See Army.<\/p>\n
(in Heb. only collect. for , an army; or by periphrase; ). SEE ARMY. <\/p>\n
Christians are often likened to soldiers who have to clothe themselves with armour to fight against the evil forces of Satan (2Co 10:3-4; Eph 6:10-18; see ARMOUR; WEAPONS). They have to endure hardship and opposition, concentrating on the task God has given them, without losing heart (1Ti 1:18; 2Ti 2:3-4).<\/p>\n
Israels Old Testament history is full of stories of the heroic deeds of its soldiers. Not all these heroes were godly, though some were great servants of God whose faith on occasions saved Israel (Heb 11:32). (For methods of warfare see WAR.)<\/p>\n
The soldiers mentioned in the New Testament are usually Romans. The Roman centurions, who feature in a number of New Testament stories, appear to have been men of quality. Some of them became Christians (Mat 8:5-13; Mat 27:54; Act 10:1-2; Act 23:17-18; Act 27:43).<\/p>\n
SOLDIER.See Army, Legion, War.<\/p>\n
soljer. See ARMY.<\/p>\n
Apart from the common application of this term (for which see ARMY, ARMOUR, etc.) it is used in the N.T. for the service of a Christian. Two things are said of the Christian soldier. He must “endure hardness,” that is, share in the suffering incident to warfare; and he must not entangle “himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier”: that is, be quite free to obey his Captain in all things. As explained by the centurion, “I say to this man Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh;” so the Christian servant is under authority, and unhesitating obedience is what should characterise the soldier of Jesus Christ: he must be prepared to endure hardships, and to suffer with his Captain. Mat 8:9; 2Ti 2:3-4.<\/p>\n
“a soldier,” is used (a) in the natural sense, e.g., Mat 8:9<\/span>; Mat 27:27<\/span>; Mat 28:12<\/span>; Mar 15:16<\/span>; Luk 7:8<\/span>; Luk 23:36<\/span>; six times in John; thirteen times in Acts; not again in the NT; (b) metaphorically of one who endures hardship in the cause of Christ, 2Ti 2:3<\/span>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n “an army,” is used to denote “a company of soldiers” in Act 23:10<\/span>; in Act 23:27<\/span>, RV, “the soldiers,” AV, “an army;” in Luk 23:11<\/span> (plural), RV, “soldiers,” AV, “men of war.” See ARMY. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n “a fellow-soldier,” (sun, “with,” and No. 1), is used metaphorically in Phi 2:25<\/span>; Phm 1:2<\/span>, of fellowship in Christian service. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n always in the Middle Voice in the NT, is used (a) literally of “serving as a soldier,” Luk 3:14<\/span>, “soldiers” (RV, marg., “soldiers on service,” present participle); 1Co 9:7<\/span>, RV, “(what) soldier … serveth,” AV, “(who) goeth a warfare;” 2Ti 2:4<\/span>, RV, “soldier on service,” AV, “man that warreth,” lit., “serving as a soldier;” (b) metaphorically, of “spiritual conflict:” see WAR. <\/p>\n Notes: (1) For spekoulator, Mar 6:27<\/span>, RV, “soldier of his guard,” see GUARD. (2) In 2Ti 2:4<\/span> stratologeo is rendered “hath chosen (him) to be a soldier,” AV (RV, “enrolled (him) as a soldier”). <\/p>\n 2Ti 2:3 (a) The child of GOD is thus described by the Holy Spirit. He is not his own. His time belongs to his Master, so does his body. He goes where he is told, he eats what is given, he wears what is supplied. He has no will of his own, but is an implicit servant of the military forces. He studies the ways of the enemy, he finds means of defense from the enemy, and of offense toward the enemy. This should be true of every believer.<\/p>\n Soldier See Army. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Soldier (in Heb. only collect. for , an army; or by periphrase; ). SEE ARMY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature SOLDIER Christians are often likened to soldiers who have to clothe themselves with armour to fight against the evil forces of Satan (2Co … Continue reading “Soldier”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Soldier<\/h2>\n
Fuente: Wilson’s Dictionary of Bible Types<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"