The Full Armor of God by Larry Richards

Author:Larry Richards
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: REL099000, REL012120, REL012070, Spiritual warfare—Biblical teaching, Bible. N.T. Ephesians—Criticism/interpretation/etc.
ISBN: 9781441261298
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

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The Breastplate of Righteousness

The very name says it: This piece of armor is essential. The Roman breastplate covered the thorax, a Greek term indicating the chest or trunk. As such the breastplate, the thoraka, protected the legionnaire’s vitals. A thrust to the chest might penetrate the heart—a killing blow. In Paul’s time, the typical Roman soldier’s breastplate was a metal plate worn over a leather garment. Soldiers who could afford it might strap the breastplate on over a coat of mail that protected both the front and the back.

The grammar of Paul’s instruction here makes two things especially clear. The spiritual breastplate of the Christian is righteousness. And the aorist middle participle Paul uses indicates that the breastplate is something that an individual himself is responsible to put on.

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