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Saul’s companion Timothy is referred to repeatedly in military terms, but there’s little confidence he actually served. But that doesn’t mean he, and other civilians, can’t think of themselves as soldiers of Christ.
Bad Soldier
Timothy is one of Saul’s most dedicated mentees, whose first trip was probably with him and Silas to Philippi, home of Lydia and Dez. For over a decade the two worked closely together, and Timothy is credited as a co-author of several Pauline epistles. The two letters in Paul’s name to Timothy are of doubtful authorship but are noteworthy for the frequent use of soldiering language applied to Saul’s co-worker.
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