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"No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." 2 Timothy 2:4

John Gill's Exposition of the Bible - New Testament

2 Timothy 2:4

No man that warreth
Who is a soldier, and gives himself up to military service, in a literal sense: the Vulgate Latin version, without any authority, adds, "to God"; as if the apostle was speaking of a spiritual warfare; whereas he is illustrating a spiritual warfare by a corporeal one; and observes, that no one, that is in a military state,

entangleth himself with the affairs of this life;
with civil affairs, in distinction from military ones. The Roman soldiers might not follow any trade or business of life, or be concerned in husbandry, or merchandise of any sort, but were wholly to attend to military exercises, and to the orders of their general; for to be employed in any secular business was reckoned an entangling of them, a taking of them off from, and an hindrance to their military discipline: and by this the apostle suggests that Christ's people, his soldiers, and especially his ministers, should not he involved and implicated in worldly affairs and cares; for no man can serve two masters, God and mammon; but should wholly give up themselves to the work and service to which they are called; and be ready to part with all worldly enjoyments, and cheerfully suffer the loss of all things, when called to it, for the sake of Christ and his Gospel:

that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier;
his captain, or general, who has enlisted him, enrolled and registered him among his soldiers; whom to please should be his chief concern; as it should be the principal thing attended to by a Christian soldier, or minister of the Gospel, not to please men, nor to please himself, by seeking his own ease and rest, his worldly emoluments and advantages, but to please the Lord Christ, in whose book his name is written.

The Unknown Christian
2 Timothy 2:3-4: Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs—he wants to please his commanding officer.
On a tomb in Arlington National Cemetery, the following words can be found inscribed: "Here Rests In Honored Glory An American Soldier Known But To God." In 2 Timothy, Paul reminds us that we are soldiers of a sort. As such, we are to be fully devoted to Christ; ready to forfeit our lives for the good of His Kingdom. As a soldier, our work is not intended to bring us any personal glory, or provide us any personal reward. It is enough that our mission be accomplished. We do not need the approval of men, but only that of God. Charles Wesley wrote, "Keep us little and unknown, prized and loved by God alone." In our quest to follow Christ, we may seem to go through this life unknown in the eyes of the world—but in the eyes of God, we are truly prized. The tomb of the unknown Christian is not filled with a dead man´s bones, but with memories of service, lasting faith, and hope in eternal life in the presence of his Creator.

He who wishes to fight must first count the cost. When you engage in actual fighting, if victory is long in coming, then men's weapons will grow dull and their ardor will be dampened. If you lay siege to a town, you will exhaust your strength. Again, if the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State will not be equal to the strain. Now, when your weapons are dulled, your ardor dampened, your strength exhausted and your treasure spent, other chieftains will spring up to take advantage of your extremity. Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue... In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.

-Sun Tzu, the Art of War

Sergeant Jesse L. Owens, US Air Force, Vietnam

Airmen First Class John H. Gholar, US Air Force, Vietnam

Sergeant Raymond A. Murray, US Marine Corp

South Pacific, World War II

Petty Officer Melvin C. Turner, US Navy, Vietnam

Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on. The skillful soldier does not raise a second levy, neither are his supply-wagons loaded more than twice. Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy. Thus the army will have food enough for its needs. Poverty of the State exchequer causes an army to be maintained by contributions from a distance. Contributing to maintain an army at a distance causes the people to be impoverished.

-Sun Tzu, the Art of War

Command Sergeant Major (E-9) Phillip A. Washington, US Army (Ret), Desert Storm & Bosnia

First Sergeant (E-8) Lonzie C. Helms, US Army (Ret), Vietnam

First Sergeant (E-8) James E. McIntosh Sr., US Army (Ret), Vietnam

Sergeant First Class (E-7) Teanna A. Raulston, US Army Reserves (Ret), Vietnam Era

Sergeant (E-5) Daniel Casara, US Army, Iraq

Sergeant (E-5) Darryl L. Thornton, US Army, Desert Storm Era

Specialist Fifth Class (E-5) John H. Chambers, US Army, Vietnam Era

Specialist Fourth Class (E-4) Alfred C. Feagins, US Army, Vietnam

Specialist Fourth Class (E-4) Meeka McWilliam, US Army, Iraq

Private (E-3) Jeanette Jones, US Army Reserves, Vietnam Era

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