The armor of God is not meant to turn Christians into frantic warriors, scrambling into battle with clenched fists. It's meant to remind us of the victory we already possess in Christ. We are not called to win salvation—we are called to guard it. We are not marching to earn God’s favor—we are standing in it. The war is over. The outcome is settled. The enemy has been defeated. But skirmishes remain, and deceptions abound. So we put on the armor—not to fight for what we don’t have, but to stand guard over what we do.

The armor of God is not meant to turn Christians into frantic warriors, scrambling into battle with clenched fists. It's meant to remind us of the victory we already possess in Christ. We are not called to win salvation—we are called to guard it. We are not marching to earn God’s favor—we are standing in it. The war is over. The outcome is settled. The enemy has been defeated. But skirmishes remain, and deceptions abound. So we put on the armor—not to fight for what we don’t have, but to stand guard over what we do.

The Apostle Paul’s instruction in Ephesians 4:26 offers a curious duality. On one hand, it acknowledges a space for anger — a deeply human and often volatile emotion — and yet commands restraint: “Do not sin.” This is not a contradiction, but a challenge. The Christian life is one marked by self-examination and divine transformation, and within that framework, Paul’s exhortation calls for the sanctification of emotion. It is a call to allow even something as raw as anger to be brought under the lordship of Christ.