The biblical principles would include: (1) that our bodies belong to Christ and are meant to glorify him (1 Cor. 6:19–20); (2) that laziness is wrong and self-destructive (Prov. 21:25); (3) that Christians should be free from any enslaving habits (1 Cor. 6:12); (4) that hard work is a virtue and brings rewards (2 Tim. 2:6); (5) that advance usually comes through affliction (Acts 14:22); and (6) that all Christ-exalting efforts to be healthy flow from faith in the gospel of Jesus Christ (Gal. 6:14). No pain, no gain is an idea that could be documented from all over the Bible, especially the
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