The sports world has been brewing with controversy lately. We’ve seen…
- Michael Vick, one of the best athletes ever, under investigation for dog fighting.
- An longtime NBA referee under investigation for being linked with the mob and betting on games that he officiated.
In both of these instances we see something that Scripture has ALWAYS proclaimed–CHARACTER MATTERS! Proverbs 26:24-26 says that who we are behind the scenes will eventually surface…ALWAYS!
What has happened in the athletic world should be a challenge to all of us who are in the ministry–CHARACTER MATTERS!
I was on the phone the other day with one of my best friends who told me of three ministers that had made horrible immoral choices and, as a result, they are no longer in the ministry. One of them had been involved in an affair for over 10 years…and the other two men were having an affair on their wives with the same woman! In all three instances it was an issue of character.
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