The Armor of God

How to thrive despite being surrounded by spiritual warfare

In chapter six of the book of Ephesians, Apostle Paul offers a series of powerful metaphors which have become a staple of popular Christian teaching.

“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”
— Ephesians 6:11

The devil’s schemes? The devil is a spirit in humans who conspires to enslave and crucify other humans, and then glorify itself. It’s effects are evident across the Earth: people are confined to cubicles and wars, habits that do not fulfill but cause decay of the mind and body, and then they’re taught that all of this is just normal.

The world does not need to be like this. Today we will discuss how to put on the armor of God and be protected from the nonsense.

The struggle is not against the flesh and blood of particular people, but against memes, ways of thinking, that prolong mankind’s crucifixion to suffering. Here are some new ways of thinking for you to try on:

The Belt of Truth

“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,”
— Ephesians 6:14

You can’t be deceived into a cage if you already know the truth. If you knew the Bible, you would have…