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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
; Eph_6:13. That ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Put on the whole armor of God, — The armor of God will not serve you unless you yourself are strong. It needs a strong man to carry girdle, and breastplate, and shoes, and shield, and helmet, and sword. Let me impress upon you the fact that we must first of all get strong within, and after that “put on the whole armor of God,” that armor which God...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood,.... The Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, and some copies, read "you", instead of "we". This is a reason why saints should be strong in the Lord, and why they should put on the whole armour of God, and prepare for battle, since their enemies are such as here described: not "flesh and blood"; frail...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, — Our great fight is not against our fellow-men. As Christians, we go not forth armed with sword and shield to fight against “flesh and blood,” — Eph_6:12. But against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Our battle...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,.... This is a repetition of the exhortation in Ephesians 6:11; which repetition seems necessary by reason of the many powerful enemies mentioned in the preceding verse, and serves to explain what is meant by putting it on: and leads on the apostle to give an account of the several parts of this...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore take unto you the whole armor of God, What stress the apostle lays upon this point! He repeats the command he had just given, and again emphasizes the fact that it is “the whole armor of God” that is to be worn. There are some professing Christians who only in part obey the injunction here given, but it is no use to wear a part of the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Stand therefore,.... Keep your ground, do not desert the army, the church of Christ, nor his cause; continue in the station in which you are placed, keep your post, be upon your watch, stand upon your guard: having your loins girt about with truth; by which is meant the Gospel, and the several doctrines of it; see Ephesians 1:13; and to have the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, Nothing will so tighten up your garments and keep them right as a girdle of sincerity and truthfulness. If we are not true, whatever else we are, we are but loosely arrayed. We shall come to mischief. “Having your loins girt about with truth.” Eph_6:14. And having on the breastplate of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, — Let this girdle of the everlasting truth of God brace you up. Let it tighten all the rest of your armor. Eph_6:14. And having on the breastplate of righteousness; Let your heart be guarded by the knowledge that you are right with God, — that you love that which is holy and true. Put on...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. The Gospel is so called, because it makes men to be of peaceable tempers and behaviour, and gives peace to distressed minds: it directs the way to eternal peace, and publishes peace made by the blood of Christ; and has a much better claim to this name, and epithet, than the law has,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Peace in year own heart, peace with God, peace with man. Peacefulness and peace. No shoes like these. A man that has a merry heart makes many a mile fly beneath him, but a heavy heart is a slow traveler. “Your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.” This exposition...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Rough roads grow smooth when these blessed gospel sandals are on your feet. A little stone in the shoe will make the pilgrim’s progress a very wearisome and painful one, so try to keep out all the stones, — everything about which you have any scruple, or that you think may be wrong;...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Above all, taking the shield of faith,.... Which may be understood either of the grace of faith, which is like a golden shield, precious, solid, and substantial; and like a shield of mighty men, by which mighty things are done, and by which the believer not only repels, but conquers the enemy. The Jews say (n), that repentance and good works are...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
above all, — Over all, covering all from head to foot, — Eph_6:16. Taking the shield of faith For you need this shield to protect both your armor and yourself. Eph_6:16. Therewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Not only the fiery darts of the wicked one, but those also of wicked men and wicked women who may throw at...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And take the helmet of salvation,.... Meaning either Christ himself, the Saviour; and so the Arabic version renders it, "the helmet of the Saviour": or the salvation itself, which he is the author of, and a well grounded hope of it; see 1 Thessalonians 5:8; the allusion is to Isaiah 59:17; and such an hope of salvation by Christ is a defence of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And take the helmet of salvation, — You used to wear the helmet of pride with its fine nodding plumes, but that has been taken off by you long ago. Now put on “the helmet of Salvation.” This will effectually defend your head, and no sword will be able to cleave through it to injure you. Your brain and everything that is connected with your mental...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit,.... The last weapon is prayer, and takes in all sorts of prayer, mental and vocal, public and private; and every branch of it, as deprecation of evils, petitions for good things, and thanksgiving for mercies: and which should be used always: this stands opposed to such who pray not at...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, — When you cannot use your sword, and even when you can hardly grasp your shield, you can pray. That weapon of “all prayer” is of the handiest kind, because it can be turned in any and every direction. “Praying always with all prayer” — groaning prayers, weeping prayers, prayers that...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And for me,.... This shows the great humility of the apostle, and the sense he had of the greatness of the work of the ministry; and that it is the duty of people to pray for their ministers; and that no man is perfect in this life; and that the more superior members need the assistance of the inferior ones; for this request is made by the apostle...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in bonds: “An ambassador in bonds!” Such a thing was never heard of in earthly courts We never think of chaining an ambassador, but this is how men treated this great messenger from the court of...