{"id":1281,"date":"2014-04-28T19:17:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T23:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realbiblestudy.com\/?p=1281"},"modified":"2014-04-28T19:20:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T23:20:11","slug":"daily-bible-nugget-241-ephesians-611","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realbiblestudy.com\/?p=1281","title":{"rendered":"Daily Bible Nugget #241, Ephesians 6:11"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/fb:like>

The Nugget:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My Comment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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!<\/p>\n

For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson\u2019s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible<\/em> on page 1368 for Ephesians 6:11.<\/p>\n

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

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

Ephesians 6:11. Put on<\/strong>. Gr. endu\u014d<\/em> (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\u2014volition 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<\/em> (ver. Ep 6:11); having tightened for yourselves<\/em> (ver. Ep 6:14); having put on for yourselves<\/em> (ver. Ep 6:14, 15); take for yourselves<\/em> (ver. Ep 6:17); for yourselves<\/em> 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<\/strong>. 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<\/strong>. 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<\/strong>. +*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<\/strong>. Ep 4:27. Mt 13:39. Ac 5:3. James 4:7. 1 P 5:9. Re 2:10, 24.<\/p>\n<\/fb:like><\/fb:like><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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