The New Testament uses athletes as a picture of the Christian life. Paul compares it to runners in strict training for a wreath (1 Corinthians 9:24-27), and Hebrews 12:1-2 calls it a race to be run with perseverance. Second Timothy 2:5 uses the Greek verb for competing as an athlete, and 1 Timothy 4:8 gives physical training “some value” while setting godliness above it. In the Old Testament, David credits God with feet “like the feet of a deer” (Psalm…
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