Put on the full armor of God that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. It says, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. So, with that, you’ll notice verses 10 to 12. You’re in a battle.”Īnd so, beginning at verse 10 through verse 20, he’s going to teach very clearly what the battle is, where the battle is, how to put on spiritual armor, and how to actually experience the victory that Christ has also given us. And then after giving all that, he’s going to say, “This new life and all those relationships, and the Spirit of God living His life out through you is going to occur in a hostile environment. He’ll talk about walking in the light, being filled with the Holy Spirit, what that looks like in your marriage, what that looks like with your children, what that looks like in your employment, in that day with slaves. In chapter 5, he’ll talk about walking in purity. Now, live in a way where your belief and your behavior tell the same story.Īnd then in chapter 4, he’ll talk about how that has happened and the role of the Church, and then he’ll talk about life change and how that occurs. You are new in Christ, seated in the heavenly places, loved more than you can ever be loved. And it’s saying chapters 1, 2, and 3 is all that God has deposited in you. God has made this brand-new thing called the Church of Jew and Gentile.” Then chapter 4 says, “In light of all that God has done for you, I want you to walk in the manner worthy of your calling.” The word worthy, we get our English word axis. Now, what you need to understand, if you will mentally go with me here, is chapters 1 through 3, he’s telling them, “This is who you are in Christ. If you want to open your Bibles to Ephesians chapter 6, there is one key text, verses 10 through 20, where the apostle Paul is going to explain spiritual warfare. and win! You'll learn to clothe yourself with God's spiritual armor so you can be confident of certain victory over the scheming enemy.
This series will prepare you to do spiritual battle with the enemy of your soul.
The cosmic conflict exploding all around us will have eternal implications, for us and those we love. Although this lying thief comes to "steal, kill, and destroy," God details, in Ephesians 6, the battle plan to uncover Satan's cunning deceptions and to resist his sinister schemes. It's going to be a journey inside the very folds of our Bibles, a journey that will teach us about our greatest foe, Satan, also known as Lucifer, the Dragon, Serpent, and Son of the Morning Star. If you're prepared to remove the blinders and gaze into the unseen world, Chip Ingram is ready to take you there. About this series The Invisible War What Every Believer Needs to Know About Satan, Demons, and Spiritual Warfareīeneath our tangible landscape lurks an invisible spiritual realm where unseen battles rage.
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