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   From: jnhickling@ntlworld.com   
      
   "Steve Hayes"  wrote in message news:   
   "1st Century Apostolic   
   Traditionalist"  wrote:   
   >>A false doctrine:   
   >>Is one that allows God's Elect to  participate  in the political "Affairs   
   >>of   
   >>this life".   
      
   >I'm not aware of any such "doctrine".   
      
   Try 2 Tim 2:3-5.   
   "Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.   
   4 No man that warreth *entangleth* himself with the affairs  of this life*   
   that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.   
      
   5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he   
   strive lawfully."   
   2 Tim 2:3-5 (KJV)   
      
   Or:   
   "4 No-one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs—he wants to   
   please his commanding officer.   
      
   5 Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the   
   victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. "   
   2 Tim 2:3-5 (ANIV)   
      
   "Endure affliction, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.   
   4 No man that warreth entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that   
   he may please him who hath enlisted him.   
      
   5 And if a man strive, he is not crowned, unless he strive lawfully."   
   2 Tim 2:3-5 (WesleyNT)   
      
      
   "4 He that enters into the service, disengages himself from civil affairs,   
   that he may be acceptable to his officer.   
   5 a combatant does not receive the crown, unless he has observ'd the laws of   
   the games."   
   2 Tim 2:4-5 (MaceNT)   
      
   We have been warned then?   
      
   Jeff...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)