Redeemed living is crowned with a character that is truly from, through, and to the glory of Christ. Paul has systematically widened his focus from how the redeemed relate to God to how they relate to one another in Christ’s church. Now he widens it still more to see how Christ’s redeemed relate to the outside world. At every point, it is in and through Christ that the redeemed live. But nowhere is Christ’s character more manifestly on display than here. A Christian’s character toward evils done against them is foreign to fallen humanity. Here, the signet of Christ is deeply impressed upon self. Evil will not finally be overcome by sinners. But the redeemed are called to overcome evil with Christ.