Ephesians 6:10-24 How Hard Have You Wrestled for Your Faith?

Summary: A verse by verse examination of what the book of Ephesians in the Bible teaches. This message covers Ephesians 6:10-24 discussion of the armour of God and spiritual warfare.

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Ephesians 6:10-24 ¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.  ¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.  ¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.  ¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.  ¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;  ¹⁵And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;  ¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.  ¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:  ¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; ¹⁹And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,  ²⁰For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.  ²¹But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:  ²²Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.  ²³Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  ²⁴Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

Romans 4:1-6 ¹What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?  ²For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.  ³For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.  ⁴Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.  ⁵But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.  ⁶Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 

Romans 10:13-15 ¹³For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.  ¹⁴How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?  ¹⁵And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 

Galatians 1:8-12 ⁸But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.  ⁹As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. ¹⁰For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.  ¹¹But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.  ¹²For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. 

Colossians 1:3-6 ³We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,  ⁴Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,  ⁵For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;  ⁶Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: 

1 Corinthians 1:19-23 ¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.  ²⁰Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?  ²¹For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.  ²²For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:  ²³But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 

Hebrews 4:12 ¹²For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 

Romans 8:26-27 ²⁶Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.  ²⁷And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.