“The Christian’s Wardrobe, Pt 2” | July 31, 2022

I.            “Take Up Your Shield!”
Ephesians 1-5; 6:10-15
Ephesians 6:10-16; 1Jn 5:4; Ps 120:4; [Matt 13:19]
[John 17:15; 2 Thess 3:3; 1Jn 2:13-14; 3:12; 5:18-19]
Psalm 18:30, 35; Ps 5:12; 7:10; 18:2; 33:20
Psalm 144:1-2
John 10:1-9; Jn 14:6; Eph 2:18; Jn 10:11
Ephesians 2:18; 6:16; 6:11; Lk 17:5-6
1 John 5:4; Heb 11:1
1 Peter 1:13; Luke 12:35
 
II.               “Gird Up Your Mind!” 
Ephesians 6:17a; 1 Thess 5:8
Isaiah 59:14-17, 20; Eph 3:14-21; 4:11-14
Romans 8:31-34; 37-39; 1Co 15:57; Jn 16:33
 
III.             “Polish Your Sword!” 
Ephesians 6:16-17; 6:14; Is 59:17
Isaiah 49:1-3; Is 49-50
John 14:16-17, 25-27; Php 4:6-9
Hebrews 4:12; Is 49:2; Rev 1:16; 2:12
Romans 6:17-22; 2 Thess 2:13-14
2 Timothy 3:16-17; Ro 15:4; 2Pe 1:20-21
Revelation 19:11-21
 

Greek Word Study:
Shield: ‘thureos’: from ‘thura’ (door), a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literal or figurative); - door, entrance, gate; a large shield (as door shaped): - shield. (Eph 6:16) Hb: ‘magen’ (Ps 18:30, 35; 144:2)
Faith: ‘pistis’: from ‘peitho’ (to convince, confidence, certainty) persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God, or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstract constancy in such profession; by extension the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself: - assurance, belief, faith (-fulness). Of Christ, Faith in Christ: Of Faith in Christ’s death, as the ground of justification before God, saving faith, found only in Paul’s writings. (…Eph 2:8; 3:12; 6:16…)
Can: ‘dunamai’: to be able or possible: - ability. To be able, have power, both in physical and moral sense.
Extinguish: ‘sbennumi’; to extinguish, go out, quench. To Extinguish (literal or figurative).
All: ‘pas’: all, any, every, the whole; -all (kinds, others, people, things), always, any (-one, -thing, -way), complete, every (-one, respect, -thing, turn, way, + -where) Adjective meaning all. Meaning all kinds, of every kind and sort including every possible variety (of flaming darts in Eph 6:16)
Flaming: ‘puroo’; From ‘pur’ (fire) [(literal or figurative) burning, fiery, fire] To kindle i.e. (passive) to be ignited, glow (literal), be refined (by implication), or (figurative) to be inflamed (w/anger, grief, lust); - burn w/passion, set on fire, flaming. (Eph 6:16)
Darts: ‘belos’: a missile, spear, or arrow; - dart. [from ‘ballo’ to throw: to cast, throw] (Eph 6:16)
Evil One: ‘poneros’: when used in masculine singular: the Devil (as in Eph 6:16) Evil in a moral or spiritual sense, wicked, malicious, mischievous. With the definite article, the evil one, Satan (…Eph 6:16…)
Helmet: ‘perikephalaia’: compound of ‘peri’ (around) and ‘kephale’ (the head); [encirclement of the head], i.e. a helmet: - helmet.
Salvation: ‘soterion’: neuter of the same as [soteria] as [properly concrete, noun; defender or (by implication) defense: - salvation. Adjective from ‘soter’, a savior, deliverer. Delivering, bringing, salvation. In NT only in the Christian sense of saving, bringing salvation (Tit 2:11). Hence the neuter with the article is used as a substantive for salvation (Eph 6:17), for the doctrine of salvation (Ac 28:28), and by metonymy, the Savior (Lk 2:30; 3:6)
Sword: ‘machaira’: probably feminine of a presumed derivative of ‘mache’ (battle, fight), a knife, i.e. dirk (dagger); (figurative) war, judicial punishment: - sword. (Short, double-edged sword Heb 4:12, Eph 6:17)
Spirit: ‘pneuma’: Divine: God, Christ’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit. Of the Spirit of God. In the NT referred to as “the Spirit of God,” “the Holy Spirit,” in an absolute sense, as “the Spirit”; the Spirit of Christ as being communicated by Him after His resurrection and ascension. The same as the Spirit of Jesus Christ (Php 1:19); the Spirit of the Lord (2Co 3:17); the Spirit of God’s Son (Gal 4:6) The Holy Spirit is everywhere represented as being in intimate union with God the Father and God the Son. The Spirit and God the Father are interchanged (Eph 6:17) [‘machaira ho eimi pneuma’: Sword of the Spirit]
Word of God: ‘rhema Theos’: an utterance (individual, collective, or special). Noun from ‘rheo’, to speak. That which is spoken, a statement, word. In NT ‘rhema’ often takes on a particular meaning from its adjuncts or context: Teaching, precept, doctrine (…Eph 5:26; 6:17…) ‘Theos’: of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially the Supreme Divinity. Spoken of what comes forth (from God) is sent, given appointed from God. (…2 Tim 3:17) [‘rhema Theos’ means the entirety of God the Holy Spirit’s teaching in the Holy Scriptures]