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1 Corinthians 9:24

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Don’t you know that in a race, all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? So run in a way that will get you the prize.

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I press on toward the goal to win the prize, because God has called me toward heaven in Christ Jesus in order to win it.

Since we’re surrounded by such a huge cloud of witnesses, let’s throw off everything that weighs us down and any sin that gets in our way. Let’s keep on running the race on the course in front of us.

‘I’m coming soon. Hold on to what you have so that no one will take away your crown.

as you hold on to the word of life. Then I’ll be able to boast on the day when Christ returns that I didn’t run or work for nothing.

So I don’t run like someone who doesn’t know where the finish line is. I don’t fight like a boxer who hits nothing but air.

You were running a good race. Who got in your way and kept you from obeying the truth?

I went because God showed me that he wanted me to go. I met privately with those who are respected as leaders. I presented to them the good news that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure that it wasn’t useless for me to keep presenting the good news that way.

Blessed is the person who keeps going when times are difficult. After they’ve made it through these times, they’ll receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to give to those who love him.

Some people pretend to be humble, and they worship angels. But don’t let people like that judge you. These people tell you in great detail about the visions they’ve seen, and they’re conceited because of all the ideas they have. But their ideas are really useless, because their minds aren’t guided by the Holy Spirit.

Don’t you know that when you agree to obey someone the way a slave would, you become a slave to that person? If you’re slaves of sin, then you will die. But if you’re slaves who obey God, then you’ll live a godly life.

Don’t you know that people who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that people who serve at the altar eat the food that’s offered on the altar?

I do all of this for the sake of the good news, so that I can share in its blessings.

I haven’t yet received these things or reached my goal. But Christ Jesus took hold of me so that I could reach it, and so I keep pushing myself forward to take hold of it.




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