2 Timothy 2:3 - A good soldier of Christ Jesus

Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus

2 Timothy 2:3

Commentary

Just as our soldiers suffer hardships and give the ultimate sacrifice for our country, we as Christians should joyfully serve our Commander and His Kingdom dutifully at any cost.

"a good soldier" - The metaphor of the Christian life as warfare (against the evil world system, the believer's sinful human nature, and Satan) is a familiar one in the NT (cf. 2 Cor. 10:3-5; Eph. 6:10-20; 1 Thess. 4:8; 1 Tim. 1:18; 4:7; 6:12). Here Paul is dealing with the conflict against the hostile world and the persecution (cf. v. 9; 1:8; 3:11,12; 4:7).

MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (2 Ti 2:3). Nashville: Word Pub.

Psalm 26:8 - I love the house where you live, O LORD

I love the house where you live, O LORD, the place where your glory dwells.

LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

O LORD, I love the habitation of Your house And the place where Your glory dwells.

Psalm 26:8

Commentary

The Bible speaks often of the glory of God-the visible appearance of His beauty and perfection reduced to blazing light. His glory appeared to Moses in a burning bush in Midian (Ex. 3:1-6), in a cloud on Mt. Sinai (Ex. 24:15-17), and in a rock on Mt. Sinai (Ex. 33:18-23). The glory of God also filled the tabernacle (Ex. 40:34), led the people as a pillar of fire and cloud (Ex. 40:35-38), and also filled the temple in Jerusalem (1 Kin. 8:10, 11). When Aaron made the first sacrifice in the wilderness, as a priest, the "glory of the Lord appeared to all the people." In these manifestations, God was revealing His righteousness, holiness, truth, wisdom, and grace-the sum of all He is. However, nowhere has God's glory been more perfectly expressed than in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:14). It will be seen on earth again when He returns (Matt. 24:29-31; 25:31).

MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Le 9:23). Nashville: Word Pub.