Soldiers exhorted to pray
DeVries exhorts believers to understand spiritual warfare through the lens of Ephesians 6:10-18, emphasizing that the Christian's true battle is against spiritual forces of darkness rather than social problems. He argues that prayer is the essential complement to putting on the armor of God, presenting a theology of prayer as both a spiritual weapon and the posture of victorious Christian living. The article combines biblical exegesis with practical application, calling readers to constant, persistent prayer as the means of engaging in spiritual conflict.
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. Ephesians 6:18 Are you equipped for battle? The Christian life involves a bitter warfare! That is the context here in Ephesians 6:10-17. This passage is a call to battle: "…be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might" (v. 10). There are many today who have the notion that the battle of the church and of the people of God is against social...
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