successful evangelism, but also to serve as a sphere within which all “do the same” (6:9) by inhabiting their own positions in various overlapping social relations as occasions for self-denial and for spiritual transformation. 6:10–18a Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the