Across
- 3. Paul tells Timothy to exercise himself toward this.
- 5. The reward Paul says believers strive to receive.
- 8. A quality necessary for finishing both races and spiritual journeys.
- 9. Paul compares spiritual growth to athletic preparation.
- 12. Daily practices that shape both physical and spiritual fitness.
- 13. One of the gifts God gave Daniel and his friends.
- 14. Self-control athletes practice in order to win the race (1 Corinthians 9).
- 15. A quality athletes and believers both need in order to grow.
Down
- 1. Daniel ______ in his heart that he would not defile himself.
- 2. Daniel maintained this even in a foreign culture.
- 4. Paul compares believers to this person who must endure hardship.
- 6. Paul says believers should run this to obtain the prize.
- 7. Another blessing God gave Daniel because of his faithfulness.
- 10. The young Hebrew who refused the king’s food in Babylon.
- 11. Paul uses this physical concept as a metaphor for spiritual growth.