<p>6:15 <i>And having shod your feet with the readiness to announce the gospel of peace</i>- This is in the context of defensive measures against temptation and tribulation. Being prepared to witness to the Gospel is of itself a means of defence against temptation; for the work of witness means we will not be in league with the world but separate from it in a spiritual sense. &quot;Peace&quot; has been earlier used in the letter regarding peace in relationship between Jew and Gentile because of the peace with God which is in Christ (2:14,15,17; 4:3). The good news is not simply of a future eternity upon planet earth <i>redevivus</i>. It is far more than that. It includes the genuinely good and attractive news of reconciliation between persons who would otherwise have remained intractably separated.</p><p>Eph. 6:15 speaks of our each being 'sandaled' with the preparation of the Gospel. Who prepared the way of the Lord by preaching, wearing sandals? John the Baptist. It seems Paul is alluding to John here, setting him up as the preacher's example; and it was John who was described as 'preparing' the Lord's way, using the same word as here translated &quot;readiness&quot;. The reference to &quot;loins girt&quot; (Eph. 6:14) would also be a John allusion- the record twice (in Mt. 3:4; Mk. 1:6) stresses how John had his 'loins girded'. See on Mt. 10:32.</p>