Clothed in the Armor of God

All the Gear All the Time

Helmet

Pads

Boots

Roman Solder - This letter was written from a Roman prison. Paul would have had many encounters with Solders and been keenly aware of their uniform.

Not Against Flesh and Blood

Principalities

Power

Forces of Darkness

1 Peter 4:8–9

Armor of God

Isaiah 59:17 (NASB95)

17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate,

And a helmet of salvation on His head;

This passage is set in the backdrop of the human condition of sin. “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23)

This is not our armor...