We now come to the fourth and fifth pieces of armour found in Ephesians 6: 16-17 NKJV Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. There were 2 types of Shields used by Roman soldiers, a small one that was used for close up combat, and a larger one that […]

We come to the third piece of armour found in Ephesians 6:15 NKJV And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. This translation really doesn’t clearly spell out what it means to put on the SHOES OF PEACE, I am so glad that the Greek language is very colourful and as I looked at other translations the picture comes much […]

In my last blog in this series I highlighted the Belt (Skirt) of Truth, and although physically the belt is not connected to every piece of Roman armour, in our spiritual armoury, the Word of God (TRUTH) is rooted deeply in every one of these 7 pieces of spiritual armour. Paul continues in verse 14 (Ephesians 6) “having put on the breastplate of righteousn”, Each […]

I thought I would add a picture of a Roman soldier dressed in his armour, so you may have a better idea of what Paul was seeking to describe in the “Warfare “Manual” in Ephesians 6:11-19. Paul begins in verse 14 by saying Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth. Most translations use the word BELT. The Belt also holds the Breastplate in place […]

I have just written a blog on “addiction” you will need to read it to know what I was talking about, except to say we have an enemy and we need to recognise his “wiles” (Eph.6:11) and his his strategies. He is very subtle and will use what “appears” to be cool and ok, to cause us to stumble. In over 700 blogs that I […]