Ephesians 6:15

"And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace." Ephesians 6:15

From my study of history around the period Paul used the correlation between the Roman warrior's armor and being firmly grounded in the gospel, is this. Having shoes in that period was between the haves and the have-nots, that's simply the truth! Shoes were a luxury and Rome during that period was considered world-round as "the have's... and so was it's soldier. I'm sure it was impressive to see, not only the armor of the Roman Guard, but the whole uniform, down to the leather sandals. Generals, during that period even wore the earliest form of the boot, but the real issue here is that for a Christian to fight against the lies and deceiving evil that has been loosed in this world... we have to understand all that Jesus came to teach us... His Gospel!

This teaching is sole about taking one thing that Christ has said... pray over it... take it apart... meditate over it... look at what you previously believed about that thing (whatever He says) and REPLACE whatever you believed with what He says... and then BELIEVE IT! THEN... move on to the next thing and do the same thing, again, and again until you have read to the end... and start all over again... continually being GROUNDED in and by ALL that HE says! Obviously, one teaching will add to the strength and illumination of another, but the teachings of Christ will NEVER contradict itself. When two verses seem to contradict one another, you can be certain that you have mis-read... forgot to consider the context... not considered the difference between the two periods the verses were written in, etc... etc.

Bottom line? You cannot fight a lie, unless you know the truth. Do not waist your precious time studying the lie... FOCUS ON THE TRUTH.

The Amplified has not added some "new" Word from God to this verse, but has done what the bible, itself says to do and considered all of the Gospel in what Paul has been saying. So let's look at two things from the Amplified that I feel lead to point out. First, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the Gospel, is such a truth! By KNOWING the truth, it is very easy to pick-up on, or pick-out a LIE whenever it is being presented to you... whispered into your ear... appears before your eyes... and even comes up from deep within yourself (the flesh)!

Finally, it refers to the Gospel as the "Good News"... and, the "Gospel of Peace". Jesus referred to His Word as both. It is Good News to the Christian... which means, IT IS BAD NEWS TO OUR ADVERSARY. The Gospel is the "Gospel of Peace" in an evil world whom seeks peace and cannot find it apart from The PRINCE OF PEACE! (Isaiah 9:5-7) Amen.

Let's pick up with Ephesians verse 6:16 next time.

I love you.