{"id":5830,"date":"2024-07-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5830"},"modified":"2026-10-26T20:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T20:14:38","slug":"ephesians-616-explained-the-shield-of-faith-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/ephesians-616-explained-the-shield-of-faith-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Efezi\u00ebrs 6:16 Betekenis: Wat is het schild van het geloof?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The shield of faith is our trust in God and in what he has said. Paul tells us to take it up in Ephesians 6:16, so that we can &quot;quench all the fiery darts of the wicked&quot;: the lies, temptations and fears the devil throws at us. He pictures a Roman soldier&#039;s tall shield. The Bible&#039;s first fiery dart is a question. &quot;Yea, hath God said?&quot; the serpent asks the woman in the garden (Genesis 3:1), and a moment later\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shield of faith is trust in God and his word, held up like a Roman shield against the devil&#039;s fiery darts. What Ephesians 6:16 means.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-study"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41553,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/armor-of-god-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":5830,"position":0},"title":"What Is the Armor of God? 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