"So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep (Jhn. 21:15-17)".

In this passage the tenderness of Christ should be recognized as He seeks soldiers for His lambs and sheep. The first step to making a soldier for Christ involves determining if the candidate will respect authority, and even more to the point - it is gauging the commitment of the prospect's love. Few people realize that before love becomes mature it starts out as a mustard seed of faith! No matter what fine attributes your partner may have, it is doubtless that love will be mutually fulfilling without faith. "And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity (II Pet. 1:5-7)".

Charity is another name for agape love! "Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things (I Cor. 13:4-7)". This type of love is different from eros (sexual) and phileo (non-sexual) because as seen in the passage it is self-less, which describes God (I Jhn. 4:8, 16). Obviously to become a soldier for Christ we must have the love of God!

The second step to making a soldier involves outlining the appropriate hierarchy by designating positions and duties. Note how Peter was asked if he loved Jesus more than "these", who are the disciples. Included in this collection is Peter, who now is asked to be more self-less and prepared than "these" to "feed My lambs". This was the same apostle who denied the soon-to-be crucified Jesus three times "before the cock crowed

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