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R
IGHT NOW
the world has its
mind focused on the Olympic Games.
Suppose we take an overview of Olympic
history, down to its present
nationalism, as seen from higher
up--from the vantage point of the
Almighty Creator- and understand
what God thinks of this spectacular
pageant, and of sports in general.
Let's view t he whole thing from the
higher-up "camera-setting."
Bear in mind, first, that the government of
God had once been administered earthwide.
The fi rst human, Adam, had the opportunity
to accept for himseif, and to administer, that
divine government worldwide. But he rebelled
and rejected the principie of outflowing iove,
turning, instead, to the principie of "get"
instead of the outgoing "give" principie.
Spi rit , the Creator of all said, in etfect, " Go form
your own governments, deveiop your own way of
life, based on your competitive principie."
So nations are competitive. Society is competitive.
Sports are competitive.
As God Almighty looks down upon this world, he
sees the governments of man and society's sports
following the self-centered competitive principie. See
this Olympic situation
as God sees
it!
All Sports Not Wrong
Competition, not cooperation, is the attitude with
which Satan inoculates human minds. But that docs
not mean all sports are wrong or to be banned.
The law of God is the way of righteousness. Sin is
the transgression of the law. The law of God is g iven us
in the broadest principie and also magnified into the
Ten Commandments, and even into many further
specific points that are magnifications of the principies
of the T en Commandments·. God expects us to apply
Few know Adam accepted the philosophic
way of Satan- seif-centeredness, exempiified
by vanity, lust and greed, jeaiousy and envy,
competition, rebellion and destruction.
Few know that God then barred mankind,
unti i Christ, from bis Hoiy Spirit- which is
the att itude of God-centeredness, of "give,"
Dwight Stones, Olympic bronze medalist, greets Herbert Armstrong. In
background, personal coach Harry Sneider, nominated Olympic coach
for track and field.
serve, cooperate, share. This wor ld has been based ever
since on the "get" or competitive phiiosophy.
Few know that in barring humanity from God's
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these principies of bis law to specific actions.
The basic law is love, ou tflowing toward God
above all else, and secondarily, " Thou shal t love thy