- Sports causes division over things that do not matter and distraction from things that do matter.
- A $200 jersey or sponsoring 6 kids for a month in a third world country?
- Has anyone ever gotten angry or frustrated watching sports?
- If you ever find yourself booing another human because he wears the wrong jersey, something has bone horribly wrong.
- We aren’t supposed to be attached to the things of this world.
- Have you ever listened to a sports commentary show and thought to yourself, “My, those boys are sure some devoted Christians?”
- The first shall be last, but we don’t exactly honor the Tampa Bay Devil Rays do we?
- You cannot serve two masters.
- Do you cheer for Jesus the way you cheer for your team?
- Your heart should jump and weep over the lost and sin rather than over points on some electronic board in a stadium of drunks somewhere.
- The people in sports are valued for the wrong reasons: athletic prowess rather than character.
- Tell me how sports isn’t an idol.
Post-show thoughts (responses). Sports is good if you keep it in its proper place. The answer to temptation (as in to anger or judgment) is not to avoid temptation but to allow the Holy Spirit to teach you how to overcome it. Sports also offers many benefits to us fans. It teaches us to practice patience, unconditional love, loyalty, forgiveness, mercy, and hope. Also, sports reinforces a worldview based on rules, consequences, authority, and judges. Besides, if Christians abandon sports, then sports will be just another arena we have conceded to the enemy. Besides, if Christians can play sports (and they clearly do), then it sure is weird to say that the rest of us Christians cannot be fans of those who are playing. Also be sure to read the articles posted on the ATS resources links page.
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