In Paul’s letter to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:9-10 it is obvious that the Greek culture put a huge emphasis on physical physique but Paul says that such emphasis was short lived at best. One study discovered that for every hour spent in the gym it may increase your life up to an hour. But we know that this isn’t endless as even fitness guru Jack LaLanne died in 2011 at the age of 96. There is a need for bodily exercise but no amount in the Gym will land you in eternity. Ah but spend the time and effort in God’s Gym of the word of God and you will be fit for this life and the life to come, and you won’t get sweaty and smelly.
•If you have to choose between “working out” and “worshiping out” you would be better off choosing worshiping!
•If you have to decide between “bodybuilding” or “bible study” choose bible study!
Sure you can do deep knee bends to increase the strength in your legs but you would be far better off bending your knees in prayer and building up your faith. Alan Redpath said, Any battle — for victory, power, or deliverance from ourselves or from sin — which is not based constantly upon the gazing and the beholding of the Lord Jesus, with the heart and the life lifted up to him, is doomed to failure.