powlison.... has God said???

From this detailed description of the armor to be worn by the disciple of Christ we learn something very important regarding the kind of battle we are in. Note that each weapon represents a Christian doctrine. That is, each component delineated by Paul corresponds to one of the essential truths of the gospel itself. This strongly suggests that spiritual warfare is a battle for truth. Satan’s most powerful weapon is the lie, more specifically, false doctrine. This is also evident in the wilderness encounter between Jesus and the devil. Even earlier, we see the same satanic strategy employed in Genesis 3:1 where the devil asks, “Indeed, has God said . . . ?” (for more on this issue see David Powlison, Power Encounters: Reclaiming Spiritual Warfare. Baker Books, 1995)