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By Dylan Brobst | Submitted On November 09, 2013

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Today is the Marine Corps birthday. The attitude of the Marine Corps is summed up into two Latin words: Semper Fidelis. As I see and communicate with my fellow brothers and sisters in arms on Facebook, an echoing thought in my mind comes to the forefront, "Why aren't Christians more like Marines?" This is something I have always …show more content…

Are there many who are faithful these days? Do we stay faithful for long to any one idea or institution? The Marines don't have that problem. I've become friends with some Marines just because they were Marines. There is a bond between us that nobody can take away. We suffered through boot camp, we've been shot at, we've taken the same oath. Even though we didn't technically "serve" together, we still served the same cause: freedom. Then I ask, why don't Christians think this way? We too serve the same cause of freedom, yet we don't celebrate it like the Marines. Jesus tells us in John 8 34 Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son does remain forever. 36 So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. We've all suffered the slavery of sinfulness together and together we have been made free in …show more content…

He tells us to love others like family. Paul teaches of the importance of staying united as the body of Christ, Therefore, my brethren, you also were made to die to the Law through the body of Christ, so that you might be joined to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God (Romans 7:4). In bootcamp, Marines are freed from their individualism and indoctrinated into the Esprit de Corps, a fancy term they use to explain that we are no longer individuals, we live and fight for each other. We all have a specific purpose to work together as a team. There are those on the front lines, those "back home" sending support, those collecting intelligence and those training. We are all important in our specific areas of duty and without everyone working together, the mission will not be accomplished. What is our

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