Why Tim Tebow is great

[CavFanatic31]

Hide and Seek would be pointless with God since Christians think God knows all and sees all...it was just a question nothing more...

You may not be looking deep enough... All stories of the Old Testament are used as a way of teaching, rather than to be taken literally. For example, there never really was an Adam and Eve, but rather Adam and Eve are used to represent God's people.

This game of "Hide and Seek" could just be used to represent Christians trying to find God's call and follow it. It could mean a number of things...

[habsheaven]

You may not be looking deep enough... All stories of the Old Testament are used as a way of teaching, rather than to be taken literally. For example, there never really was an Adam and Eve, but rather Adam and Eve are used to represent God's people.

This game of "Hide and Seek" could just be used to represent Christians trying to find God's call and follow it. It could mean a number of things...

You keep making perfectly good sense and the rest of the christians on here are going to disown you. That's the "word of God" you are messing with. Tread carefully!

[mrveggieman]

Let me hit you with this. People of all religions as well as atheists like to place limits on God. For example he only loves christians, jews, muslims, hispanics, blacks, whites, americans, pakastianians. Or they may say he is limited only to the bible, koran, book of morman, egyptian book of the dead. I find it really sad that everyone wants to claim his as all powerful and all knowing in one breath but turn around and put all these artificial limits on him. I will never restrict God to one book, one nationality or one religion. As far as God relating to Tebow, I think that God is blessing him not necessarliry because of his religious preference but because he appears to be a good overall guy. Remember Jerry Fallwell, Pat Robertson and Herman Cain are also christians but most normal christians distance themselves from them because they are full of hate. So let me pose this question to the group once again. If Tim Tebow was excatly who he is the only difference is that he is muslim instead of christian would he still be considered an all american hero? Why or why not?

[jeeptrader]

Can't it just be Tebow helped win the game for his team? Tebow is the one playing the game, not the person who he has his beliefs for...I just don't understand that line of thinking.

I started reading this thread (only got to page 3 and stopped)and I don't understand why you keep posting that you don't get it...I think by the 2nd time you miss it...move along, instead of pounding the fact you are not on the same page as his thinking. Even though everything being said here is opinionated, there is really no need to drill the OP

[ensbergcollector]

Let me hit you with this. People of all religions as well as atheists like to place limits on God. For example he only loves christians, jews, muslims, hispanics, blacks, whites, americans, pakastianians. Or they may say he is limited only to the bible, koran, book of morman, egyptian book of the dead. I find it really sad that everyone wants to claim his as all powerful and all knowing in one breath but turn around and put all these artificial limits on him. I will never restrict God to one book, one nationality or one religion. As far as God relating to Tebow, I think that God is blessing him not necessarliry because of his religious preference but because he appears to be a good overall guy. Remember Jerry Fallwell, Pat Robertson and Herman Cain are also christians but most normal christians distance themselves from them because they are full of hate. So let me pose this question to the group once again. If Tim Tebow was excatly who he is the only difference is that he is muslim instead of christian would he still be considered an all american hero? Why or why not?

i'll answer it, no he probably wouldn't. reason being is that the majority of this country identifies itself with christianity so naturally he has a large pool of support.
However on the flip side, i don't think he would get the hate from talking about his faith if he wasn't christian. Our country prides itself on acceptance of anything from a minority but feels totally comfortable hating on a majority because "they can take it." Just my opinion

[mrveggieman]

i'll answer it, no he probably wouldn't. reason being is that the majority of this country identifies itself with christianity so naturally he has a large pool of support.
However on the flip side, i don't think he would get the hate from talking about his faith if he wasn't christian. Our country prides itself on acceptance of anything from a minority but feels totally comfortable hating on a majority because "they can take it." Just my opinion

Even though it's a sad commenty on our society I agree that tebow would not get the support from mainstreme society if he was muslim instead of christian because the majority of people in the usa are christian but I do think that he would get a similar if not more hate if he was as admant about islam instead of christanity. The reason why people view him wrongly but they do view him as a religious extremist because they are tired of all the fallwells, robertsons, and bin ladens of the world saying that you must bow down and accept what we believe in or you are the lowest form of scum of the earth and will be doomed to hell, or even worse we will pass judgement upon you ourselves and play god and kill you and lots of more innocent people. However it has nothing to do with the majority it is because religion as a whole his been hijacked by political extremists who are not doing it for the love of God and their fellow brothers and sisters but for their own sinister agenda.

[pghin08]

Let me hit you with this. People of all religions as well as atheists like to place limits on God. For example he only loves christians, jews, muslims, hispanics, blacks, whites, americans, pakastianians. Or they may say he is limited only to the bible, koran, book of morman, egyptian book of the dead. I find it really sad that everyone wants to claim his as all powerful and all knowing in one breath but turn around and put all these artificial limits on him. I will never restrict God to one book, one nationality or one religion. As far as God relating to Tebow, I think that God is blessing him not necessarliry because of his religious preference but because he appears to be a good overall guy. Remember Jerry Fallwell, Pat Robertson and Herman Cain are also christians but most normal christians distance themselves from them because they are full of hate. So let me pose this question to the group once again. If Tim Tebow was excatly who he is the only difference is that he is muslim instead of christian would he still be considered an all american hero? Why or why not?

How exactly do atheists place limits on a deity that they don't believe exists?

[bangsportscards]

Yeah I would hope one doesn't put their personal standing and relationship to Jesus in jeopardy by judging God based on what they perceive in others. Every born again Christian is capable of falling, sinning, and not living the right way of God.

Man I will say God is love, and just, merciful, and yes he is working all over in spite of religious preference and the likes.

In any sect, using Muslims merely for an example purpose, I wholeheartedly believe that the true nature of God as revealed in the bible is in some way able to be found in such beliefs by those able to see.

You don't have to be a Christian to be loved by God. You can make it out quite well being non Christian. You have free will to go full speed ahead doing whatever you're thinking is good. As a Christian I have experienced a totally new life, opened up to a Person whom has handled me gently, with love, and has guidelines to protect me. This is an awesome thing to behold and I need help from a reliable Source.

We all have struggles in some degree. Now at the same time we can be in denial about this to. Speaking in general here even if we are crazy about what we believe as truth, bear in heart that what you may understand at this second, could very well be brought to astonishing realization in a moment's notice. Limiting God is easy yes indeed.

I can go on for a bit but let's stop at this.

Praise the Lord

[AUTaxMan]

i'll answer it, no he probably wouldn't. reason being is that the majority of this country identifies itself with christianity so naturally he has a large pool of support.
However on the flip side, i don't think he would get the hate from talking about his faith if he wasn't christian. Our country prides itself on acceptance of anything from a minority but feels totally comfortable hating on a majority because "they can take it." Just my opinion

He would be more celebrated and less criticized by the media and less loved by the fans.

[AUTaxMan]

Let me hit you with this. People of all religions as well as atheists like to place limits on God. For example he only loves christians, jews, muslims, hispanics, blacks, whites, americans, pakastianians.

This is wrong. Christians believe that God loves everyone equally.