"I discipline my body
like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after
preaching to others I myself might be disqualified." (1 Corinthians 9:17 NLT)
Part of discipline is doing
things by the rules. The Christian needs to have a concern for any significant
break in the discipline which would take them out of the opportunity to serve
Christ and His Body for even a short period of time.
One of the most classic
cases in the Olympics of disqualification occurred in the 1908 marathon. Having
run through the streets, until finally he staggered into the stadium, falling
four times as he made the oval around the stadium, he was finally helped across
the finish line by some well-meaning members of his team. He was disqualified
as the winner because he had been helped. He had won the race, but the rules
had been broken.
There are people in the
Christian life who think that the ends justify any means you use. Do anything
as long as you get results. The Olympics are telling us that the means are as
important as the ends. That disqualification ought to be a concern, and the
training and discipline of the Christian life ought always to be part of our
experience.
– George O. Wood in a sermon titled “The Christian
Olympian”
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