"For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come." v.8
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Today in age people are obsessed with working out. The weight loss industry is a $20 billion dollar industry from foods, to books, to workout videos and machines, etc. It consumes us, yet do we let Christ consume us more?
Exercise isn't a bad thing, it does profit us for health and vocations (i.e. landscaper, carpenter, mom, soldier). But physical exercise won't help us at all in the life to come when we have new bodies from God. In contrast godliness is profitable both for this life and the next. So what is godliness? The Greek word is eusebeia and could mean "devoutness" or the "true worship" of God. "True worship has to do with the opinion you really have of God, the value you truly judge Him at, the worth He truly has to you, and the value you truly place upon Him. When we through reading and coming to a greater understanding of the Scriptures grow in appreciation for Who God is and what He has done and our hearts are lifted up in appreciation towards Him for these things, this is real and true worship before God"(Bible Teacher Nathan Johnson). What part of life couldn't benefit from godliness?
How much time do you spend working out your body verses how much time do you spending working out your faith? Now I don't want to get confused with works based mindset that the more good things you do the better person you are, it's how fit your soul is becoming.
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