What does "having your feet shod with the gospel of peace" mean? How does a Christian prepare their feet? Why is comparing the armor of God to the Roman soldier inappropriate? To what is this metaphor more likely referring?

2. 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the
Lord and in the power of His might. 11
Put on the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to stand against the
wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not
wrestle against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of
this age, against spiritual hosts of
wickedness in the heavenly places.

3. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of
God, that you may be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having done all, to
stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded
your waist with truth, having put on the
breastplate of righteousness, and
having shod your feet with the
preparation of the gospel of peace;

4. The Believer’s Battle Commands:
Ø “Put on the whole armor of God”
1) “having girded your loins with truth”
2) “having put on the breastplate of righteousness”
3) “having shod your feet with the gospel of peace”
4) “taking the shield of faith”
5) “take the helmet of salvation”
6) “(take) the sword of the Spirit”

5. CONVICTIONS
(Belt of Truth)
CONFIDENCE
(Breastplate of Righteousness)
COURAGE
(Victor's Stand)

7. 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (NKJV) For though we
walk in the flesh, we do not war according to
the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare
are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling
down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments
and every high thing that exalts
itself against the knowledge of
God, bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of
Christ,

8. 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 (TPT) For although we live in
the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign
employing human weapons, using manipulation to
achieve our aims. Instead, our spiritual weapons are
energized with divine power to effectively dismantle
the defenses behind which people hide. 5 We can
demolish every deceptive fantasy that
opposes God and break through every
arrogant attitude that is raised up in
defiance of the true knowledge of God.
We capture, like prisoners of war,
every thought and insist that it bow in
obedience to the Anointed One.

9. B. To the High Priest:
The priests wore no shoes or sandals;
they would walk barefoot on the marble
floors of the Temple courts. This is
because the floor of the Temple complex
was itself sanctified, just as the Temple
proper. Therefore, nothing must come
between the priests and the floor (BT
Zevachim 2, 1), to the extent that if
something comes in the way of contact
between the priest's feet and the floor,
his service is invalid (Maimonides).

10. Exodus 3:5b “Take your sandals off your feet,
for the place where you stand is holy ground.”

11. Exodus 3:5b “Take your sandals off your feet,
for the place where you stand is holy ground.”

12. Joshua 5:15 Then the Commander of the LORD’s
army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your
foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And
Joshua did so.

13. Joshua 5:15 Then the Commander of the LORD’s
army said to Joshua, “Take your sandal off your
foot, for the place where you stand is holy.” And
Joshua did so.

14. C. To You:
Ephesians 6:12-15 For we do not wrestle against
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole
armor of God, that you may be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14
Stand therefore…

15. C. To You:
Ephesians 6:12-15 For we do not wrestle against
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the
heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole
armor of God, that you may be able to withstand
in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14
Stand therefore…

16. 1. English: freedom from disturbance;
tranquility; the cessation of war;
absence of war, conflict or trouble
2. Greek: εἰρήνη (eirēnē) rest, tranquility
3. Hebrew: ‫שׁ‬
ָ
‫ל‬
‫וֹ‬
‫ם‬ (shalom) blessing

17. Ephesians 6:15 and having shod your feet
with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
“having shod” (ὑποδέω hypodeō) aorist participle
= to bind under
“preparation” (ἑτοιμασία hetoimasia) = readiness
of equipment, laying a foundation

18. Ephesians 6:15 and having shod your feet
with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
τῆς εἰρήνης
the peace

19. There’s No Mention of the
Footwear

21. Peace comes from knowing
God is in control.
Isaiah 26:3–4 You will keep him in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on You,
because he trusts in You. 4 Trust in the LORD
forever, for in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting
strength.

22. Peace comes from knowing
God is in control.
Isaiah 26:3–4 You will keep him in perfect
peace, whose mind is stayed on You,
because he trusts in You. 4 Trust in the LORD
forever, for in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting
strength.

25. Peace with God
Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been
justified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ,

26. Peace of God
Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God
rule in your hearts, to which also you
were called in one body; and be thankful.
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My
peace I give to you; not as the world gives
do I give to you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid.

27. God of Peace
Ephesians 2:14–16 For He Himself is our
peace, who has made both one, and has
broken down the middle wall of separation,
15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity,
that is, the law of commandments contained
in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one
new man from the two, thus making peace,
16 and that He might reconcile them both to
God in one body through the cross, thereby
putting to death the enmity.

28. 1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in
your hearts, and always be ready to give a
defense to everyone who asks you a reason
for the hope that is in you, with meekness
and fear;
ἀπολογία (apologia) = verbal explanation

30. This is the Lighthouse Freedom Center

31. 2 Corinthians 5:18 Now all things are of
God, who has reconciled us to Himself
through Jesus Christ, and has given us the
ministry of reconciliation,
Acts 10:36 The word which God sent to
the children of Israel, preaching peace
through Jesus Christ—He is Lord of all—

33. Lord make me an instrument of your
peace
Where there is hatred let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light, and
Where there is sadness, joy

34. O divine master
grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love
For
It is in giving that we receive
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned and
It's in dying that we are born to eternal life
Amen
St. Francis of Assisi

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