Becoming a "Renegade Soldier"

Definition of renegade;
(n.) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.
(n.) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a deserter.
(n.) One faithless to principle or party.
(n.) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of religious faith

I found it interesting that the word renegade has such a deep and condemning root meaning. So why title this post " Becoming a "Renegade Soldier""? Great question, and it is one that got me thinking about what i thought it was to be a renegade? From the earliest time i can remember, a "renegade" was always some one who stood out from the crowd, dared to question authority or the status-quo, refused to live a false life. Before i was a christian i saw characters or people like Joesy Whales, Jack Nicholas's character in "one flew over the co-coo nest", comic book character "the Punisher", Malcolm X, JFK, MLKjr,and such as having qualities of a renegade, revolutionary, and or rebel.
I am an educated man that decided to bypass the dictionary and have my own understanding of this word renegade. Well i guess that was 70k wasted, no just kidding because i believe that all knowledge whether misleading or fact, leads to truth.
Anyways, so now i become a follower of Christ and i start learning about Him and others that followed Christs example. i keep hearing about all these "renegades" of the faith and in the bible, people like Noah,David, John, Jesus Christ,Peter, John, Paul, Augustine, Martin Luther, Calvin, Knox, Wesley and others were all labeled as renegades, rebels and lets be honest some even called them crazy. So my old definition of renegade still fits to people even Christ. One who stands out from the crowd, someone who dared to question authority and or status-quo, and refused to live a false life or lie.
so i am sitting there thinking and wondering then, why after someone like Christ is characterized as a renegade, does it have this negative connotation? then it finally came to me it was because i didn't write the definition for renegade. or maybe as always real renegades like Christ, scare, intimidate,and convict others of their own personal falsehoods that their living. we all either have or had them at one time in our lives.
so what fear, intimidation or conviction is keeping you from receiving eternal life?

So going back to the dictionary definition;
yes i was once worthless and wicked
I was cleaned and redeemed by Christ' blood
yes i was once faithless
I found faith and hope in Christ
yes i have deserted my old ways and worldliness
this is evidence of my acceptance of Christ as Lord and Savior
yes i will always appose false teachings and ways
always using the Word as the guide for truth!
So renegade i am
In Christ Jesus i am!