There are four places in the New Testament where Paul refers to Christians as soldiers:Philippians 2:25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need;2Timothy 2:3, 4 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.Philemon 1:2 to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: