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NASB | 1 Corinthians 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 9:25 Now every athlete who [goes into training and] competes in the games is disciplined and exercises self-control in all things. They do it to win a crown that withers, but we [do it to receive] an imperishable [crown that cannot wither]. |
Subject: self control / spirit control |
Bible Note: Hi, Bub; "Gospel" refers to The good news of God's grace - attainable in the OT by obedience to the Law and attainable in the NT and today by faith in Christ. But I give up. If you continue to ignore the clear warnings in Hebrews 6 and 10 to not abandon Christ and return to hope for salvation in the Law, what's the point of debating a single word? A passage here and a passage there do not trump the message of grace that permeates the entire New Testament. The Law cannot be kept today. Period. Not by anybody. If you cling to the Law, you are dead in your sins because you cannot keep the entire Law and you cannot atone for your sins as the Law demands. The Torah did not say to have faith in Christ; it said to sacrifice animals, grain, and drink in specific ways in a carefully prescribed setting. That leaves you on the hook for sacrifices you cannot make and it makes Jesus' death on the cross useless. And that is the very offense the writer of Hebrews was talking about in chapters 6 and 10. No thanks. I'll take grace. I hope you do too. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |