tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post9050766204362609775..comments2024-03-28T13:07:51.025-07:00Comments on Winging It: Onward Christian SoldiersStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-51884037436006577112018-05-19T15:05:18.302-07:002018-05-19T15:05:18.302-07:00 I guess I am getting a sense that it’s about bein... I guess I am getting a sense that it’s about being prepared for war fare, not so much marching out to seek it. I guess I could use the Internet and see if there’s actually an answer to this. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-74936314281934782572018-05-19T12:22:33.812-07:002018-05-19T12:22:33.812-07:00Well, let me think. "Marching as to war"...Well, let me think. "Marching as to war" means "Let us march as if we are marching for war." The suggestion <i>might</i> be "We are <i>not</i> at war, but let's march as if we are" or "We aren't in a literal, physical war, but a spiritual one, so we should 'march' as if we're in a 'war'." ("Marching as to war" is intended, by the way, to rhyme with "With the cross of Jesus going on before.")<br /><br />So, in either case, it would appear that the author of the hymn was talking about marching to war, either literally or figuratively, and in either case I would say that "marching" in any sense is not the same as "standing".<br /><br />Like you, just musing out loud.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-35127155856829159502018-05-19T10:21:17.439-07:002018-05-19T10:21:17.439-07:00It’s entirely possible that I’m imagining a distin...It’s entirely possible that I’m imagining a distinction that isn’t there or seeing something that isn’t there. <br /><br />I think it’s an unusual word choice, and wonder if it’s significant. <br /><br />It would be one thing if the word choice was needed for rhyme or meter, but either works in this case. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-9818780641817148982018-05-19T08:12:44.374-07:002018-05-19T08:12:44.374-07:00I don't see "marching" -- marching &...I don't see "marching" -- marching "as to" or "off to" -- as "stand", which is why I see "stand firm" and "marching" as not the same concept in the Scripture in view.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-25033314822955037092018-05-19T07:26:15.296-07:002018-05-19T07:26:15.296-07:00That’s where I’m seeing (imagining) a difference. ...That’s where I’m seeing (imagining) a difference. Marching off to war seems to imply something beyond the defense that the armor of God passage implies. If not a sense of going on the offensive. <br /><br />Marching “as” seems to imply things like purpose and discipline while not implying offense. <br /><br />This is not something I’m dogmatic about, and I’m open to alternatives, I’m just throwing it out. <br /><br />Thanks Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-81506045626407566742018-05-18T23:30:43.698-07:002018-05-18T23:30:43.698-07:00One is a descriptor and the other an action. "...One is a descriptor and the other an action. "March as if off to war" would be the way we say it, against "March off to war". One describes how they march, the other where they march.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443810898475961105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-51784044498436971672018-05-18T15:10:58.555-07:002018-05-18T15:10:58.555-07:00I have wondered, if there is any significance in t...I have wondered, if there is any significance in the use of the phrase “as to war”, instead of “off to war”.<br /><br />There probably isn’t, or I am reading too much into it, but it does seem like there might be a slight difference in the meeting.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149415942585847184noreply@blogger.com