Onward, Christian Soldiers
“Fight,” “wage warfare,” and “put to death” are phrases in the Christian vocabulary. We are called to “take up the whole armor of God” and to wield “weapons of righteousness.” Interestingly, these warlike phrases are not about fighting other people or “the culture” or even false religions. They speak mainly of waging war against our own sin and unbelief (1 Tim 6:12, 1:18; Col 3:5; Rom 8:13; Eph 6:11; 2 Cor 6:7).
Want to become a Christian soldier, marching as to war? Take up the sword of the Spirit and slay thine own lusts, take captive thine own twisted thoughts, rule over thine own spirit! For “he who rules his spirit [is better] than he who takes a city” (Prov 16:32). Strike down thine own unbelief with the mighty gospel promises of God. There isn’t much renown in true spiritual warfare in this life, but that’s not what this battle is about.