1 Corinthians 9:26

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1 Corinthians 9:26

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

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2 Peter 1:10

So

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For we know that if our tent--that earthly body which is now our home--is taken down, we have a house of God's building, a home not made by hands, imperishable, in Heaven.

For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.

That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until 'That Day.'

No athlete is ever awarded the wreath of victory unless he has kept the rules.

We must, therefore, be very careful, though there is a promise still standing that we shall enter upon God's Rest, that none of you even appear to have missed it.

As for the older men among you, who bear office in the Church, I, their fellow-Officer, and a witness to the sufferings of the Christ, who shall also share in the glory that is to be revealed--

Therefore, Brothers, do your best to put God's Call and Selection of you beyond all doubt; for, if you do this, you will never fall.

So

From the time of John the Baptist to this very hour, the Kingdom of Heaven has been taken by force, and men using force have been seizing it.

"Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,

For ours is no struggle against enemies of flesh and blood, but against all the various Powers of Evil that hold sway in the Darkness around us, against the Spirits of Wickedness on high.

It is for that I toil, struggling with all the energy which he inspires and which works powerfully within me.