The Bible grants physical training some value and gives godliness more, though readers differ over what kind of training is meant. Paul writes to Timothy that “physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things” (1 Timothy 4:8), and the Greek noun there, gumnasia, is related to the English word gymnasium. Several passages on training use runners and boxers as pictures of the Christian life (1 Corinthians 9:24-27, Hebrews 12:1-2, 2 Timothy 4:7). Others concern the…
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