Ephesians 6:10: "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil."
To be sure, this verse acts as a conclusion to Paul's letter to the church in Ephesus but, apart from a full-on interpretation of the entire book, a brief contextual note is a good place to start. Ephesians is primarily about identity: who we are in Christ and what that means for the way we live our lives. It is thus out of this identity that this passage comes to us.
Paul, carried by the Holy Spirit, is exhorting us to put on our armor and prepare for war. And just as it is by and through are identity in Christ that this war is waged, it is also in Christ that we are armed and able to fend off the attacks of the enemy–and make no mistake, Satan will attack us. But we are strong in Christ and we are made strong by faith in His power and His name. Let us then put on the full armor of God by faith and prepare with diligence as soldiers for the battlefield.
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