Ephesians 6: Embracing God’s Armor in Spiritual Warfare

D. A. Carson discusses the metaphor of the “armor of God” and its application to Christian spiritual warfare. He emphasizes that the armor described by Paul in Ephesians 6:10–20—like the breastplate of righteousness and the helmet of salvation—derives significant metaphorical meaning from Old Testament scriptures and should not be trivially modernized with contemporary parallels. These pieces of armor symbolize the Christian’s need to stand firm against spiritual adversities, particularly those posed by the devil and his forces.