Every moment of our Christian lives we are locked in a life-and-death struggle with unseen spiritual forces.

Christians must be able to discern between the true preachers of God's word and those who are false teachers.

According to the New Testament, Satan carefully orchestrates hostility against Christ and His church. He does this at national, regional, and even personal levels.

Although Satan intends to use persecution and hostility for evil, God sovereignly uses it for His purposes and the good of every Christian.

Regardless of how old or young you are, how long or short a time you've been a Christian, how spiritually immature or mature you are, if you're a Christian then you are in a spiritual war for your entire lifetime.

Sadly, most Christians think that the Christian life is all a matter of 'my will power, my decisions, and my expending the right amount of human effort.' Paul rejects that idea and teaches that Christians must put on God's armor.

There are several misconceptions about the armor of God that Christians need to remove from their minds.

The armor of God is built upon objective truths about who God is and what God does. In addition, the armor is directly related to what God has done in and through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Since the war between God and Satan takes place in the minds of men, the war focuses on thoughts and ideas. These things need to be brought under the power of the word of God and the Spirit of God.