States of Heart

the centrality of strength in the conduct of the Christian life. We need strength to stand. Right at the outset Paul as he wrote to the Ephesians says, "Finally be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might." Paul, as we have seen before, comes now to the conclusion of his letter. He wants to make certain that the believers understand what they are getting into when they step into the Christian life. He wants us to understand that when we sign up to be in Christ, at the very same moment we sign up to engage in the warfare that is being conducted between Satan and God. That is the nature of the Christian's walk; that is the condition of the Christian's walk; that is the context of the Christian's walk. It is important that we understand the nature of the warfare: what kind of struggle [is it?]