When one seriously trains, he willingly undergoes hours of discipline and even pain so as to win the prize — running 10,000 miles to run 100 yards at one’s best. The successful Christian life is a sweaty affair! No manliness no maturity! No discipline no discipleship! No sweat no sainthood! WHY THE DISCIPLINES? Understanding this, we now get down to the reasons for this book, which are two. First, in today’s world and Church, disciplined Christian lives are the exception, not the rule. This goes
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