Comments on: Daydreaming About Swords

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:33:43 +0000

Awww sweet. I love that image.

You know, though… the “Spear of the Spirit” isn’t mentioned anywhere… so maybe just the impenetrable shield wall? :)

Also the “Sword” mentioned in that passage is a specific kind of sword: a short, defensive sword, used when the shield wall is broken. Don’t know if that is important or not in context of that passage, just an interesting piece of trivia…

By: Dan Benson

Dan Benson — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:30:15 +0000

OK, you know what I’ve been thinking about, is the phalanx, which is how the ancients fought, especially the Greeks, like the Philistines.

I think Paul’s whole thing about putting on the armor of God is in the context of relationships.

And if you see it in that light, he’s basically talking about the phalanx or the Roman cohort. It’s a moving mass of interlocking lives with shields and swords and spears and men grinding it out together to bascially intimidate and overcome the opposition.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:10:16 +0000

Steve - Definitely a Daisho (Katana and Wakazashi).

Though I think it is important to mention that it isn’t people that we strike with swords (spiritual or otherwise) but evil, the devil and anything that’s working for him… that doesn’t include people.

Just thought I’d bring it up because there are people who aren’t Christian who read this blog who might get the wrong idea about what I’m trying to communicate here…

By: Steve O

Steve O — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 03:04:29 +0000

Jumping back to when it was actual swords you were talking about… would you carry a broadsword? a longsword & shortsword combo? katana & wakizashi combo? or how about a zweihander :)

Strike away, Matt! Strike them so that they’ll die for Christ :)