Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 1. We must be of a valorous courageous mind against all our enemies. (1) The Lord is with us, and will not fail us. (2) We fight in His name and power, whereas our enemies fight in their own. (3) Our battle is most just, and we fight in a just cause. (4) We fight with enemies spoiled, whose weapons are blunted, whose power is limited. 2. We must be careful to abide in our place, where our Lord has set us. (1) God has appointed to everyone his distinct place. (2) Everyone shall be called to account for those duties which belong to his particular calling. (3) The order wherein everyone is set, is the very beauty of the Church, and of the body of Christ; as the several places of several members are the grace of a natural body. (4) The graces which God bestows on us (faith, love, obedience, patience, wisdom, etc.) ere best exercised and manifested in our particular callings. (5) In our proper distinct places we have the Lord's promise of protection, but not out of them. 3. We must be watchful, and stand upon our defence against our enemy. 4. We must persevere. (W. Gouge.) Parallel Verses KJV: Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; |
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