I assume you are just joking around but here's a question of "God logic" for you:
If there is some cosmic battle between good and Evil (which is what religious people believe), and if there is a coming war between China and the US (which is what you are implying), then why would God favor China (a largely atheist nation) over the USA (which is still the most religious of the Western nations)?
Even if we were half as religious as we are now, we would still be more way more religious than China. So wouldn't God still have to "be on our side" using your logic?
If we are talking religion, the whole thing is built on sand, logic-wise. But humans, though capable of logic, are not logical, so it works.
OP, you don't use quotes when paraphrasing someone. And it wasn't even an accurate paraphrase. It seems you're deliberately misquoting him.
Here's what he actually said in the interview: “That’s an unbelievable feeling,” Hocker said. “I just felt like I was getting carried by the stadium and God. My body just kind of did it for me. My mind was all there and I saw that finish line.”
He's just trying to describe how he felt, not saying some force magically carried him across the line without him doing the work. Note that he puts the stadium crowd on equal footing with God. Did the fans also run down and carry him across the line?
OP, you don't use quotes when paraphrasing someone. And it wasn't even an accurate paraphrase. It seems you're deliberately misquoting him.
Here's what he actually said in the interview: “That’s an unbelievable feeling,” Hocker said. “I just felt like I was getting carried by the stadium and God. My body just kind of did it for me. My mind was all there and I saw that finish line.”
He's just trying to describe how he felt, not saying some force magically carried him across the line without him doing the work. Note that he puts the stadium crowd on equal footing with God. Did the fans also run down and carry him across the line?
You deliberately misquoted him. His actual quote was “ I had to re, kinda recalibrate, pick a new route, and then again it opened up, and just, I just let God carry me over the finish line.” Seen at 6:11 of this video
If we are talking religion, the whole thing is built on sand, logic-wise. But humans, though capable of logic, are not logical, so it works.
Actually there are many logical arguments for the existence of God—cosmological, ontological, teleological—but these only get you so far!
The knowledge of God is a matter of faith! There is a veil over the eyes of the unbeliever (2 Corinthians 4:4) preventing them from seeing the light of the gospel. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is lifted and one can discern the truth (2 Corinthians 3:16).
Hocker is man of humility. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. God may of just helped him win to use his platform to remind people that. That’s why God actually might care about a trivial race.
Then you ask, why does God let bad things happen? Well from biblical theology this has always been the case. The book of Job is the oldest book in the Bible. In it we see that God ALLOWS Satan to bring suffering to Job. Why? Because Job still chooses Gods love in the midst of suffering, which brings glory to Gods love.
Also, we are all eternal beings. Our time on earth in the physical is but a flicker in the realm of eternity. Temporary suffering is far outweighed by the Creators glory!
God loves you and sent Christ to pay the price for your sin. We all sin and fall short. However, the Creator has made a way for you to be with Him for eternity! If you believe in your heart that Jesus died and rose again to save you from eternal separation because of your sin you will be saved! Praise Yahweh!
Bunch of bigots in this thread. Hocker is Catholic and he respects God. Deal with it. Some of you are atheist and we have to deal with hundreds of threads and thousands of your bigoted posts being spewed every day.
FWIW, when people thank God for their win, they don't think God chose them over the other people. They are thanking God for the ability to toe the line, for all of the good things in their life that have put them there on that day. It is a sign of respect.
Flagpole doesn't care about Hocker's religion. Fine. Hocker doesn't care about Flagpole's opinion. The world doesn't revolve around either. Deal with each other. Coexist.
I think most times when people thank God for their win it's because a lot of their life revolves around God, from family to social bubbles to work ethic to whatever, and not because of divine intervention. Still, I think you have to admit that "God carried my body over the line" is bordering pretty hard on divine intervention lol.
I still think it's silly when people thank God for a win, but they're free to thank whoever they'd like, and I'm free to make fun of them for it. Is it the atheists that make thousands of bigoted posts every day? The only religious spam I remember recently is the guy who spams about Nico Young being a sinner, and I'm pretty sure that guy isn't an atheist. Don't get it twisted though, atheists definitely need to make fun of Christianity more. Like they get their morality from a book that's 2000+ years old, and since it's written in a different language most of them can't even read it. There are translations, but almost no Christians have read that either. They really don't even follow the book, they just follow whatever is ok in their social circle. And churches do good, like having community events, housing homeless people, daycare, schooling, helping the needy, and more. But newsflash, atheists do all these things too.
It's interesting how Christianity is stubbornly sticking around in the US vs Europe. It's trending down, but at nowhere near the degree you see in the rest of the West - particularly the Anglo-West.
It's quite endearing, actually.
Yep. It’s as silly as those in other religions conveniently claiming some God chose them above all others, giving them license to treat those outside the in-grouo horribly.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
I would consider that cheating if true. Will need to watch the replay.
Outstanding comment. I am ashamed at myself that I didn't immediately think of that. Nice job.
I also find it odd when people use their god to justify this. So your god took time out of their day because they preferred you over the rest of the field ? Instead of curing cancer, stopping child abuse, helping famine, stopping genocides or war…. your god chose to help you?
Or could it just be you were the strongest athlete on the day of the race?