1 Coríntios 9
Samuel Johnson · Citado em PreceptAustin
1 Coríntios 9
Johnson - Paul's Greatest Determination 9:24-26 Paul wanted to live a faithful life unto Jesus. • He wanted Christ to rule and reign in his life. • He wanted to serve Christ with all of his being. • He wanted to win others to Christ. But when his life on earth was over, He wanted to hear Christ say to him, “Well done, Paul!” Paul compares the Christian to a race. • In a race, all runners will run but only one of them will win and only he receives the prize. • Paul's point is clear: No athlete runs just to run. They spend months and years training and preparing for the race. They train hard and give up many luxuries and pleasures, not just so they can compete in the race, but so that they will win the race. • Every athlete runs to win! That is his SET DETERMINATION! Every day as he trains he thinks about winning. Every time he pushes his body harder, he determines to win. So, it should be in our Christian lives! We should not merely run the race, we should run to win! The great difference between athletic contests and our lives as believers is that every Christian who will strive can win. • We do not compete against other believers, but against the obstacles and hindrances that lay before us. • Each of us runs his own race. Each of us can win. Each of us can receive eternal rewards. • Hebrews 12:1-2 How do we win? 1. “Lay aside every wright and the sin which so easily ensnares us.” - We repent of and renounce sin that keeps holding us back. We must lay aside certain things that may not necessarily be sinful within themselves, but still may hinder us. We may choose not to exercise certain Christian liberties. 2. “Run with endurance the race set before us.” - The Christian life is not a sprint, but a marathon. We must approach it with a set determination to finish well. 3. “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.” - We keep our eyes on Him and know that when we cross the finish line, He will be there to greet us. He endured the cross and He will help us finish the course too! Sometimes in P.E. Classes or on track teams, there are some who don't want to be there. They don't like to run or to train. They only participate half-halfheartedly. When the coach is not looking, they slack off or don't do the exercise at all. In the same sense, there are many believers who run the race, but don't run to win. What's the point of being in a race if you're not trying to win? The Bible makes it plain that when this life is over, there will be eternal rewards for obedience and faithfulness.
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Johnson - Paul expresses the irony that without this strict discipline, when all is said and done and the secrets of his heart are brought into the light of God’s judgment (1Co 4:4, 5), he himself, the teacher, might fail the final test of complete faithfulness to Christ (“in all things,” 9:25NRSV). This should not be seen as a loss of salvation but a loss of Christ’s commendation, as in 1Co 3:12, 13, 14, 15 (Ro 14:10, 11, 12; 2Co 5:9, 10). (The IVP New Testament commentary series. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press) ESV Study Bible - Disqualified (Gk. adokimos, “not approved, not standing the test”) in this context means “disqualified from receiving rewards”. As Adam
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Johnson - Paul knew he would face temptation and sin all of his life. • The word “castaway” means to be rejected, disqualified, disapproved, unfit, to be put on the shelf, no longer useful. Paul knew the utter necessity to live what he preached. He knew the Lord would not tolerate hypocrisy. It was not a matter of losing his personal salvation. The emphasis is on reward. Nothing in heaven or earth, nor nothing present and nothing to come, could every separate him from the love of God. The Lord is able to keep him until the day of redemption. Only one life, will soon be past; Only what's done for Christ will last. John