“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 Cor. 9:25

Tell those who are competing in the Olympics that they do not need to train so hard. Tell them they don’t need to push themselves to the limit and don’t need to deny themselves certain foods and drinks. They may say, I know I don’t have to do these things, but if I have any hope of winning the completion I must. Today, if a Christian practices such self-control he is called a legalist. If the athlete practices such self-control for a trinket of gold, how much more should we practice discipline and self-control, for we obtain an incorruptible crown.