3. Accept your share of suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
4. Nobody who serves in the military gets tied up with civilian matters, so that they can please the one who recruited them.
5. Also in the same way, athletes don’t win unless they follow the rules.
6. A hardworking farmer should get the first share of the crop.
7. Think about what I’m saying; the Lord will give you understanding about everything.
8. Remember Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead and descended from David. This is my good news.