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Today we have specialized shoes for every conceivable activity. The shoes of a Roman soldier were specialized, too. They were boots/sandals, called caliga. Josephus said that they were "thickly studded with sharp nails" like cleats. These war boots enabled infantrymen to dig in and make a stand in hand-to-hand combat.
- A good pair of boots makes a soldier ready to march, attack, and fight. The NIV says we are to have our "feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace."
- When Paul speaks of the gospel here, he is not talking about taking the good news to the world but standing firm. He is not talking about witnessing, but about a spiritual battle.
