After discussing foods to be received with thanksgiving, we are reminded to eat daily bread, milk and meat! 1Corinthians 3:1-2,  Hebrews 5:12

Did you notice the words of effort in our text: trained, train, training/godliness, toil and strive?

How deliberate are you in your spiritual development? Are you passive or active?

What are some possible "myths" Paul is warning of? Or myths we face today?

Notice scripture qualifies bodily exercise as helpful but far inferior to godliness! Which do you spend more time in?

There are some interesting exercise truths that also apply to our faith! Can you think of some?

Are there other passages of scripture that use athletic metaphors, where and about what?

IF we don't discipline ourselves, will God discipline us?

A hotly debated phrase in this text is "the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe." What does that mean and NOT mean?