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- He exhorts and directs Christians how to behave themselves in the spiritual warfare with the enemies of their souls; and to the exercise of several Christian graces, which he proposes to them as so many pieces of spiritual armour, to preserve and defend them in the conflict (v. 10-18).
www.blueletterbible.org/comm/mhc/eph/eph_006.cfmMatthew Henry :: Commentary on Ephesians 6 - Blue Letter Bible
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Aug 20, 2024 · Answer. In Ephesians 6:12, the apostle Paul introduces the believers in Ephesus to the reality of spiritual warfare in the Christian life: “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly ...
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Ephesians 6:10–12 says, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and...
- Spiritual Warfare
Verse Meaning. If we want to obey God and resist the devil, we are in for a struggle. It is not easy to become a mature Christian nor is it automatic. It takes diligent, sustained effort (cf. Philippians 2:12-13). This is part of our human responsibility in progressive sanctification.
There are those words again - 'powers', 'authorities' - these speak of the same forces of wickedness mentioned in our Ephesian passage. And what does it say about them? Jesus disarmed them and made a public spectacle of them, by triumphing over them at the cross! The unseen realm - Quick Overview
We can no sooner battle against spiritual enemies in our own righteousness than a soldier can effectively fight without his breastplate. i. This is not our own earned righteousness, not a feeling of righteousness, but a righteousness received by faith in Jesus.
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Our struggle will always seem to be against flesh and blood. Isn’t it people who get in our way? Isn’t it even ourselves that are our own worst enemy? Maybe sometimes there is some truth to that, but the ultimate reality is that we are in a spiritual battle that can only be fought with spiritual weapons. For a time, satan has a measure of authority...
#1 “For…” Paul has said that we need to, “be strong in the Lord’s mighty power and put on the full armor of God” (Eph 6:10-11), which will be detailed in the verses that come after. #2 “…our struggle…” Certainly Paul is speaking of the persecution of the Church and especially its ministers such as himself. But our struggle includes anything that we...
NIV For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. NLT For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers i...
Our enemies strive to prevent our ascent to heaven, to deprive us of heavenly blessings and to obstruct our communion with heaven. They assault us in the things that belong to our souls, and labour to deface the heavenly image in our hearts; and therefore we have need to be upon our guard against them.
'The sun puts out the fire in our grates,' the old women say. Let God's sun shine into your heart, and you will find that the infernal light has gone out. The shield of faith quenches the fiery darts of the 'wicked.'
