I grew up during a period when mile world records would make the front page of the Sports section when an American set two of those world records when 100,000 fans filled a stadium to witness a track meet between the US and the Soviet Union. The analogy is particularly rich for me because I am a creature of the running boom. In addition, the author of Hebrews uses the analogy once. This analogy is not common throughout the Bible, but Paul loves it, as he uses the running and racing image at least nine times in his epistles. My favorite analogy, however, compares the Christian life to running a race. All of these analogies are rich and useful. The Bible is full of images that help us to understand the Christian life: we are part of the army of God, engaged in battle we are part of the body of Christ we are Christ's ambassadors, his envoys, representing him in this world we are a building, being built up into Christlikeness we are branches, Christ is the vine we are the bride of Christ we are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. ![]() Running the Race of Faith: A Sermon on 2 TimothyĪ Sermon by Coty Pinckney, Community Bible Church, Williamstown, MA 1/29/95
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