Shield of Faith (1): Faith as a Shield

That night, when Danny and Becky were ready for bed, their mother pulled out the book on Roman armor. “We’re up to talking about the shield of faith.” Danny peered at the picture of the Roman legionnaire standing next to his shield. The shield was so big it came up to his waist. “They had big shields.” “Yes. The Roman shield, called a scutum, was big. It was made of three layers of wood covered with leather and reinforced with iron. At the time when Paul was writing to the Ephesians, the...