14 Bible Verses about football
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Everyone who enters an athletic contest practices self-control in everything. They do it to win a wreath that withers away, but we run to win a prize that never fades.
That is the way I run, with a clear goal in mind. That is the way I fight, not like someone shadow boxing.
You know that in a race all the runners run but only one wins the prize, don't you? You must run in such a way that you may be victorious.
Moreover, no one who is an athlete wins a prize unless he competes according to the rules.
You are not to eat their flesh or even touch their carcasses. They are to be unclean for you."
"This is what the Lord GOD says, "This is Jerusalem. I placed her in the center of nations, with many nations surrounding her.
But he turned and rebuked them,
Then he brought me to the inner court of the LORD's Temple. There, at the entrance to the LORD's Temple, between the porch and the altar, were 25 men, with their backs toward the LORD's Temple and facing the east, prostrating themselves to the sun.
However, God's solid foundation still stands. It has this inscription on it: "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from evil."
"At that time, the LORD will take away the finery of the ankle bracelets, headbands, crescents,
"The LORD will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You'll go out against them in one direction, but you'll flee from them in seven directions. Consequently, you'll be in a state of great terror throughout all the kingdoms of the earth.
Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other. The LORD listened and took note, and a scroll of remembrance was written in his presence about those who fear the LORD and honor His name.
So I hated life, because whatever is done on earth causes me trouble it's all pointless, like chasing after the wind.