“The word of God serves both for attack and to parry the thrusts of the enemy. Thus Christ used it in His temptation. It is the sword of the Spirit because the Spirit of God gives it and inspires it. The Spirit’s aid is needed for its interpretation.” Translation. Stand therefore, having girded your loins in the sphere of truth, and having clothed yourself with the breastplate of righteousness, and having sandalled your feet with a firm foundation of the glad tidings of peace; in addition to all these,