What does it mean to take up the shield of faith? In this message from Ephesians 6:16, we explore how faith protects us from the attacks of the enemy and gives us strength to stand firm in spiritual battle.
In Ephesians 6:15 Paul continues to describe the Christian’s armor. We learn that the gospel produces in us a readiness for battle. Jesus Christ proclaimed in the gospel provides us peace with God. He has become our peace. As Christian’s we also experience peace from God. Both of these aspects of peace equip us for battle. The gospel also produces in us a readiness to preach peace to a world that desperately needs it.
In Ephesians 6:14 Paul begins introducing pieces of the Christian’s Armor. Christians need to be grounded in Christ, who is the truth, and all of His Word. He is the source of all truth and Satan is constantly trying to deceive us. They also need the righteousness of Christ to protect them from Satan’s accusations. This righteousness also works itself out in a life of righteousness in the Christian.
Everyone understands a parent’s natural affection for her child; also the beauty and usefulness (for multiplying and filling the earth) of romantic love, but it seems that very few moderns recognize the value of genuine friendship.
True spirituality manifests itself in certain dominant desires. These are ever-present, deep-settled wants sufficiently powerful to motivate and control the life
Caz Church seeks to be above reproach in our stewardship of God’s financial resources given to the local church. We maintain an open book policy and choose to hold quarterly business meetings where all members can attend and have access our to financial information.