Description:
Is the armor of God imagery borrowed from a Roman soldier? No-Paul is simply speaking in his mother tongue: the Old Testament. We are a kingdom of priests. To fight, God's priests need a priestly armor.
Brief description: Rev. Dr. Uriesou T. Brito is the Senior Pastor of Providence Church in Pensacola, Florida. He is the founder and contributor to The Kuyperian Commentary, a board member at Theopolis Institute, and the Senior Fellow of Pastoral Theology for the Center for Cultural Leadership. He currently serves as Presiding Minister of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC).
Review Quotes:
"Be prepared for a substantive paradigm shift... a sound Biblical interpretation of an all-too-commonly misunderstood and misapplied truth." - George Grant
"...a biblical theology of spiritual warfare that encompasses the cosmos. In fact, this book is something of a mini-biblical theology. Dr. Brito weaves biblical, theological, historical, and pastoral truth to equip the ordinary Christian for the battles he faces daily." - P. Andrew Sandlin
"Combining keen pastoral and biblical insight, Pastor Brito identifies our gear and tells us how to use it. The War of the Priesthood is a challenging, inspiring field manual for spiritual warriors old and young." - Peter Leithart
"You can find a man who is happy to be a king. And you can find a man who is happy to be a priest. But a sword- wielding priesthood? That's a rarer sight than spotting your local vegetarian down at the community barbeque festival. Nevertheless, from the time of Moses, our Lord promised that we would be a kingdom of priests. Uri is a faithful guide as the church looks to the fulfillment of that promise. In this work, you have a potent passage of Scripture laid open, one that has much to teach the Christian Church today." - Jared Longshore