Can a Boxer be A Christian?
Aug 10, 2019 3:52:10 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Aug 10, 2019 3:52:10 GMT -5
Can a Boxer be A Christian?
Below is a link to a thread I posted at Christian Forums which resulted in an extended discussion involving many diverse viewpoints on the matter provided by other members with other members about this question. I recently found this thread with its give and take on the issue and found it to be very interesting.
My initial comment went like this:
I see many boxers claiming Christianity and even attributing their success to God. I have always seen this as tantamount to a gladiator claiming that God was involved in his success. Does anyone else here see the incongruity between claiming Christianity and being a boxer?
The link below will take you to that thread.
www.christianforums.com/threads/boxing-and-being-a-christian.7938485/
Here is one response that I found very informative:
Posted by tatteredsoul
Well-Known Member
Boxing as a sport is a blood sport, and so it would be similar to a gladiator claiming God was involved in their success on the surface. (Remember, most gladiators were slaves and forced to fight. So, if they won and claimed God helped, it may be very genuine. Think Daniel in the furnace...) Most all "sports" get their origin from Roman, Greek, Mayan, Egyptian, etc. blood sports for human sacrifice. Someone (or people) would die in the "games" - that was the point. The "game" itself was a ploy to garner public support. (Notice how stadiums are even modelled after the Coliseum, for example - or how baseball fields utilize the same sacred geometry "right angle/perfect square 'diamond'" shape.)
Boxing as a martial art for self defense is not incongruent, in my opinion. It is common sense to know how to defend yourself: everyone knows a defensive art, and everyone should practice those arts in order to be prepared for an enemy.
I am a martial artist, and I know a lot of martial artists who are Christian. We don't use God as a crutch or sound bite when we win tournaments/sparring matches/fights.
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Boxing as a sport is a blood sport, and so it would be similar to a gladiator claiming God was involved in their success on the surface. (Remember, most gladiators were slaves and forced to fight. So, if they won and claimed God helped, it may be very genuine. Think Daniel in the furnace...) Most all "sports" get their origin from Roman, Greek, Mayan, Egyptian, etc. blood sports for human sacrifice. Someone (or people) would die in the "games" - that was the point. The "game" itself was a ploy to garner public support. (Notice how stadiums are even modelled after the Coliseum, for example - or how baseball fields utilize the same sacred geometry "right angle/perfect square 'diamond'" shape.)
Boxing as a martial art for self defense is not incongruent, in my opinion. It is common sense to know how to defend yourself: everyone knows a defensive art, and everyone should practice those arts in order to be prepared for an enemy.
I am a martial artist, and I know a lot of martial artists who are Christian. We don't use God as a crutch or sound bite when we win tournaments/sparring matches/fights.