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1st Timothy chapter 4 verses 7 and 8

rather train yourself for godliness, for while bodily training is of some value, godliness

is a value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

So you see the contrast here, it's pretty clear.

Bodily training is of some value. So let's just acknowledge that bodily

training training your body, physical training is valuable and it's a good word

we see it in different ways all throughout scripture.

Ultimately the reality that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit and we want to

glorify God with our bodies so we think through how do we honor God through self-discipline

self-control in our bodies through the health of our bodies so we spend time

there but there's a temptation here, so one,

it's to ignore the care of our bodies

and not to see bodily training as valuable. The other temptation is to idolize the care of our body.

So to put so much focus on looking a certain way, being at a certain health, eating a certain way, being at a certain health,

eating a certain way, whatever it might be,

so that we're so focused there and we spend so much time

and so much attention there that we actually neglect

what is infinitely more valuable.

Infantly.

So bodily training is of some value,

but godliness is of value. I love this phrase in every way, in every way, like there's no way that

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