Intro post
Re-watching that video of the Greek Olympic games, I realised that there seems more parallels than I had first thought.
First there is the fact it is a religious event - and Paul also uses the analogy in a religious context.
The athletes must declare that they are free-born Greeks (citizens) without 'any disrespect against the gods' - and we must be citizens of Heaven, and Paul has just been calling us to be blameless.
Once the prize is received, the winner does not work, but is supported by the village - and once we reach that upward call, we will reach Heaven, where there is no more 'eating bread by hte sweat of our brow'.
In terms of the Greek, looking at the different translations of the passage emphasised to me a point I had glanced over before. Christ chose us for this prize. That is really the emphasis of the Christian life, isn't it? Christ chose us to receive the prize, therefore we are running towards the prize - He did not choose us because we were already running to the prize, because none of us were.
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