DO
YOU NOT KNOW THAT IN A RACE ALL THE RUNNERS RUN,
BUT
ONLY ONE GETS THE PRIZE?
RUN
IN SUCH A WAY AS TO GET THE PRIZE.
EVERYONE
WHO COMPETES IN THE GAMES
GOES
INTO STRICT TRAINING.
THEY
DO IT TO GET A CROWN THAT WILL NOT LAST;
BUT
WE DO IT TO GET A CROWN THAT WILL LAST FOREVER.
THEREFORE
I DO NOT RUN LIKE A MAN RUNNING AIMLESSLY;
I
DO NOT FIGHT LIKE A MAN BEATING THE AIR.
NO,
I BEAT MY BODY AND MAKE IT MY SLAVE
SO
THAT AFTER I HAVE PREACHED TO OTHERS,
I
MYSELF WILL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FOR THE PRIZE.
(1
Corinthians 9:24-27)
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