Foot races
1 Corinthians 9:24,26; Galatians 2:2; Philippians 2:16; Hebrews 12:1
Gladiatorial
1 Corinthians 1:9; 9:26; 15:32; 2 Timothy 4:7
FIGURATIVE
Of the Christian life
1 Corinthians 9:24,26; Galatians 5:7; Philippians 2:16; 3:14; Hebrews 12:1
Of a successful ministry
Galatians 2:2; Philippians 2:16
Fighting wild “beasts” of spiritual conflict
1 Corinthians 4:9; 9:26; 15:32; 2 Timothy 4:7
