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May28th

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Let Freedom Ring

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“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13

The staff of The Sacred Sandwich wishes our readers an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend, but hopes they will take the time to honor the many fallen soldiers throughout our history who died to preserve freedom in America and abroad. As Christians, this theme of supreme sacrifice for the cause of liberty should resound in our hearts as we also remember our savior, Jesus Christ, who died that we might live and be free from the bondage of sin. As soldiers for Christ, let us spread the Gospel message as oft as we can in the hopes of bringing the ultimate freedom to those around us.

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  • Comment by twpeck — May 28, 2010 @ 1:41 pm

    A sober moment amidst the frolic of this website.
    Thank you for the reminder of Christ’s sacrifice for us just as soldiers sacrifice for us. Let us always hold their cause precious to us and stand firm in the face of evil.

  • Comment by Jamie S — May 28, 2010 @ 1:46 pm

    Hear, Hear!

  • Comment by Stranger in a Strange Land — May 28, 2010 @ 3:34 pm

    Remembering my friend, Jack White of Garden Grove, CA. (Viet Nam)

    Craig B

  • Comment by Eddie Eddings — May 28, 2010 @ 11:43 pm

    Thanks brother. They don’t celebrate Memorial Day here in Kuwait. Fact is, their weekends are Friday and Saturday. This was a good reminder. I served in the Army during the Viet Nam era and lost more than one friend to the war. God bless those men and women who serve, not only their country but their King.

  • Comment by dominic — May 29, 2010 @ 2:52 am

    Here in the UK we are remembering the extraordinary heroism of ordinary men and women (both private citizens, and Naval personnel) who put their lives on the line to rescue 346,000 soldiers, British and French, from the shores of Dunkirk.

    Without this action Europe would certainly have been defeated, and the (later) allies would have had no chance to defeat Hitler. Truly, this was the moment that time was bought with these lives which enabled his menace to be halted, then driven back, before being overthrown.

    Even though people may not have seen then, and certainly deny it now, the hand of God was on the shoulders of the pilots and captains of the boats that brought these men home safe, to fight again another day.

  • Comment by David Shanahan — June 1, 2010 @ 5:28 am

    Sorry, I have to object. Our weapons are not military. The US military are not serving Jesus. This glorification of “sacrifice” is ok for a nation, but not for the church. “My Kingdom is not of this world”, if it were, he would have sent legions of angels to “save” him from his enemies. You can’t have split allegiances, one foot in the world (nationalism) and the other in the Kingdom of God.
    David

  • Comment by Angus — June 1, 2010 @ 11:30 am

    David:

    I appreciate you citing your objection, but the theme of sacrificial love is a grand biblical theme (as specifically noted in John 15:13), and was the only focus of my post. Obviously, even the simplest analogy will eventually break down if someone decides to stretch it out to reveal every possible implication or flaw. Please rest assured that I have no desire to see Christians blowing away un-American pagans with M-240B machine guns for the Kingdom of God.

  • Comment by lauradell2 — July 25, 2010 @ 12:00 pm

    You ‘lay down your life for your friends’ by defending the friends in your country and the allied countries with your life if necessary from those who would threaten to deprive them. The “military” designation is simply a way to name this service of sacrifice in context of defense of country, AND the individuals contained. It is no less a sacrifice for friends in love if done from the heart in righteousness, as best the inhabitants of the world know how. I am a proud military brat who knows that being employed in the military is, at its best, a service unto the God of all nations for the sake of the individuals therein, those individuals for whom indeed Christ died.

  • Comment by Perry — December 5, 2011 @ 6:49 pm

    I am sure that many Christians knows John 3:16 but what about 1 John 3:16.Many didn’t memorize 1 John 3:16.
    Outreach for deaf
    Perry

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