神所赐的全副军装
弟兄姊妹们主内平安，今天我们分享的经文来自新约以弗所书（Ephesians6:13-20）
Therefore put on the full armor 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. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
所以，要拿起神所赐的全副军装，好在磨难的日子抵挡仇敌，并且成就了一切，还能站立得住。所以要站稳了，用真理当作带子束腰，用公义当作护心镜遮胸，又用平安的福音当作预备走路的鞋穿在脚上。此外又拿着信德当作藤牌，可以灭尽那恶者一切的火箭。并戴上救恩的头盔，拿着圣灵的宝剑，就是神的道。靠着圣灵，随时多方祷告祈求，并要在此警醒不倦，为众圣徒祈求，也为我祈求，使我得着口才，能以放胆，开口讲明福音的奥秘，（我为这福音的奥秘作了带锁链的使者），并使我照着当尽的本分放胆讲论。
我们先熟悉一下这段经文
1、Therefore put on the full armor 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.
armor英 ['ɑːmə] n. 盔甲；装甲
be able to 会，能
ground英 [ɡraʊnd] n. 地面；地方；立场；
stand your ground 坚持立场，坚守阵地
2、Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
firm英 [fɜːm] adv. 稳固地；坚定地
belt英 [belt] n. 腰带；地带；
buckle英 ['bʌkl] v. 扣住；弯曲；过去式/过去分词: buckled
waist 英 [weɪst] n. 腰部；腰
breastplate英 ['brestpleɪt] n. 护胸甲；腹甲；
fit英 [fɪt] v. 适合；安装; 过去式: fitted/fit ;过去分词: fitted
readiness英 ['redinəs] n. 准备就绪；预备；
3、In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
in addition to 除…之外（还）
take up 拿起；开始；从事；接纳；占去；
shield 英 [ʃiːld]  n. 盾；防卫物
extinguish英 [ɪk'stɪŋɡwɪʃ]  vt. 熄灭；消灭；
flaming英 ['fleɪmɪŋ] adj. 燃烧的；火红的；
arrow 英 ['ærəʊ]  n.  箭；箭头。复数：arrows
4、Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
helmet英 ['helmɪt] n. 头盔；安全帽
sword英 [sɔːd] n. 剑；刀
occasion英 [ə'keɪʒn] n.  场合；时机；复数：occasions
alert英 [ə'lɜːt] adj.警觉的；灵敏的
5、so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains.
fearlessly英 ['fɪələsli]  adv. 勇敢地；毫不畏惧地
mystery英 ['mɪstri] n.谜，神秘；奥秘；秘密；神秘的人或事物
ambassador英 [æm'bæsədə(r)] n.大使；代表
chain英 [tʃeɪn]  n. 束缚；链条；复数：chains
下面我们看一下经文里的语法
1、you may be able to stand your ground
can 与 be able to 均可表示某人做某事的能力，常可互换。例如：
I'm not able to [can't] explain this.
我不能解释这个问题。
He was able to [could] speak French very well. 
他的法语讲得很不错。
但是两者还是有区别的：
(1) 从时态形式来看，can 只有现在式和过去式(could)两种，而 be able to 则可根据需要使用多种时态，还可以和一些情态动词连用，或用作动词不定式等非谓语形式。例如：
I haven't been able to sleep recently. 
最近我睡不着觉。
Our baby will be able to walk in a few weeks. 
我们的宝宝再过几个星期就能走路了。
You might be able to persuade him. 
你也许能够说服他。
(2) 用于现在时，can 泛指一般的能力，而 be able to 则主要指具体做某件事的能力。例如：
He can swim. 他会游泳。
I am able to express my idea in a clear way. 
我能清楚地表达自己的想法。
(3) 在表示过去的一般能力时，两者没有很大差别。例如：
I could / was able to play the piano when I was young. 
我年轻时会弹钢琴。
但如果要表示"一时的能力"，即"在过去某时有某种能力，并顺利地完成某事"，则要用 was / were able to，而不能用 could。例如：
Though he was sick, he was able to swim across the river.
虽然他病了，但他还是游过了河。
After five hours of climbing, we were able to reach the top of the mountain.
经过5个小时的攀爬，我们终于登上了山顶。
2、In addition to all this,  the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one
(1) In addition to除 ... 之外(还)
 In addition to an album, I gave him a pen and a pencil.
除了一本照相簿外，我还给了他一支钢笔和一支铅笔。
In addition to the killed and wounded, many were missing.
除了伤亡之外，还有许多人失踪。
（2）take up拿起，举起（物);占（时间、地方等），消耗;开始从事;接受（提议）；
 She took up her bag and left. 
她拿起她的手提包走了。
It took up a whole week to write the article. 
写这篇文章花了整整一个星期。
The table takes up too much space.
这张桌子太占地方了。
He was eager to take up some job.
他热切的要开始从事一些工作
I’ll take you up on your offer of a meal. 
我接受你请客的邀请.
You should take up my suggestion and start saving money.
你应该接受我的建议,开始存钱。
最后我们一起再回顾一下这段经文
Therefore put on the full armor 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. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
每个信徒会发现，基督徒生活不是操场，而是战场。他面对的是一个比自己强大很多的敌人，但是这个敌人对神来说并不强大。
  基督徒的敌人有三个：世界、肉体和魔鬼（弗二1-3）。“世界”指的是我们身边与神敌对的系统，它体贴“肉体的情欲，眼目的情欲和今生的骄傲”（约壹二15-17）。“肉体”是我们从亚当而来的旧本性，它与神作对，无法做任何属灵的事情来取悦神。“魔鬼”就是本段圣经所说的天空属灵气的恶魔，是撒旦权下的邪灵。但是藉着死和复活，基督胜过了世界、肉体和魔鬼。
   本段经文是介绍我们基督徒与天空属灵气的恶魔争战的兵器---神所赐的全副军装：真理当作带子束腰，腰带乃是全身衣物中最重要的一件，可以将衣物连接在一起，并紧固在身上，腰带也能将全身的力气集中，就像举重运动员那样，因此经文把真理比喻成腰带，来说明真理的重要性；用公义当作护心镜遮胸，藉着基督神称我们为义，因此我们是披戴了基督的义，来抵挡仇敌的攻击；又用平安的福音当作预备走路的鞋穿在脚上，纯正的福音我们才能站得稳，并且无论我们走到哪里，都应该将这福音传到那地；此外又拿着信德当作藤牌，可以灭尽那恶者一切的火箭，并戴上救恩的头盔，拿着圣灵的宝剑，就是神的道，这整身的军装都是防备，唯一的武器便是神的话，好像宝剑一样去攻击敌人；靠着圣灵，随时多方祷告祈求，并要在此警醒不倦。穿上军装、拿起武器、靠着圣灵随时随地祷告，这就是基督徒的争战，并且我们不是为了胜利而争战，我们乃是在胜利的结果中战斗，因基督已经胜过一切的仇敌！
   感谢主，因祂常率领我们争战，祂是我们的拯救！
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