tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post2504665716012485893..comments2023-09-07T05:53:08.315-05:00Comments on Don Coleman: Jesus pulled for the Underdog, right?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10482721418820436131noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-31693312611766843472008-01-16T16:12:00.000-05:002008-01-16T16:12:00.000-05:00the Packer, underdogs @ Lambeau? Even I'm not tha...the Packer, underdogs @ Lambeau? Even I'm not that stupid.<BR/><BR/>At this point, I'm looking to the Superbowl - and cheering for the NFC!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482721418820436131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-73620663986359876062008-01-16T14:58:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:58:00.000-05:00So with the hyperlink 'underdog' I thought for sur...So with the hyperlink 'underdog' I thought for sure it was going to lead to the Packers home-page. I'll give you one guess what's on my mind...Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166738993661018152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-55871326171458282472008-01-14T12:47:00.000-05:002008-01-14T12:47:00.000-05:00Absolutely, and I think that was a major part of w...Absolutely, and I think that was a major part of what I was saying. Our job is to cheer for those underdogs. Sports is a poor example of life lived in the kingdom of God, but I find analogies in the oddest of places. <BR/><BR/>I think we need to continue to fight on the side of the underdog, the oppressed with the knowledge that while the change might not occur on this side of eternity - it will happen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482721418820436131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-68715956036039852392008-01-13T22:52:00.000-05:002008-01-13T22:52:00.000-05:00Good clarification. I figured that's what you mea...Good clarification. I figured that's what you meant.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I need to clarify why I wrote what I wrote. I've had to come to grips with the unfortunate reality that sometimes the underdog loses on this side of eternity.<BR/><BR/>Eccl. 4:1<BR/>"Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: <BR/>I saw the tears of the oppressed— <BR/>and they have no comforter; <BR/>power was on the side of their oppressors— <BR/>and they have no comforter."<BR/><BR/>And yet, in the end, God does restore justice.<BR/><BR/>Eccl. 12:13-14<BR/>"Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: <BR/>Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. <BR/><BR/> 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment,including every hidden thing,whether it is good or evil."Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085316544288409146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-73855707896597113812008-01-13T15:52:00.000-05:002008-01-13T15:52:00.000-05:00Great lyrics. Yeah, I definitely think that's the...Great lyrics. Yeah, I definitely think that's the way we often view God - some kind of magic genie who simply makes everything "ok" and absolves us of our wrongdoing. <BR/><BR/>I want to be clear though that I wasn't pretending that God cared one way or another who won the football game, just that the underdog mentality, I believe, comes from my understanding of God and the gospel of Jesus. And that's my justification for cheering against New England...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10482721418820436131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10998855.post-63992118409353492912008-01-13T14:09:00.000-05:002008-01-13T14:09:00.000-05:00I'm not a big fan of music by The Eagles, but my d...I'm not a big fan of music by The Eagles, but my dad recently had me listen to one of their songs called "Frail Grasp on the Big Picture".<BR/><BR/>One verse goes:<BR/>"And we pray to our Lord<BR/>Who we know is American<BR/>He reigns from on high<BR/>He speaks to us through middlemen<BR/>And he shepherds his flock<BR/>We sing out and we praise His name<BR/>He supports us in war<BR/>He presides over football games<BR/>And the right will prevail<BR/>All our troubles shall be resolved<BR/>We have faith in the Lord<BR/>Unless there's money or sex involved"<BR/><BR/>Strangely enough, your post reminded me of these lyrics. Is God pulling for one team either way?Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085316544288409146noreply@blogger.com