Just Do It
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2 Timothy 4:7 “7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
2 Timothy 4:7 “7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
2 Timothy 4:8 “8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.”
2 Timothy 4:8 “8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.”
1 Corinthians was written around AD 551, while 1 Timothy was written around AD 65-66, and 2 Timothy was composed later, around AD 66-672. 1 Corinthians was written during Paul’s third missionary journey, whereas 2 Timothy was written during his second Roman imprisonment3. Therefore, 1 Corinthians was written first, significantly earlier than both 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy.
1 Corinthians 9:24 “24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
1 Corinthians 9:24 “24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
1 Corinthians 9:25 “25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.”
1 Corinthians 9:25 “25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.”
1 Corinthians 9:26 “26 So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.”
1 Corinthians 9:26 “26 So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.”
1 Corinthians 9:27 “27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.”
1 Corinthians 9:27 “27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.”
Trecho - To run or walk hastily. Have course, run. Implying speed or haste.
Trecho - To run or walk hastily. Have course, run. Implying speed or haste.
Run after Christ with a directed purpose steadily advancing speed.
I want to arrive at heaven, exhausted, Tim Tebow
Rest is biblical, but so is run
Just run
Just run
v.24 In a race all runners run…If you don’t run you can’t win.
Run with purpose
Run with purpose
v.24 Run that you may obtain it…Run to win.
Run with Control
Run with Control
v. 25-27 So I’m not disqualified…
