What does it mean that "God sent His ONLY-BEGOTTEN Son into the world"? "Only-begotten" does not refer to Jesus's birth in Bethlehem, but rather to His "eternal generation" from the Father from all eternity.

Listen as Pastor Paul explains this important distinction.

What does it mean that "Jesus Christ is come in the flesh"? And what difference does it make?

In Ephesians 6:14-17 the Apostle lists for us the various pieces of spiritual armor which are necessary for us to both "stand against" (6:11) the devil's schemes and to "withstand in the evil day" (613, which is to say, to bear up under the trials that are common to believers in a fallen world.

An essential piece of this armor is the footwear of the gospel: our stability on gospel realities, our mobility in the way of peace, and our proclamation of the gospel of our salvation which produces the "beautiful feet" of Isaiah 52:7.

The Devil's primary objective is not to make you sin. His desire is to make you doubt God's love and faithfulness to you. He aims for your heart - the seat of your emotions.

It is the breastplate of righteousness which protects us from this particular attack of the Evil One.

What is the righteousness which we are to put on as a breastplate?

Premillennialists view Revelation 20 as coming at the end of the church age, commencing a "1,000 Year Reign of Christ" at the end of the "Seven Year Tribulation" period and concluding with the end of history and the beginning of the "Eternal Age."

Amillennialists see Revelation 20 as a picture of the church age, commencing with the binding of Satan at the first coming of Jesus and ending with Satan cast into the lake of fire at the end of the church age.

We compare and contrast these two views.

Dr. Stephen Nichols, President of Reformation Bible College in Sanford, FL.

What does it mean to have our "loins girt about with truth," to have "on the breastplate of righteousness (justice)," and to "have feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace"?

Conventional interpretations have dogmatically affirmed that what the Apostle has in view is the armor of the Roman soldiers who guarded him in prison. But this is not the case.

What Paul is describing is the armor of the Divine Warrior. And he is commanding us to take up the armor of this Divine Warrior so that we might stand against the Evil One and the evil he perpetuates.

From a reading of Ephesians 6:14-17 we can readily identify WHAT the armor of God is. What is not so apparent is WHO the armor of God is.

Pastor Paul Edwards was honored to be named one of WMUZ's Pastors of the Month during the month of October.

Listen to the 6 minute interview with Pastor Paul which aired on WMUZ at various times in October.

From Ephesians we learn that there are three realms or spheres in which spiritual forces are at work: 1) Physical: "Flesh and Blood" 2) "The Air" or "High Places" or "This World" 3) "Heavenly Places"

What are these three realms and how do they affect our lives?

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