1 Corinthians 9: 23All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too may have a share in it. 24* Do you not know that the runners in the stadium all run in the race, but only one wins the prize? Run so as to win.p 25Every athlete exercises discipline in every way. They do it to win a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.q 26Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing. 27No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
Oh dear, does Paul say that you must work for your salvation and that you can be disqualified? Are the crowns that the yahoos preach about perishable? Is this little passage able to qualify for Protestant inclusion in doctrine?
If you do not persevere until the end you will be disqualified.
That would be correct. As long as you rely only on Jesus for salvation “to the end” you will inherit. If you stop believing that why would you think you would still “qualify”?
Oh dear, does Paul say that you must work for your salvation and that you can be disqualified?
Absolutely not...The passage says nothing of the kind...Can you not understand a simple passage after you read it??? Weren't others concerned about your comprehension skills...
The context is preaching...Preaching the Gospel...Paul even claims it in the scripture you highlited...
1Co 9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Paul was called by God to preach the Gosple...The Gospel of the Grace of God...Paul worked hard as an ambassador for Jesus Christ to make sure he didn't lead some in the wrong direction that would result in his being rejected by those he was trying to win to Christ...
There's absolutely nothing in the verses about salvation...
And Paul knew at the end of his ministry, there would be a special Crown for him...Preachers get a special Crown...