I'm sure OUR LORD cares as much about the outcome of a sports game as much as he cares about someone getting a "good parking spot" at Walmart or finding your lost car keys.lain:
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I saw a church sign that was about this. It was to the effect of.....God heard your prayer, He just doesn't care if your team wins.
:BRAVO: A church sign I actually liked.
I would be very upset and concerned if God cared. Even moreso if he intervened in a game to bring about a particular outcome.
:BRAVO: A church sign I actually liked.
I would be very upset and concerned if God cared. Even moreso if he intervened in a game to bring about a particular outcome.
Coffee is King
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I doubt God cares about sports. I just can't picture God sitting in some La-Z-Boy with a cold one saying "well thank Me I called off work today, as this is one heck of a game".
Yes and no.
"No," insofar as it's wrong to say that God cares about the outcome of a sports game in the same way that we do. That's a gross anthropomorphism.
However, it should be noted that whatever is, insofar as it is, is willed by God under some description. All historical events happen only insofar as they either are permitted or are willed directly by the Divine Providence.
So to that extent, God does care who wins. Not, however, for the reasons why we do. God cares about who wins only insofar as this fits into the "bigger picture" of the Divine Plan. I think that Leibniz speaks well in this: God attended to each particular in order perfectly to harmonize it with the whole, in order that God might have created the best possible world (or best compossible).
"No," insofar as it's wrong to say that God cares about the outcome of a sports game in the same way that we do. That's a gross anthropomorphism.
However, it should be noted that whatever is, insofar as it is, is willed by God under some description. All historical events happen only insofar as they either are permitted or are willed directly by the Divine Providence.
So to that extent, God does care who wins. Not, however, for the reasons why we do. God cares about who wins only insofar as this fits into the "bigger picture" of the Divine Plan. I think that Leibniz speaks well in this: God attended to each particular in order perfectly to harmonize it with the whole, in order that God might have created the best possible world (or best compossible).
HisServant
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In general no... but I am not above him influencing the outcome of a game if it impacts a person he is working on.
zoo22
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Sure. Staying up all night reading The Bible and you'll probably have a hard time the next day physically too. A player might walk the streets all night giving out blankets to the homeless on a cold night... They're probably not going to be running down the field at top speed the next day. This is not to compare the two types of situations besides pointing out that a "righteous" activity might also have negative repercussions on something like a football game.
As to the OP: No, I don't believe God cares who wins or loses a sporting event, besides perhaps how one might learn from it.
If I was a player I wouldn't want God to help me win.
I guess that would be cheating huh?
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elohiym
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If God withdrew His Spirit from Tebow, the man would be a corpse (1Co 6:17; Ec 12:7).
Ponder that one.
I don't think having life is really what this thread is about.
elohiym
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If I was a player I wouldn't want God to help me win.
King Nebuchadnezzar thought he built his kingdom.
He had to go mad and eat grass for seven years for thinking like that (Daniel 4:25).
elohiym
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How could God not care or be involved if Tebow is in Christ?
Coffee is King
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True, but God created the sparrows. It is natural for Him to care for His creations. Man created sports.
zoo22
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Apples? Well, what about oranges?
elohiym
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God is the Potter. We are just clay.
I give glory to God for creating sports through His creation. :first:
Depends on the war.