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FlamingZword
06-18-2014, 02:26 PM
I know that the following statements might be attacked and that is OK
and that some may even attack me of being hypocritical since I am the one who wrote the following article about

the Round God (http://www.one-lord.org/Messages/51%20THE%20ROUND%20GOD.htm)

Someone may say then how can I defend sports after what I wrote.
Well simple because the Bible speaks of sports yet never condemns them.

Paul speaks in 1 Corinthians 9:26
Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air.

The Corinthians were familiar with the Isthmian games where participants run and boxed for prizes.

Paul used those sports as example of discipline and self-control.

Philippians 3:14
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
This is an allusion to the popular Greek running games.

2 Timothy 2:5
An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

We can see that athletes had to follow rules or else they were disqualified.

2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

We can see here that Paul was well familiar with Sports yet he never once condemned as being of the devil, but instead used them as examples.

Those preachers who thunder against sports, perhaps should learn a thing or two from Paul who lived in the Greek world, a region where sports were popular. Where are the thundering denunciations by Paul against Sports?

Aquila
06-18-2014, 02:41 PM
It would be like a preacher using references from the Olympics or the Super-Bowl. Amen.

Fionn mac Cumh
06-18-2014, 02:48 PM
I will file a pastor preaching against sports in the same place I filed the anti beard stance, in the doesnt matter drawer. If a kid doesnt miss any church, whats the issue with sports? My pastor and parents said nothing is wrong.

aegsm76
06-18-2014, 02:49 PM
As someone who played more than my fair share of sports, moderation is important.

shazeep
06-18-2014, 04:06 PM
i don't think it is sports per se that is the issue, but what competitive sports may become, yes.

Sabby
06-18-2014, 11:15 PM
In big inning, God created the Heavens and the earth..

shazeep
06-19-2014, 06:30 AM
:lol

NotforSale
06-19-2014, 11:41 AM
Religion is no different than Sports. We attend a meeting that is emotionally based, and when the Service hits a home run, everyone claps, runs the aisles, and jumps up and down.

When the Service is a dud, everyone goes through the motions, hoping for a win next time. We also compete with other Churches, looking for a sold out crowd.

Then we eat hot dogs, soda pop, and all the other junk food that does nothing but make us obese. We scream from the bleachers when things don't go our way, and if the umpire makes a bad call, we boo the one who makes those difficult decisions.

We also have our hero's who have the best averages; the most filled with the Holy Ghost. The most baptized. The biggest givers.

Religion is just another form of Entertainment, and if we lose that excitement, we move on to something else.

Sean
06-20-2014, 08:54 AM
NFS, so thats what happened to you? Your team lost?

AR Pastor
06-20-2014, 04:25 PM
NO sports here in AR