Lyrics · 1 Corinthians
Run That Ye May Obtain
1 Corinthians 9:1-27
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This song belongs to the 1 Corinthians collection. One recording is available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.
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1 Corinthians 9: An apostle's right not to insist on his rights
Paul now turns his own apostleship into the working example of the freedom he has just described. He carefully establishes that gospel workers possess a real right to material support, drawing on ordinary labor, the law, temple service, and the Lord's own direction. Only after proving the entitlement does he explain why he has chosen not to use it in Corinth. His preaching is a stewardship laid upon him; his distinctive freedom is to offer it without charge rather than convert authority into maximum personal advantage. That same pattern governs his flexibility among different groups. He becomes servant to all without surrendering his allegiance to Christ. Finally, runners and fighters replace legal language with discipline. Freedom does not mean aimlessness, and announcing the contest does not exempt the herald from running it. Paul places himself under the same examination he urges on everyone else.
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