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Taking Up the Shield of Faith (Ephesians 6:16)
This study looks at the shield of faith in Ephesians 6:16, which is another part of the armor of God.
As with all the other pieces of spiritual armor, we will first consider how the shield worked for the Roman soldier, then how the shield works for the Christian, and finally, how we can take up and use the shield of faith in our daily lives.
The Shield for the Soldier
The Greek word Paul uses for shield in Ephesians 6:16 is thureon, which is the generic word for shield, but there were two kinds of shields used by soldiers in Paul’s day.
The first, called a parma shield, was smaller and round…
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