[Now] to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, ²¹to him be...

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. ³²Be kind to one another,...

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to...

In love, God prepares His children for the battlefield of the Christian life.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this...

Sometimes things get so hard and go on for so long that we simply don’t have any fight left in us. Sometimes the burdens of this life are just too heavy for us to carry on our own.

Not all anger is rooted in our sin nature.

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, ⁹not a result of works, so that no...

—and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the...

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive...

[And] you were dead in the trespasses and sins ²in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the...

[Now] to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, ²¹to him be...

What did the death of Christ accomplish? John Piper says, . . . in that accomplishment on the cross, as he died for sinners, Christ...

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. ³²Be kind to one another,...

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to...

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to...

In our concern for our brothers and sisters we become alert. We persevere. We stand.

Ours is not an individual endeavor. God has called us into a relationship with him and also with others He has called.

How do you prepare for battle with peace? Aren't the two contradictory?

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against...