Isaiah 59:17

“So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against ……

Of all the pieces in a Roman soldier's kit, the breastplate was the one you did not improvise.You could fight without your helmet in a pinch. You could lose your sandals. But the breastplate covered the chest — the heart, the lungs, the great arteries — the organs where a...…

Armour of God? When did he wear it? The armour of God: something God provides for us, or something God himself wears? Isaiah 59:17 describes the Lord putting it on: He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head. When did God put armour...…

If you have heard people talk about "putting on the armor of God" and quietly wondered what they actually mean, you are in good company.It sounds dramatic. A little intense, maybe. The phrase shows up in sermons and song lyrics and bumper stickers, usually without anyone stopping to explain it....…

Paul wrote about armor while chained to a soldier.That detail is easy to miss, but it changes how you read the passage. When the apostle reached for the most famous picture of the Christian life in the whole New Testament — the armor of God — he was almost certainly...…

Joshua Jipp explains what “Christ” means in Ephesians, and who we are in Christ.…

Apart from knowing and believing the truth, we won’t stand firm.…

By Elizabeth Prata I used to study King Arthur, chivalry, armor, and heraldry. I think the Age of Chivalry was fascinating. Getty Art website explains, “Chivalry first developed as a code of ……

The final section of the Ephesian letter explains how we’re to live as the kingdom of God in a world where not everyone recognizes Jesus’ kingship yet. Those who claim to have power don’t relinquish it easily, so it’s a volatile conflict. That’s why we need armour. History is full...…

“These are the things God has revealed to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God” (I Corinthians 2:10 NIV). God wants us to know the vast truths ……