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A Fellow Soldier (συστρατιώτης)
Paul refers to Epaphroditus as a fellow soldier in Philippians 2:25, highlighting those engaged in service who disregard the things of this world. A soldier is one enlisted to serve, as seen in 1 Corinthians 9:7 and 2 Timothy 2:4, where one avoids entanglement in civilian affairs to please the one who enlisted him. Believers must endure hardship as good soldiers of Christ (2 Timothy 2:3).
Examples include Epaphroditus, who publicly served Paul at his own risk, supplying what was lacking and nearly dying for the work of Christ (Philippians 2:29-30), and Archippus, who hosted the church…
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