The War of the Priesthood

<p>When Paul penned his famous passage on the armor of God was he borrowing imagery from a Roman soldier's kit and gear? Hardly. That would have been a disastrous way to appeal to Christians oppressed by Rome.</p><p>The real inspiration for Paul's analogy is more scripturally consistent. In describing the believers' armor the Hebrew of Hebrews was simply speaking in his mother tongue: the Old Testament.</p><p>God has made us a kingdom of priests. Christ our great High Priest makes it clear by example that our priestly duty is to be on the offensive against Satan's kingdom.</p><p>To fight you want an armor suited for your needs. God's priests need a <em>priestly</em> armor. </p>