Salute every saint in Christ Jesus.
The saints are soldiers.
"Every baptized churchman is by his profession a 'soldier of Jesus Christ,' and is pledged 'to fight under His banner against sin, the world and the devil." — J.C. Ryle, Holiness
Show some respect and salute your brothers and sisters in arms. They are engaged in the same battle as you are and they have your back.
"Christian warfare is a great reality and a subject of vast importance. Necessity is laid upon us. We must fight. Where there is grace there will be conflict." — J.C. Ryle, Holiness
The citizens of the Kingdom wage war on earth as it was once waged in Heaven by confronting evil and casting it out.
"The believer is a soldier. There is no holiness without a warfare. Saved souls will always be found to have fought a fight." — J.C. Ryle, Holiness
So, we fight side by side. Everyone is fighting their own fight, but all of us in Christ are fighting in the same direction and by the same Spirit.
"My sword, I give to him that shall succeed me in my pilgrimage, and my courage and skill to him that can get it. My marks and scars I carry with me, to be a witness for me, that I have fought his battles, who will now be my rewarder." — John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress (Mr. Valiant-for-Truth)
Salute those who have gone before and those who stand by your side. Honor the uniform of those who bear the marks of fighting the good fight. Reward them with your respect and pay homage to them through your perseverance by keeping well what they laid their lives down for.
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