Editorial October 3, 1988 Issue

Gaining mastery of the body

Ann Kenrick

When we watch a sports event, we marvel at the dedication and skill of the athletes. Whether they win or lose, we know that all of them have been through weeks, perhaps years, of rigorous training to gain mastery over the body so that they can achieve the highest possible excellence in performance.

The Apostle Paul, writing to the Christians at Corinth, used the Greek games to illustrate the importance of self-discipline and self-denial. He likened such training to the Christian discipline needed to run the race of life.

He said: "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 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. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; ... but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection." I Cor. 9:24–27.

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