The language in this passage is kind of trippy and I'm pretty sure I don't get it.
Here's my caveman interpretation:
v15-17: Paul is emphasizing that there's nothing to brag about in proclaiming the gospel, because proclaiming the gospel is, the words of Chris Rock, just what you're supposed to do!
v18: No clue. Was the gospel not free at some point? Perhaps a privilege of only certain classes of people? And I have no clue what the full use of rights in the gospel means.
v19-22: My favorite verse in this passage is: I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. You can't save everyone. In fact, to be pedantic, you could argue that you don't save anyone. But the result of saving some, makes it worth it for Paul to walk in the footsteps of many different lifestyles he wouldn't otherwise have to.
v23: So beautiful. Paul feels like the lucky guy who brings the big Publisher's Clearinghouse check to people's houses and shares a little bit in their joy...
v24-27: You are the athlete, the race is your life, the prize is your relationship with God through Christ. Live purposefully by training and disciplining and focusing to that end.
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