ll see, this is the point of verse 15.
Just as physical shoes protect our feet when we walk on physical terrain, these spiritual shoes protect our “spiritual walk” in daily life, against rough and hazardous terrain.
Welcome back to the second part of our series on your spiritual weapons. In the introduction, we examined the foundation of why the weapons exist, and how we are not as spiritually unequipped as we sometimes tend to believe. Now, beginning with this episode, we will start a deep dive into each of the pieces of equipment listed in Ephesians 6, to see what each piece does, and how to use it for spiritual victory as God intends.
Interspersed throughout Christianity, is the theme of “spiritual warfare” — ethereal battles in the unseen realm that have real, current, and eternal consequences.
Jesus taught about these things, and the scriptures reveal that we are not left helpless in these celestial conflicts.
While there are some well-known scriptures regarding spiritual weapons, they don’t get mentioned or explored very often. Isn’t it strange that something so important to spiritual victory gets so little attention? Well, no longer.
Today we will be looking at our spiritual weapons in Christ, and see the amazing arsenal that Jesus has given us.
Welcome back to part three of our series on how to fight and win your spiritual battles, in Christ. Being “in Christ” is more than just a high-minded, ethereal idea, it is a reality of your present position and standing because of His finished work, and your reception of His payment for you.
Last week we began looking at the armor of God with an overview of why the armor was given and where it comes from. Now today, we will continue by examining the pieces of God’s armor to understand their individual benefits, and how each pieces combines to be a fully effective whole unit.
Welcome back to part 2 of our study on fighting and winning your spiritual battles. In part one, we saw how the cross is not the end of Jesus’ work, and how we should proceed to receive everything that He paid to give us, including the indwelling of His Holy Spirit, and being seated with Him in authority and power.
Today we look at what tools we have at our disposal, specifically the armor of God. People may remember being taught about the amor of God in Sunday school as a fun little lesson. But far from a childish topic that most people forget about, the armor of God is a crucial aspect of spiritual battle, and important enough for God to go into detail about in the scripture.