by Julie Turner | Oct 9, 2018 | What's Happening
‘In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.’ (Eph 6:16) The Roman shield was called a scutum and was as large as a door. It covered the soldier entirely and therefore...
by Julie Turner | Oct 9, 2018 | What's Happening
Paul goes on to say, ‘with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.’ (Eph 6:15) Zola Budd (a South African athlete who ran in the 1980s) may have been able to run barefoot, but most of us are grateful for the protection of...
by Julie Turner | Oct 9, 2018 | What's Happening
Paul goes on to talk of the breastplate of righteousness. A Roman solider would have worn a breastplate made of bronze or chain mail which covered the vital organs (including the heart) and was fitted with loops or buckles that attached it to the belt. The breastplate...
by Julie Turner | Oct 9, 2018 | What's Happening
Paul tells us to stand firm, with the belt of truth buckled around our waist. (Eph 6:14). God desires truth in our whole beings (Ps 51:6). He is Truth and therefore all that is true reflects His character. The belt of a Roman soldier in Paul’s day was not a simple...
by Julie Turner | Oct 9, 2018 | What's Happening
Paul tells us, ‘For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.’ (Eph 6:12) So often, we feel thwarted by people,...
