2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# Do you not know that in a race all the runners run the race, but that only one receives the prize?
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-09-15 17:13:22 +00:00
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"Let me remind you that although all runners run the race, only one runner receives the prize."
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# run the race
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-09-15 17:13:22 +00:00
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As in a race, the Christian life and work require strict discipline on the part of the runner and the Christian has a specific goal.
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# run to win the prize
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-09-15 17:13:22 +00:00
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Paul is speaking of the reward God will give his faithful people as if it were a prize given for an athletic contest.
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