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1 You therefore, amy son, bbe strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.  
2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
3 You therefore must aendure hardship bas a good soldier of Jesus Christ.  
4 aNo one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.  
5 And also aif anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.  
6 The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.
7 Consider what I say, and1 may the Lord agive you understanding in all things.  
8 Remember that Jesus Christ, aof the seed of David, bwas raised from the dead caccording to my gospel,  
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2 Timothy 2:1-4

So, my son, be strong in the grace that Christ Jesus gives. Everything that you have heard me teach in public you should in turn entrust to reliable men, who will be able to pass it on to others. Put up with your share of hardship as a loyal soldier in Christ's army. Remember: 1. That no soldier on active service gets himself entangled in business, or he will not please his commanding officer. (Phillips)

He shows us that a soldier's primary responsibility is to please the one who enlisted him in this service. He makes it clear that our primary responsibility, our loyalty, is to Jesus Christ—not a corporation, not even to an apostle of that corporation. Christ is the one who enlisted us. The man was merely used.

He goes on to say that a soldier must be single-minded. If he is not single-minded and gets himself involved in things other than carrying out the commands of his officer, then he will not be trustworthy. He will not be willing to endure hardship and put up with his share of suffering. He will not endure if he is deeply entangled in civilian pursuits or distracted by other concerns.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Endure as a Good Soldier

Related Topics: Enduring Hardship | Loyalty to Christ | Military Metaphor | Military Metaphors | Soldier Metaphor



2 Timothy 2:1-5

Does that not picture someone who is striving to finish at the top, striving to win, to be the best that he possibly can? He does not desire to be just an "also ran," one of the pack, but to be somebody whom God looks upon as worth watching.

We have to put this in relation to what God wants us to be. Does He not want us to glorify Him by being as much like Him and Jesus Christ as possible? That is what real mastery is! Within the context, mastery is to be like Christ.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace, and Law (Part Twenty-Two)

Related Topics: Emulating Jesus Christ | Glorifying God | Glorifying God by Our Example | Imitating Christ | Imitating God | Self Mastery | Transformed into the Image of Jesus Christ


 
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