The Helmet of Salvation “Take the helmet of salvation” (Ephesians 6:17). What It Means: Salvation comes the moment we place our trust in Jesus’ death and resurrection as the payment for our sin. But salvation is also worked out through a lengthy process of sanctification....
in most of the other passages in which words from this group occur, they seem to represent evil powers. We are told that our wrestling is against them (Ephesians 6:12), and that Christ triumphs over the principalities and powers (Colossians 2:15; compareRomans 8:38;1 Corinthians 15:24)...
Ephesians 2:4-5 4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. Read ChapterAll Versions Deuteronomy 10:12-13 ...
5. Maintain proper attitudes (Colossians 3:21;Ephesians 6:4;1 Corinthians 13:4-7;1 Peter 5:3;Ephesians 4:29;Proverbs 29:22). We can see here a much broader aspect to parenting at work alongside the suggestion of physical discipline. The bigger picture highlights a more preval...
The gospel of Jesus is “the gospel of peace” (Ephesians 6:15; compare Acts 10:36; Ephesians 2:17). ShalomAccomplished Jesus first of all reconciles us to God. He is the ultimate Phinehas who turns away the wrath of God and brings his family into a covenant of peace. But he does...
heroes but about inclusive people movements, not about the occasional superman and his adoring entourage but about the richness of human collectives, cultures and schools of thought — or in modern terms: boards, councils, think tanks, fraternities, teams, companies and so on (Ephesians 6:12)....
Whenever your simple daily life seems entangled in procedures and rules, and you can never find one single caring person who's responsible and who can actually make a decision, you're experiencing the spirit of antichrist (Ephesians 6:12). The spirit of Christ makes you a living thing in...
of aversion. We all have difficult situations in life that challenge us, without such challenges it is hard for us to understand what we need to do moving forward. Dreaming of driving a car biblically can indicate that we need to be aware of said challenges. If we review Ephesians 6:12 ...
From a Christian perspective, many would interpret such dreams to be related to “spiritual warfare” in which God fights against Satan and his minions (Ephesians 6:12). According to this belief system, Christians must prepare for battle by building up their spiritual armor lest they risk fallin...