Chosen to be a Soldier:Renouncing the World

As a Salvation Army Soldier each and everyone has their own code of rules and regulations. The O & R for Senior Soldiers can be found in the book Chosen to be a Soldier.While reading the section titled "Renouncing the World" I have some across many interesting and very important facts we should follow as Soldiers of Christ's Army.

1. The human spirit is free but that does not mean we are to rebel against God. As Christians we are followers of Christ and should therefore follow him and obey his rules for our lives. He has not given us these rules to be condemned or to not have a good time but to protect us from broken hearts and broken souls.

2.We should not be "worldly" meaning we should not worship things of this world such as clothing, money, jewelry, wealth, fame, or any of the such. We should not have to have the latest fashion or make ourselves look more important to others. We should also not degrade ourselves and not take care of our selves but look presentable.

3. We should stay away from drinking, smoking, and the use of drugs. As a movement dedicated to helping the struggling alcoholic we should not engage in drink because it will be even tougher for the struggling one to get help and we ourselves may fall into alcoholism. The army is to be called the largest abstinence organization in the world. Addictive drugs may be prescribed by doctors but should be watch very carefully so we should not grow addicted. We as Soldiers should not gamble because it is addicting and life controlling. Gambling can lead to men and women lying and gambling rather than providing for their families. Soldiers should not live in debt but after they have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord they should get with the people they owe money to and make out some kind of payment agreement. If they do not try to pay off their debt they will be removed from the soldier roll. We as soldiers must also keep away from dirty language, movies, books, plays, and situations.


To end it is said that being a soldier will not be an easy job but will be accompanied with persecution. But our Lord is good and he promises in Matthew 5:10-11 that we will be blessed if we bear the suffering for his name.