Today’s passage: Ephesians 6:14-20
Helpful thoughts:
- The armor:
- Truth (The defensive use of the Word of God)
- Righteousness
- Readiness given by the gospel of peace (Meaning: Gospel-Centered thinking produces Gospel-Centered actions)
- Faith
- Salvation
- Word of God (As a sword, the offensive use of the Word of God)
- This armor is to be taken on with prayer which is characterized as alert, persevering, for all other believers, for boldness, and all of this in the Spirit.
- Being “In the Spirit” means to be in step with the Spirit…in accord with or in agreement with.
- One great way to do this is to pray the Scripture!
- Being “In the Spirit” means to be in step with the Spirit…in accord with or in agreement with.
- Even the Apostle Paul requested boldness in proclaiming the Gospel.
Questions to consider:
- Where does all this armor come from? Who created it and gifted us with it?
- What part of this armor doesn’t have to do with the Word of God and the Gospel? (The same Gospel-Centered thinking that unites us also defends us!)
- How does a passage like this (“The Armor of God”) help us to respond with more compassion and better help when we see a brother or sister struggling?