Comments on: March Madness and Faith- Is Jesus an Underdog? http://www.faithemergence.com/2009/03/march-madness-and-faith-is-jesus-an-underdog/ seeking Jesus - growing in faith - leading others Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:05:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.faithemergence.com/2009/03/march-madness-and-faith-is-jesus-an-underdog/#comment-782 Scott Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:45:11 +0000 http://www.faithemergence.com/?p=647#comment-782 I was reading over everything and found them very interesting. Webster's defines and underdog as 1 : a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest 2 : a victim of injustice or persecution Based on the second definition alone would define Jesus as an under dog in a big way. But I am okay with that simply due to fact that world loves an underdog. Unless you are a die hard fan for the favorite you will usually cheer on the underdog to win. Now comes the hard part for us (tell the world of the underdog). Also another thing that defines an underdog is not the fact that we know he will win but the struggle he went though to get there. No one can debate the struggle still going on today to show the struggle that Jesus went through. Lastly those people that know Jesus, know that that he has won and will win in the end. However the rest of the world is still debating. In this aspect Jesus is still the underdog because he is still struggling to win the hearts and souls of the world. GO!!! Underdog I was reading over everything and found them very interesting. Webster’s defines and underdog as

1 : a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
2 : a victim of injustice or persecution

Based on the second definition alone would define Jesus as an under dog in a big way. But I am okay with that simply due to fact that world loves an underdog. Unless you are a die hard fan for the favorite you will usually cheer on the underdog to win. Now comes the hard part for us (tell the world of the underdog).

Also another thing that defines an underdog is not the fact that we know he will win but the struggle he went though to get there. No one can debate the struggle still going on today to show the struggle that Jesus went through.

Lastly those people that know Jesus, know that that he has won and will win in the end. However the rest of the world is still debating. In this aspect Jesus is still the underdog because he is still struggling to win the hearts and souls of the world.

GO!!! Underdog

]]> By: Dan Borkenhagen http://www.faithemergence.com/2009/03/march-madness-and-faith-is-jesus-an-underdog/#comment-713 Dan Borkenhagen Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:54:30 +0000 http://www.faithemergence.com/?p=647#comment-713 I like the analogy of the Giants. It does seem to fit. Especially given the fact that the last game of the season made it clear that the Giants could take on the Patriots. Jesus had taken on Satan and the authorities how many times during his ministry, yet people thought he'd finally been defeated. Not so. As to the "no respect" line of athletes. Maybe they can finally point to Jesus in a more orthodox way now. Instead of simply thanking Jesus that he gave them the victory that day (which might be true in a way, but is still questionable on the "does Jesus have a favorite team" grounds), they can now reflect on the fact that, "as no one gave us any respect, no one respected Jesus on Good Friday either, but he won!". I'm looking forward to hearing that one! I like the analogy of the Giants. It does seem to fit. Especially given the fact that the last game of the season made it clear that the Giants could take on the Patriots. Jesus had taken on Satan and the authorities how many times during his ministry, yet people thought he’d finally been defeated. Not so.

As to the “no respect” line of athletes. Maybe they can finally point to Jesus in a more orthodox way now. Instead of simply thanking Jesus that he gave them the victory that day (which might be true in a way, but is still questionable on the “does Jesus have a favorite team” grounds), they can now reflect on the fact that, “as no one gave us any respect, no one respected Jesus on Good Friday either, but he won!”. I’m looking forward to hearing that one!

]]> By: Marc Aune http://www.faithemergence.com/2009/03/march-madness-and-faith-is-jesus-an-underdog/#comment-712 Marc Aune Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:32:38 +0000 http://www.faithemergence.com/?p=647#comment-712 That's an interesting take. Jesus was viewed as an underdog, even though he knew that he would "win." Perhaps the closest modern analogy is a team like the Giants against the Patriots two seasons ago. As huge underdogs defeating an unbeaten team, they would be quick to say, "Nobody believed in us!" But, they obviously had to have believed in themselves going into the game. It's funny how often athletes will say that same line again and again when Jesus clearly owns it. That’s an interesting take. Jesus was viewed as an underdog, even though he knew that he would “win.” Perhaps the closest modern analogy is a team like the Giants against the Patriots two seasons ago. As huge underdogs defeating an unbeaten team, they would be quick to say, “Nobody believed in us!” But, they obviously had to have believed in themselves going into the game.

It’s funny how often athletes will say that same line again and again when Jesus clearly owns it.

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