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Athletics » The Christian life compared to a foot-race » Hindrances to the runner
You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Christian ministers » Success attending » Paul
The signs of an apostle were performed with great endurance among you—not only signs but also wonders and miracles.
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For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we were among you for your benefit,
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Then standing up, Paul motioned with his hand and spoke: "Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen! The God of this people Israel chose our forefathers, exalted the people during their stay in the land of Egypt, and led them out of it with a mighty arm. And for about 40 years He put up with them in the desert; read more.
then after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance. This all took about 450 years. After this, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years. After removing him, He raised up David as their king, of whom He testified: ' I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will carry out all My will.' "From this man's descendants, according to the promise, God brought the Savior, Jesus, to Israel. Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. Then as John was completing his life work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the One. But look! Someone is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on His feet.' "Brothers, sons of Abraham's race, and those among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us. For the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers, since they did not recognize Him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled their words by condemning Him. Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed. When they had fulfilled all that had been written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and put Him in a tomb. But God raised Him from the dead, and He appeared for many days to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people. And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our forefathers. God has fulfilled this to us their children by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm: You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David. Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay. For David, after serving his own generation in God's plan, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed. But the One whom God raised up did not decay. Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you, and everyone who believes in Him is justified from everything, which you could not be justified from through the law of Moses. So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you: Look, you scoffers, marvel and vanish away, because I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone were to explain it to you. " As they were leaving, they begged that these matters be presented to them the following Sabbath. After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
then after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance. This all took about 450 years. After this, He gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. Then they asked for a king, so God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for 40 years. After removing him, He raised up David as their king, of whom He testified: ' I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will carry out all My will.' "From this man's descendants, according to the promise, God brought the Savior, Jesus, to Israel. Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. Then as John was completing his life work, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not the One. But look! Someone is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on His feet.' "Brothers, sons of Abraham's race, and those among you who fear God, the message of this salvation has been sent to us. For the residents of Jerusalem and their rulers, since they did not recognize Him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath, have fulfilled their words by condemning Him. Though they found no grounds for the death penalty, they asked Pilate to have Him killed. When they had fulfilled all that had been written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and put Him in a tomb. But God raised Him from the dead, and He appeared for many days to those who came up with Him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now His witnesses to the people. And we ourselves proclaim to you the good news of the promise that was made to our forefathers. God has fulfilled this to us their children by raising up Jesus, as it is written in the second Psalm: You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. Since He raised Him from the dead, never to return to decay, He has spoken in this way, I will grant you the faithful covenant blessings made to David. Therefore He also says in another passage, You will not allow Your Holy One to see decay. For David, after serving his own generation in God's plan, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed. But the One whom God raised up did not decay. Therefore, let it be known to you, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is being proclaimed to you, and everyone who believes in Him is justified from everything, which you could not be justified from through the law of Moses. So beware that what is said in the prophets does not happen to you: Look, you scoffers, marvel and vanish away, because I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone were to explain it to you. " As they were leaving, they begged that these matters be presented to them the following Sabbath. After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and persuading them to continue in the grace of God.
For you can have 10,000 instructors in Christ, but you can’t have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
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If I am not an apostle to others, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
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Therefore, whether it is I or they, so we proclaim and so you have believed.
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You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, recognized and read by everyone, since it is plain that you are Christ's letter, produced by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God; not on stone tablets but on tablets that are hearts of flesh.
In fact, He was crucified in weakness, but He lives by God’s power. For we also are weak in Him, yet toward you we will live with Him by God’s power.
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Christian race » The Christian life compared to a foot-race » Hindrances to the runner
You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Games » Figurative » Of the Christian life
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
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Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.
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Games » Foot races
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain.
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
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Therefore I do not run like one who runs aimlessly or box like one beating the air.
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Games » Figurative » Of a successful ministry
I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain.
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Gospel » Called » Word of life
Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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The gospel » Is called the » Word of life
Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Joy » Ministers should » Desire to render an account with
Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
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Joy » Soul-winners' » Thrills the church
Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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When they had been sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, explaining in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and they created great joy among all the brothers.
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Missionaries » In their intercourse with the world
Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do what is evil, they will, by observing your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation.
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so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world. Hold firmly the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn't run in vain or labor for nothing.
Names » Of the word of God » Word
Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God.
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Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Like newborn infants, desire the pure spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it for your salvation,
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He said, “Even more, those who hear the word of God and keep it are blessed!”
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Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.
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Race » Foot race » Figurative
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
it rejoices like an athlete running a course.
Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them.
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The Roman empire » Allusions to grecian game adapted by » Foot races
Don’t you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize.
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Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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Therefore since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead. Not that I have already reached [the goal] or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, read more.
I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God's heavenly call in Christ Jesus.
The word of God » Called » Word of life
Hold firmly to the message of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
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