1. Why can it be said that the glory and fame that people have sought are like the corruptible crown awarded at the Isthmian Games?

2. The apostle Paul was familiar with the Isthmian Games near Corinth and compared a Christian’s life course to an athletic contest.

3. (1 Corinthians 10:25) Many who came for the Isthmian Games would dwell in tents, and during that event merchants would sell from portable booths or covered stalls.

4. Paul used this analogy when he wrote to Christians in Corinth, a city very familiar with the nearby Isthmian Games: “Every man taking part in a contest exercises self-control in all things.”