To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
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It is the glory of a minister to deny himself, that he may serve Christ and save souls. But when a minister gives up his right for the sake of the gospel, he does more than his charge and office demands.
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This thought runs through 1 Corinthians 9:18-21.