Spirit & Word - Week 7: Monday

Ephesians 6:17

And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Commentary

Fr. Tadros Malaty
Since the helmet protects the head, then being occupied with the salvation and our hope in freeing ourselves from the coming punishments and enjoying the heavenly inheritance is the spiritual helmet which protects our head, which is our faith in the Lord Christ, the Head. The sword of the spirit, which we hold unto, is the word of God. We can fight with it so we can differentiate between what is God’s and what is not. With it we can uproot all evil inside us and cast it outside. The word of God is like the sword, which wounds but at the same time it heals!

Questions

• How do you interpret “being occupied with salvation”? What does that mean to you on a personal level?

• How can we practically “fight” with the sword mentioned in the verse and commentary?