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Colts win and Jesus gets the glory...

by David and Tim Bayly on February 4, 2007 - 5:47pm

May I simply point out that my son, Taylor, was pretty close? He called Colts over Bears, 26-16.

The real story, though, was Coach Dungy's response to a reporter asking him what he thought of being the first African-American coach to win the Super Bowl. Coach Dungy answered saying something like, "That's not what's important. What's important is that Lovie Smith and I are friends, that we're both Christians, and that Jesus Christ gets the glory."

Neither Jew nor Greek...

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Submitted by Brandon on February 4, 2007 - 6:09pm
Tim, My thoughts exactly. Super Bowl champions will come and go, and there will come a time when no one knows what a Super Bowl (or American football for that matter) is. However, Dungy's good confession will always stand as a testimony to our everlasting Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May God bless Coach Dungy for his good confession before a watching world. He not only made a good confession of Christ with his words tonight, but he has lived a good confession for as long as I've seen him on the sidelines. That's what really matters. Anyone can praise God when he's a Super Bowl victor. Dungy's a class act and a wonderful witness to our Lord.

Submitted by Rebecca Nugent on February 4, 2007 - 6:18pm
Amen. And never rule out ferverent prayer during a football game:)

Submitted by Kara Dale on February 4, 2007 - 6:59pm
The game was great! I also loved how he (Mr. Dungy) said something like... "We won and did it all God's way". That's not what he said exactly, but something to that effect.

Submitted by Tim Wegener on February 5, 2007 - 3:19am
Very Cool TGW

Submitted by Brian Andrews on February 5, 2007 - 6:52am
Another great article on TD: http://sports.espn.go(dot)com/nfl/feature/featureVideo?page=amazinggrace (For some reason, the spambot hates go(dot)com.)

Submitted by David Wegener on February 5, 2007 - 10:15am
Dear Tim: That was a short sabbatical.

Submitted by Jason on February 8, 2007 - 5:56pm
You've got to be kidding me. As if God cares one whit about a silly football game.

Submitted by JC Wiltse on February 9, 2007 - 3:31am
Jason, Well at least from Genesis 32 you know that God cares about a wrestling match!

Submitted by datalcott on February 9, 2007 - 1:24pm
Jason--to have a man at the pinnacle of worldly fame give God the glory for what He has done is something God cares about a great deal. So often men in sports, as in academia, are entirely self-serving and self-glorifying, basking in the attention while never confessing God publicly. Coach Dungy is an example for us all in this regard, and convicting because of how rarely we ourselves do likewise.

Submitted by Jason on February 10, 2007 - 2:41pm
I suppose. But winning the Super Bowl isn't really part of it. Even losing teams can give the glory to God, right? I take your point that winning teams have a public spotlight not given to others. What bothers me is when athletes suppose that winning a game demonstrates that God is on their "side," as if God really cares about who wins.

Submitted by Tim Bayly on February 11, 2007 - 8:42am
So what does God care about? Faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. This is the center of the Father's heart. What then is the life of faith? It is a life lived in conformity to His Word--a new creation life of obedience to His Law. This is love of God, to obey His commandments. Are there those who falsely claim to live the life of faith? Yes, this is what God warns us against when He inspired His servant, the Apostle Paul, to write: "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-11). Those who, by faith, are victorious over their besetting sin, are sons of God. But those who indulge their evil nature do not know God, nor will they enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Victories come in many different forms, but none are closer to the Heart of God than the victories of His adopted sons over the acts of the sinful nature. Without holiness no man will see God.

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