Spiritual Warfare

In talking about the Armor of God, the main point was obviously spiritual warfare and the tools used.

The battle for truth has raged on earth ever since Satan tempted Adam and Eve in the garden. Satan's first recorded words are seen here:

Gen 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?"(NAS)

Satan's first recorded words were questioning God's truth. And this has been going on ever since. With the Exodus, God proved that he was God and the "gods" of Egypt were not. Through Elijah, God showed that Baal was not the true God.

In fact, truth is so vital that when Jesus was asked why He came, this is what He said:

John 18:37 Pilate therefore said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say {correctly} that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

Of all the answers Jesus could have given, He said the reason He came was to testify to the truth. Something about that makes me think it's important.