A few days ago I posted a blog about running a marathon. Now I didn't do it but my son did.
In 1980 Rosie Ruiz wanted to win the Boston Marathon and she did in record time. However, it was discovered that she had cheated. She came out of the crowd and joined the race near the end. Since she was fresh she had no trouble beating everyone else to the finish line.
When we run the race of a Christian we must run by the rules. The rules are there to keep us from dropping out or compromising the faith. They are not there to make us a competitor but rather to help us as runners.
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People that join races outside of the set rules (whether they didn't register, start at the starting line, stay on the course, take a taxi, or whatever) are called bandits in the running world.
When I think of running the race of faith, I think of 2 Timothy 2:5 and 2 Timothy 2:8. With that thought, we are victorious and will receive the victor's crown if we realize we are only victorious in of Christ (the true Victor) and if we compete according to the rules.
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