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having flag football, and see how the stadiums
get filled. The Romans were a glutton for
blood. They wanted to see somebody
hurt. They wanted to see somebody destroyed
and somebody knocked down. And America is
the same way today. There's no way that we can
exhibit Christlikeness and the Spirit of Christ in
sporting events that are contrary to
Scripture. When I was growing up, there was
cock fighting around the area where I lived,
some of the most brutal things you've ever seen
– and dog fighting. Anybody that can get
enjoyment out of a human being hurt or an
animal being hurt, they're sick in the mind, and
they need to get right with God. To enjoy seeing
anything hurt, anything bleed, there's something
demonic about that.
Now, we're talking about sports, athletic
contests. We’re not talking about getting out in
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