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Introduction
Comrades Marathon intrigue growing up
In the Timothy letters, Paul uses the image of a RACE to symbolise the Christian life.
I knew the Bible did this, but with the help of software, I was surprised to realise how often (e.g. , , , , plus those listed below).
The race image is a structural metaphor that makes several points:
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Like athletes, Christians need to be single-minded.
2. Like athletes, Christians need to endure.
Like athletes, Christians need to endure.
3. Like athletes, Christians need to follow the rules.
4. Like athletes, Christians receive their reward after the race.
We could see other passages that speak about the crown, such as and .
1. Like athletes, Christians need to be single-minded (; )
2. Like athletes, Christians need to endure [suffer] (; ; )
3. Like athletes, Christians receive their reward after the race (; cf. ;
Conclusion
For serious athletes, running is not a hobby or a past-time; it is an obsession that dominates their lives.
The Christian life cannot be lived as a past-time; Christ is our life.
Paul did not do Christianity as a part of his life.
Loving and serving God filled and framed every area of his life.
How about us?
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