Edmund Clowney on the power of the Spirit:
In the Spirit, Paul wore the armour of God, equipped to stand against the devil and all the powers of darknes (Eph. 6:11-17). In defense he was invincible, in attack irrestistable, wielding weapons mighty beyond all superlatives. No tower of pride could withstand the assault of the Spirit.
Tollkiens' description of the thundering crash of the tower of Barad-dur in the climax of his trilogy The Lord of the Rings touched many a reader of fantasy fiction with an uneasy realization: there is abroad in the world a greater power than that of the ultimate evil empire. History does move toward God's consummation, and His Spirit controls the outcome.
from The Church
Posted by apelles at April 23, 2003 10:51 AM