2006-10-15 13:31:06 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Actually, it does. It is very plain that God is against idolatry.
2006-10-15 15:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by Southern Apostolic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jim, based on the intelligent questions you have posted in the past, I'm surprised that you don't know this answer. Unless you know something about the history of those sports that I don't, the Bible was completed long before football and basketball were invented.
2006-10-15 20:36:28 · answer #2 · answered by Searcher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which is a shame, because considering that Jesus and the Apostles make up 12, they would have been a perfect football team. Eleven players, and Christ himself as the coach. They could have had games against the Pharisees, the Saduccees, and other groups there. Naturally though, Judas would have ended up throwing the championship game for thirty pieces of silver, and a guaranteed contract with the Roman team.
2006-10-15 20:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by Tommy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't know the football or basketball had been invented prior to the writing of the last book of the Bible (Revelation ca. 90AD)
Closest related scriptural text.
1 Corinthians 9
24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
2006-10-15 20:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because these sports were invented by someone in North America. At the time the bible was written, no one knew North America existed.
Besides, there was no time to play sports. You worked from the time you woke till the time you went to bed.
2006-10-15 20:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Bible was written by hockey fans
2006-10-15 20:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by docmurlo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because jesus broke his tibia in a little league game when he was young and swore of it forever and then ofcourse the spanish inqusition removed all traces of the sports from popular media print and most daytime talkshows up untill 93 when martinlutherking freed the jews from egypt and liberated
2006-10-15 20:35:16 · answer #7 · answered by isccariot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think he likes the Kings.
As always, we encourage you to open up a little and consider what we say. Consider, not just accept. I know you wouldn't do that anyways, but it just has to said. Your choice and all, mate.
What teams you betting on?
2006-10-15 20:34:53 · answer #8 · answered by TCFKAYM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey EazyE? Are you going to heaven by playing on Answers? Isn't it a distraction too?
2006-10-15 20:35:32 · answer #9 · answered by Whatever 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps God isn't as omnipotent as some figure.. surely he would have known they would be invented and he could have given everyone a preview.
2006-10-15 20:35:33 · answer #10 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason they are not on the top of my List of Favorites.
2006-10-16 21:55:43 · answer #11 · answered by peppermint_paddy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋