In the early 70’s Flip Wilson, a popular comedian, made the phrase famous—The Devil made me do it! It’s easy to joke about the devil, ignore him, or make too much of his power in our spiritual lives. Paul gives us a balanced approach to facing off with the devil in Ephesians 6. It is unwise to ignore him but unnecessary to fear him. I had the privilege to be under the teaching of J.I. Packer recently, and his thoughts regarding Paul’s instructions to all Christians from Ephesians 6 were inspiring. Packer suggests that Christians today are not instructed effectively about our faith. In this passage, Paul is giving us the Christian instruction necessary to receive the victory we are lacking in our daily walk with Christ. An explanation of the failure of Christians to live as Christians may be found in their lack of understanding of what the Christian life is about. Packer’s outline included seven catechismal questions; your...
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