The SUPERBOWL! The worship of Babylonian Mammon at it's height.

Each year the decadence and the extremity of lewdness increases, as the most watched television event on Earth unfolds for what it is.

It is not about sport, though sport is involved, the same way that the Colosseum was not about sport, but about lust. Over One Billion people will watch today's event, and the ads cost a whopping Three-and-one-half million dollars for thirty seconds.

Madonna, a purely immoral Jezebel-sex "goddess" will perform the half-time celebration. Expect Satan and lust to be glorified....and it is all justified as a blessing of the American Dream...you know...God and country, apple pie and Football.

Nubian full figured dancers will cheer, and the roars of the worship cheers of the Crowd, inside and out, will be heard for ten miles or more. This is worship, and the God is Mammon, and it is all about the right for each soul to do as they will, and satisfy what they want.

My question is; "How long will God tolerate this in your face...[ God's Face.] insult? I fear, not much longer. At some point soon, the back of the camel breaks. It did in the time of Noah...to everyone's rude surprise. God is alive, and He sees.

He is sickened at what He sees, when he watches the adoration and commitment that American families have made to wicked idolatry.

I took my grand kids and their parents to Indianapolis last summer for the 4th of July celebration. We rented a nice hotel for a few days, and I hoped for leisure and connection to my family. While there, I was approached by a group of video-packing "students", with Turkish Passports.

They said they were studying the city, for cultural reasons. In our conversation, Allah was somehow brought up, and they wanted me to consent to the fact the Allah, and Jesus....were the same God. I did not, of course, and vocally preached Jesus as one and only God.

Something rose in them, that was beyond rage; It was fanatical, and for me, their cover was blown. I think they were radical Islamist Scouts, searching for a way to kill by terrorist acts.

The first thing I thought of was the Superbowl. Midwest; sprawling, easily accessible; soft target; and crowds in the millions and millions! Bigger by far than any INDY race by three or four! My son, who is not a believer, without any prodding by me, called the FBI and reported them, he was so disturbed at this confrontation.

It would not surprise me if we saw a terrorist attack there. I am not prophesying this, but I believe it's coming, sooner or later. We worship Mammon, and the lusts of our bodies has become a right to pursue as entitled LIBERTY, and God must judge it.

What would I do if this happened. Grieve. It would sadden me greatly, for innocents will suffer, and die. But, in the End, I must fall on Jesus's side, and say Repent towards Him, and receive and believe Him.....Wrath is soon coming....I can feel it.

PS: I like football...but I'm a little grieved right now.

I am in the minority, these games and other games have no power over me. I do have my lusts as every man has some sort of a lust tucked away whether it's currently being used or currently being put under, it's there. Good wholesome food is my god, and I bathe in it's bounty.

I like what twayne said in his opening post, that the world is the world and the world will do what the world does, rebel.

We as believers really have no business lusting after these "other things" and no different from my over indulgence of delectable food stuffs.

Mark 4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

The danger that we all fall in and use as a crutch to continue doing what we do is we throw in some salt to the mixture to make it more accetable to the hearers. We say things like, "so and so player is a Christian and he ministers to his team mates" or, "Christians minister to one another or to unbelievers while the game is being watched".

It's like the majority of so called Christian musicians. They are first and formost, entertainers. Their living is to entertain. If we worship God through their music than to them that is just a perk, but God is still on the backseat, they can't make any money in just doing what God wants, they have to entertain us to make money. There are a few music groups that rely solely on moving God's way and doing what God wants. If it feels good we call that the anointing. If that is the barometer for spirituality then I can name a lot of worldly songs that are quite uplifting that make me feel good. I digress.

We give all kinds of reasons to watch "the game", as I have give my reasons as to why I need that second helping. Why can't I just have a standard bowl, why does it have to be a salad bowl or worse a Super Bowl.

There are a lot of men that think that by being a man, you must love sports. Then I must be a pansy. I personally will enjoy any sport if I am right there. The last time I saw a sport was live hockey, I loved it. But that is where it ends. I can't watch it on Television, I'd rather watch Gone With the Dog.

I think we lose out spiritually though. Why isn't God our joy?

I remember a time when I was so filled with joy that this world had no attraction. There was nothing in this world that had an attraction that took me away from being with Jesus all day. Even at work, Jesus was my joy. At play, Jesus was my joy. When I'd see Christians debating over scripture, it grieved my spirit. When I'd see Christians going to the movies, it grieved my spirit. When I'd see Christians laud their favorite preacher/musicians/guru, it grieved my spirit. Today we find every excuse going to keep our lust alive because we have replaced His Joy for this beggarly one.

What will it profit me if I gain weight?
What will it profit me if my team wins?

What is our reasons and why do we run to them when someone steps on our lust?

Our reasonings are not good reasons. We give them so that we can keep our lust. We don't want to know God's will because that means taking away what we enjoy the most.

I know people that suffer in their body and when I offered prayer for healing they refused - I am talking Christians here. They refuse because if they were healed then they would lose their health benefit cheque. They are nurturing a fear.

I was talking to a Sister the other day who relies on her husband as the bread winner and to take care of her because she is not able to do some things and when he was having health problems, she pulled out her, "God don't love me" speil. She has a fear of being abandoned. When I told her that she is calling God a liar, she continued saying it. She is nurturing a fear. I could say that to her because she knows better being a prayer warrior.

I am using these examples as to how far we will go in offering a reason for the things we do, even when the reason is balantly wrong.

Lusts and Fears are not that different. One is the need to be satisfied the other is the need to be kept, held. And both work together.

In the original post, I wanted to make it clear that this was not an attack on Sports. I played sports much in my youth. I think of England's C.T.Stud, who as a young man played Cricket as well as anyone in England, and became very rich through an inheritance.[ about 21 yrs.]

He dropped it all for the call of God and spent the rest of his life in the Mission field, and died there, at around 70.

My reference was to the worship of it all. It has become a religion to many, and entertainment that transcends life. The flavor of it becomes more and more raunchy each year....and I'm alarmed. I see judgment coming. A Nation that defies God at every sensual corner, but devotes so much to increasing glory at the alter of Mammon.

Certainly the world and all it's lust and idolatry are always on display during major sporting events. Did anyone notice that in Egypt this weekend almost THIRTY people were killed when riots erupted after a soccer game? Soccer, for crying out loud.

But... I've read on here and on some blogs all kinds of condemnation heaped upon sports and super bowls etc today. I find it kinda funny that a lot of those writing these things today were singing the praises of Tim Tebow a few weeks ago. I wonder if as much would be written if Tebow and the Broncos were in the game last night?

There were Christians there on both teams, they just dont get the spotlight that Tebow gets.

There were some there who were there to honor God. Instead of complaining about the world acting like the world is supposed to act... hows about we pray for those who were there giving their all for God on the field, and those who were handing out tracts outside the stadium... and all the other ministry opportunities that arose out of the Super Bowl being in Indy.

Just a thought.

Krispy

There is a balance to all of this... be nice if everyone would strive to find it and stop judging each other. Vain strivings and debates, thats all this is.

Personally I am glad there wont be any Super Bowls in heaven... it's usually the worst game of the season (besides the Pro Bowl!). By the way, we should be careful what declare is and is not in heaven, since no eye has seen nor ear heard... etc etc.

Krispy

Sometimes I think we believe our level of spirituality is measured by how dramatic or loud our rants are.

It was a football game attended by a crowd of unsaved people for the most part. What did you expect? God honoring praise and worship? Did anyone expect anything out of Madonna other than what you got? (we turned it off at half time... we do that every year)

Yep... there is a lot of worldliness and idolatry on display. So dont watch it. Or do like I do and start the game late and fast forward thru the garbage and watch it for the GAME. Or simply dont watch it at all.

Every year it's the same conversation about the Super Bowl... kinda like the annual Christmas debate. We get it, and we ALL agree, with the exception of the game itself (which is what I watch) everything concerning the SuperBowl is worldy and idolatrous.

Thats why I cut out as much of it as I can.

But please stop acting surprised by the behavior of the world. If last night shocked you then you need to get outside and hand out tracts or preach on the corner... do something to take the gospel to the world. Because let me tell ya, if you are living out the "great commission" and trying to reach the lost for Christ... then nothing about last night surprised or shocked you because you've already seen it first hand anyway.

Krispy

I have not received an itinerary, have you? :)

There is a lot of talk about Bowls in the book of Revelation!

Krispy

There were some there who were there to honor God. Instead of complaining about the world acting like the world is supposed to act... hows about we pray for those who were there giving their all for God on the field

what??? you lost me.

I believe the OP wasn't trying to condemn sports but rather pointing out how these events have been turned into extreme godworship, and gets worse every year. That's just a fact.

Yea, I understand that.

Krispy