Ephesians Chapter 6 Analysis

God has given us all the tools necessary for life and godliness as found in 2 Peter 1:3, “…as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue.” Part of these “all things” is found in Ephesians chapter 6. The Roman armor was legendary during the height of the Roman conquest. Paul applies the use of this armor as a basis for the armor of God. After reading, a person would naturally assume he was talking about spiritual armor. That would be correct, but there is another aspect that gets little attention yet is extremely important to the well-being of a person. A person is a triune being having a spirit, a soul, and a body. The armor of God protects all …show more content…
Paul states in 2 Corinthians.2:10-1110 “Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.” Paul says that we are not ignorant. How not be ignorant is found in 2 Timothy.2:15, “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Many times Paul writes that we should not be ignorant. “For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery …” (Romans 11:25). “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant” (1 Corinthians 12:1). “But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). Do you think Paul wants to make it very clear so that we are not ignorant of spiritual things? In the Old Testament, Hosea is stating the same thought, “My people perish for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). The devil is our number one enemy. We are a spirit “critter” so our battle is in the spirit