Ephesians 6:10-18 New International Version The Armor of God 10Finally, be strong in the Lordand in his mighty power.11Put on the full armor of God,so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,but against the rulers, ...
Dissecting Paul's words in Ephesians 6:10-18 commanding us to put on the armor of God, the author moves through the passage phrase by phrase, defining God's armor, explaining what it means to embrace God's covering, and the practical ways God delivers us from evil....
7.1 Wrestling with the Enemy of Our Souls (6:10-18) 7.2 Prevailing through Prayer (6:18-24)7.1. Wrestling with the Enemy of Our Souls (Ephesians 6:10-18)Learning to stand up in the battle, resist temptation, and find victory is a learned skill for believers. To teach this, Paul ...
Verse 18. - For through him both of us have our access by one Spirit unto the Father. Further illustration of identity of position of Jews and Gentiles, and of the work of Christ in bringing it about. Subject of this verse, access to the Father; predicate, this access effected through ...
Through Christ and his Holy Spirit, believers have been given the whole armor of God “take [their] stand against the devil’s schemes” (Ephesians 6:11). Each piece of the armor is to be “put on” to help believers overcome the temptations and attacks of the evil one. Seven Parts ...
/ Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of ...
Paul is going to show us in Ephesians 5:18 that the Spirit-filled life is not gained through such methods. And he does so with a contrast. First, he says, do not be drunk. Do not be Drunk Ephesians 5:18a. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; ...
“to proclaim … the opening of the prison to them that are bound” through the preaching of Good Tidings (Isaiah 61:1, Luke 4:18), and had come as the Good Shepherd to “bind up that which was broken” and to loose “the bands of their yoke” (Ezekiel 34:16,27). His preaching...
Access to the Father (Ephesians 2:18)The next verse contains a wonderful promise: "For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit." (2:18) Yes, on its face it means that Jew and Gentile are now on equal footing before God....
5hepredestined us for adoption to sonshipthrough Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 7In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the...