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EPHESIANS CHAPTER 6.
Introduction.
Paul was in prison watching his prison guard. From the
natural he derived this deep spiritual lesson on Christian
warfare.
I. Walk in Right Relationships in Life. Eph. 6:1-9
1. Children Eph. 6:1-3
a. obey your Parents.
b. honour your Parents.
2. Fathers Eph. 6:4
a. Provoke not your children to wrath
b. bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the
Lord.
3. Servants Eph. 6:5-8
a. obey your masters ... with good will ... not as men
pleasers, but Christ pleasers.
4. Masters Eph. 6:9.
a. do to your servants as you do unto the Lord.
II. Walk in Warfare. Eph. 6:10-24
The warfare of the Church.
A. Forewarned.
a. finally. v.10.
b. be strong. v.10. = be endued
= be clothed
not a self effort, clothed, endued.
c. power of His might. v.10.
Power = manifest power
Might = power as an endowment
d. put on. v11.
= be enveloped in, to hide in.
e. whole armour. v.11.
= all the armour.
= the full or complete armour.
1. The source of our strength v.10.
The Lord and His Power - He is our Captain.
2. The source of our armour v.11a.
God.
3. The enemy, not flesh and blood. v.11b-12.
a. The devil.
b. Principalities.
c. Powers.
d. Rulers of darkness of this world.
e. Spiritual wickedness in high places.
Margin = Wicked spirits in heavenly places.
4. The Whole Armour for the Overcomer. v.13-24.
v.11. = stand
v.13. = able to withstand.
v.13. = having done all to stand.
a. The girdle of truth.
For the loins. a belt to hold all the armour in
place also to support the sword .
TRUTH. Appropriating truth.
= one thing knowing truth,
= another thing doing it.
b. The breastplate of righteousness.
for the vulnerable parts. Righteousness = pure
living.
= breastplate covered the vital organs. Heart etc.
= Heart seat of emotions. love - hate.
= Gall = poison is emitted to cause to hate.
c. the shoes of preparedness.
for the feet. Prepared to go = Luke. 11:19 "power
to tread on Scorpions."
Power to kick against the Pricks.
d. The shield of faith.
For to hold.
= a big wooden shield covered with leather
= put together they form an impregnable barrier.
e. The helmet of salvation.
For the head. watch what you put in your head.
f. The sword of the Spirit.
For you to wield.
Which is the word of God.
Word = rhema = a revealed word or command.
g. Prayer in the Spirit and watching.
We must keep in communication with the captain of
our salvation.
praying always = on every occasion
with all prayer = general praying
supplication = strong pleadings.
"The Spirit maketh intercession with groaning
which cannot be uttered."
III. The Warfare.
1. Standing against the wiles of the devil. v.11b.
= Withstand in the evil day. v.11b.
= Having done all to stand. v13.
= Stand therefore. v14.
2. Wrestling = close combat.
3. Quenching the fiery darts of the wicked.
4. Praying always. = communication with our Captain.
5. Watching the battle and the enemy.
vigilant, a constant alertness maintained by the power of
the Spirit.
6.Victory in and through the Spirit.