But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
What does 1 Corinthians 9:27 mean?
The apostle compares himself to the racers and combatants in the Isthmian games, well known by the Corinthians. But in the Christian race all may run so as to obtain.
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LoveEternal lifeThe crossChurch order
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