© Glen B Powell

A reflection on Ephesians 6 13-17

(Eph 6 13-17) 13 Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Armour – Lyrics

Put on the full armour of religion.  

So that when the day of evil comes

You can hide your head in the sand and pretend it isn’t happening.

And after you have done nothing to continue hiding.

Put on the full armour of religion

Hide well then, with the belt of tradition around your waist

With the breastplate of middle class morality in place

And with your feet fitted with the readiness to judge

Which comes from knowing you are right.

Put on the full armour of religion

In addition to this, take up the shield of doctrine

With which you can accuse anybody who disagrees with you

Of heresy.   Take the helmet of ‘good’ teaching and the sword of the proof text

Which is the word of God taken out of context and used as a weapon.

Put on the full armour of religion