earnest under the banner of His glorious commands. 2 Let
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6 Now, who are the foes? The wicked and those who run counter to His will.
37. Let us, then, brethren, do soldier's duty in downright earnest under the banner of His glorious commands.
2 Let us observe those who are soldiering under our commanders, and see how punctually, how willingly, how submissively they execute the commands!
3 Not all are prefects, or tribunes, or centurions, or lieutenants, and so on; but each in his own rank** executes the orders of the emperor and the commanders. 4 The great cannot exist without the small, nor can the small without the great. A certain organic unity binds all parts, and therein lies the advantage. 5 Let us take our body.** The head is nothing without the feet, and the feet are nothing without the head. The smallest organs of our body are necessary and valuable to the whole body; in fact, all parts conspire and yield the same obedience toward maintaining the whole of the body.
38. 'Therefore let the whole of our body *** be maintained in Christ Jesus, and let each submit to his neighbor's rights in the measure determined by the special gift bestowed on him.*** 2 Let the strong care for the weak, and the weak respect the strong; let the rich support the poor, and the poor render thanks to God for giving them the means of supplying their needs; **® let the wise man show his wisdom not in words but in active help; the humble man must not testify for himself, but leave it to another to testify in his behalf. He who is continent *** must not boast, knowing that it is another who confers on him the ability to remain continent. 3 Let us therefore reflect, brethren, of what clay we were made, what and who we were when we entered the world, out of what grave and darkness our Maker and Creator has brought us