1 Corinthians 9:
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Paul said we are in a RACE.
Look at verse 27 from the Greek:
ἀλλὰ ὑπωπιάζω μου τὸ σῶμα καὶ δουλαγωγῶ, μή πως ἄλλοις κηρύξας αὐτὸς ἀδόκιμος γένωμαι.
27 but I am belaboring my body and leading it into slavery, lest somehow, when heralding to others, I myself may become disqualified."
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Paul said we could become DISQUALIFIED if we do not keep ourselves in SUBMISSION to God!
That proves OSAS is Baloney!
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Paul said we are in a RACE.
Look at verse 27 from the Greek:
ἀλλὰ ὑπωπιάζω μου τὸ σῶμα καὶ δουλαγωγῶ, μή πως ἄλλοις κηρύξας αὐτὸς ἀδόκιμος γένωμαι.
27 but I am belaboring my body and leading it into slavery, lest somehow, when heralding to others, I myself may become disqualified."
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Paul said we could become DISQUALIFIED if we do not keep ourselves in SUBMISSION to God!
That proves OSAS is Baloney!
Salvation is not a prize to be won, it is a gift given by God, through His Son.
Paul understood better than just about any other that we have a finite amount of time to store up treasures in Heaven while on Earth.
Paul is referring to rewards and stations given at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Where not our sins are judged (they were judged on a cross in Jesus) but what we did in our Christian walk.
It is profoundly sinful, and treading on the Spirit of Grace, to try and win your Salvation.
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