I'm certainly not against sports, but I have seen people let it control their lives. I've known guys who have bought NFL Season Ticket to watch every game, while ignoring their family and staying home from church. One of my friends bought season tickets, costing hundreds of dollars, yet complains any time the church asks for a special offering for church events or missions.
I have a story about a kid, too. He was in my youth group and started playing football in HS. Before doing so, he was as dedicated as anyone I've seen. Always in church, always helping out with any youth even or project. That all changed once he started playing football. He didn't have time for youth services or bible studies. Didn't have time for Sunday service either. But he did have time to practice and play football, as well as hang out with his football buddies at parties. Today he doesn't go to church, doesn't have anything to do with God.
We could go tit for tat on stories about the pros and cons of sports; however, there absolutely can be a little g in sports, including football.
In every case where the "husband" was a sports fanatic, the wife usually is as well -thus it remains a family affair. And yes, we usually will miss a couple of services throughout the season to watch a game.
When we watch the Packers my wife is the one who is scaring the dogs with all her shouting at our moron defense (under Dom Capers).
Last edited by RandyWayne; 09-09-2013 at 02:57 PM.
In every case where the "husband" was a sports fanatic, the wife usually usual is as well -thus it remains a family affair. .
I don't believe it's "in every case...the wife usually is as well," because the wives of the one's I mentioned hate football season. They and my wife would love nothing more than for the entire sport to be banned.
good grief. Ive seen some folk who had little g gods. money, work, stuff, image, drugs, alcohol, all those things, I have seen with my own eyes.
You know what I have been warned about all my life but havent actually seen? SPORTS.
I tell you what I have seen. 10 years ago or so, I had a kid in my youth group. He was fatherless and he was an inner city kid. He didnt have much chance but his mother lived the Lord.
I pushed him toward football. He got discipline in his life. I went to his games and and supported him in his sport. When he got mad at his coach for yelling at him, I convinced him it was important to listen and take the discipline and do what he was being asked.
He got a scholoship to play football in college. Not D1 but certainly better than the options he had sans football. That kid was at church sunday, as he usually is these days.
college is behind him, his future which is far better than the one that he would have had without SPORTS is ahead of him. He loves the Lord and is a fine young man.
You fellers with your anti-sports preaching need to take some serious stock on what really matters. I KNOW men who will work until october, then quit their jobs and hunt all winter. Thier families live hand to mouth but hey, preacher is happy with them because they arent playing sports and come to church on sunday! Ive never heard one single preacher preach against hunting.
you guys need to get your story straight.
There is no little g god in football.
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Truth of the matter...we can make anything a god...
Kids, job, friends, our church, pastor, doctrine, and even personal convictions that we hold near and dear.
Living a sanctified and separated life is what I personally believe in, and I think that everyone who calls themselves a Christian should as well.
What that involves, however, differs somewhat according to teaching and conviction.
I had a former pastor who taught it was a sin to play checkers because he used to gamble on checkers. So to him, it was wrong.
See what I mean?
It's a matter of being right before God...as right as I can be, but not condemning those who may not see as I do.
Sports for some may very well be a god. That is something they have to deal with.
My 83 year old momma watched the Wolverines beat the socks off Notre Dame Saturday night, and she was thrilled and excited to see it happen.
Is momma going to yon lower regions for cheering UofM?
Nawwwwww...
Slippery slope!!!
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