Daily Bible Nugget #241, Ephesians 6:11

The Nugget:

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

My Comment:

The Scriptures should be used against our spiritual enemies. We are to put on the whole armor of God in order to be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Part of that armor, and a most important part, is the Bible itself. Jesus used it directly against Satan during the temptation in the wilderness. If we are not knowledgeable about the Bible, we are living beneath our privileges, and we don’t have the armor on that God has provided for our use. If we are rooted and grounded and established in our faith (Colossians 2:7), and if we continue in the faith “grounded and settled” (Colossians 1:23), we will be far less likely to fall prey to the purveyors of false doctrine, to false teaching, to mistaken lifestyles. Does it matter whether we can defend ourselves against mistaken teaching? It most certainly does. Many teachers today play down the possibility of falling prey to apostasy. That is a very dangerous attitude to have, and is not in line with Scripture. The Bible, when carefully studied at length, will be seen to teach that there are two classes or kinds of apostasy to avoid: doctrinal apostasy and moral apostasy. It is important to understand that apostasy can be committed by those who are true believers, who are genuinely saved. The warning given by Peter in 2 Peter 3:16, 17 is clearly addressed to believers, whom Peter addresses as “beloved.” Jesus warned us not to be deceived (Matthew 24:4). The Bible is full of warnings and cautions against falling for deception (Proverbs 14:15). The Bible is truly a wonderful resource for building up or strengthening our spiritual life. Don’t get caught without your armor on!

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 1368 for Ephesians 6:11.

(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 1388 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Ephesians 6:11.

(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:

Ephesians 6:11. Put on. Gr. enduō (S#1746g, Mt 6:25). Aorist middle imperative. One of four imperatives in the immediate context: ver. Ep 6:10, be strong; ver. Ep 6:11, Put on; ver. Ep 6:13, take unto you, or you must take up; ver. Ep 6:14, Stand therefore, or you must stand. FS7, Allegory by continued Hypocatastasis, +Ga 4:24. The imperative is a command from one will to another will, given in anticipation of a volitional response. So the will plays a vital role in spiritual matters—volition is involved in response to the Divine imperative! But when men are deceived, the will is rendered ineffective, thus one cannot meet the conditions given by God. Satan’s design is not deception for the deception’s sake, but to induce volitional paralysis, to render men passive, to neutralize the will, so that the Divine imperatives cannot be carried out (Mt 8:22. Mk 1:15. Ac 16:31. 2 Cor 5:20)! Note further, Paul uses the middle voice five times in ver. Ep 6:11-17. The middle voice represents the subject as acting in relation to itself, as being intimately involved in the action and participating in the results of the action. You must put on for yourselves (ver. Ep 6:11); having tightened for yourselves (ver. Ep 6:14); having put on for yourselves (ver. Ep 6:14, 15); take for yourselves (ver. Ep 6:17); for yourselves shows the significance of the middle voice. The armor is supplied by God, but must be put on by us (Lavender NT, fn d). ver. Ep 6:14. *Ep 4:24. Jsh 4:13. Jg 3:2. 2 K 3:21. Ne 4:13, 17. Ps 144:1. Je 43:12. Jn 18:11. +Ro 6:4n. *+Ro 13:12, 14. Ga 3:27. Col 3:10. whole armour. ver. *Ep 6:13g. Lk 11:22g. *Ro 13:12. *2 Cor 6:7. *2 Cor 10:4. *1 Th 5:8. 2 Tim 2:3. able. ver. *Ep 6:13. Mt 11:12. *Lk 14:29-31. **1 Cor 10:13. 14:8. Phil 1:30. *He 7:25. *Jude 1:24. the wiles. +*Ep 4:14g. Ne 6:5. *Mk 13:22. Ro 7:21. *2 Cor 2:11. *2 Cor 4:4. **2 Cor 11:3, 13-15. *2 Th 2:9-11. *1 P 5:8. *2 P 2:1-3. Re 2:24. 12:9. 13:11-15. 19:20. 20:2, 3, 7, 8. of the devil. Ep 4:27. Mt 13:39. Ac 5:3. James 4:7. 1 P 5:9. Re 2:10, 24.

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One Response to Daily Bible Nugget #241, Ephesians 6:11

  1. ken sagely says:

    eph 6.11 Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against
    the schemes of the devil.

    encouraging cross refs(the best commentary on the bible is the bible)
    1. eph 4.24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been
    created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.
    2. rom 13.14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the
    flesh in regard to its lusts.
    3. rom 13.14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provison for the flesh
    in regard to its lusts.
    4. 2 co 10.3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,
    5. 2 co 10.4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful
    for the destruction of fortresses.
    6. 2 co 10.5 We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
    7. 1 co 10.13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but
    with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, that you abe able to endure it.
    8. heb 7.25 Hence, also, He is able to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
    9. jude 24. Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy.
    10 2 co 2.11 in order that no advantage be taken of us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
    11. 2 co 4.4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ,
    who is the image of God.
    12. 2 co 11.3 But i am afraid, lest as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your
    minds should be led astray from simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.
    13. 2 co 11.13 For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves
    as apostles of Christ
    14. 2 co 11.14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguise themselves as servants of right
    eousness; whose end shall be according to their deeds.
    15. 2 co 11.15 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as
    servants of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their deeds.

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