Military Service

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

A time to love, And a time to hate. A time of war, And a time of peace.

`Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah thy God in every <FI>place<Fi> whither thou goest.'

By David. Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle. — read the full passage →

`When thou goest out to battle against thine enemy, and hast seen horse and chariot--a people more numerous than thou--thou art not afraid of them, for Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> with thee, who is bringing thee up out of the land of Egypt; — read the full passage →

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; — read the full passage →

Be not afraid, for with thee I <FI>am<Fi> , Look not around, for I <FI>am<Fi> thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness.

By David. Blessed <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.

And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying: `Whom do I send? and who doth go for Us?' And I say, `Here <FI>am<Fi> I, send me.'

no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

O the happiness of the nation whose God <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, Of the people He did choose, For an inheritance to Him. — read the full passage →

Also--when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou <FI>art<Fi> with me, Thy rod and Thy staff--they comfort me.

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

`Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;

with a price ye were bought, become not servants of men;

be strong and courageous, fear not, nor be terrified because of them, for Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> He who is going with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee.'

for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.

`Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe; — read the full passage →

and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all <FI>these<Fi> to come to pass, but the end is not yet. — read the full passage →

Jehovah strength to his people giveth, Jehovah blesseth His people with peace!

giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men. — read the full passage →

He who is dwelling In the secret place of the Most High, In the shade of the Mighty lodgeth habitually, — read the full passage →

To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. `For the Virgins.' --A song. God <FI>is<Fi> to us a refuge and strength, A help in adversities found most surely.

put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee. — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

Gracious <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God <FI>is<Fi> merciful, — read the full passage →

Our soul hath waited for Jehovah, Our help and our shield <FI>is<Fi> He, — read the full passage →

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done--to stand.

Watch ye, stand in the faith; be men, be strong;

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

Having been declared righteous, then, by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Give to us help from adversity, And vain is the salvation of man. — read the full passage →

And I thought <FI>it<Fi> necessary Epaphroditus--my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need--to send unto you,

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

and he saith: `Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me, — read the full passage →

for the weapons of our warfare <FI>are<Fi> not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not. — read the full passage →

In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might;

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

for I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, — read the full passage →

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

And questioning him also were those warring, saying, `And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, `Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'

For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

render, therefore, to all <FI>their<Fi> dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.

for even the Son of Man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.'

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

By David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

and Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> He who is going before thee, He himself is with thee; He doth not fail thee nor forsake thee; fear not, nor be affrighted.'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

As to the rest, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; — read the full passage →

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →

And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him, — read the full passage →

the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest, — read the full passage →

Again, therefore, Jesus spake to them, saying, `I am the light of the world; he who is following me shall not walk in the darkness, but he shall have the light of the life.'

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not murder.

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought--for desires.

and if I go on and prepare for you a place, again do I come, and will receive you unto myself, that where I am ye also may be;

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men, — read the full passage →

believe me, that I <FI>am<Fi> in the Father, and the Father in me; and if not, because of the works themselves, believe me.

And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion calling upon him,

And they are, all those numbered of the sons of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from a son of twenty years and upward, every one going out to the host in Israel,

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

and ye shall begin to hear of wars, and reports of wars; see, be not troubled, for it behoveth all <FI>these<Fi> to come to pass, but the end is not yet.

for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;

And the centurion, and those with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying, `Truly this was God's Son.'

if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me--honour him will the Father.

`Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they shall give into your bosom; for with that measure with which ye measure, it shall be measured to you again.'

And Abram heareth that his brother hath been taken captive, and he draweth out his trained domestics, three hundred and eighteen, and pursueth unto Dan. — read the full passage →

The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good; — read the full passage →

and now for the hope of the promise made to the fathers by God, I have stood judged, — read the full passage →

And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

and David asketh at Jehovah, saying, `I pursue after this troop--do I overtake it?' And He saith to him, `Pursue, for thou dost certainly overtake, and dost certainly deliver.'

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

to whom it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering these, which now were told to you (through those who did proclaim good news to you,) in the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, to which things messengers do desire to bend looking.

and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,

I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: — read the full passage →

Near <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to the broken of heart, And the bruised of spirit He saveth.

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

and the God of the hope shall fill you with all joy and peace in the believing, for your abounding in the hope in power of the Holy Spirit.

And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

And Amaziah gathereth Judah, and appointeth them, according to the house of the fathers, for heads of the thousands, and for heads of the hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin; and he inspecteth them from a son of twenty years and upward, and findeth them three hundred thousand chosen ones, going forth to the host, holding spear and target. — read the full passage →

`And the authorities have added to speak unto the people, and said, Who <FI>is<Fi> the man that is afraid and tender of heart? --let him go and turn back to his house, and the heart of his brethren doth not melt like his heart;

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God, — read the full passage →

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;