Did Tim Tebow have help from above? It's a good question.
Comments (...)So, I kind of have to be a little careful about broaching the subject of this week's Gap Shots & Whiffs, especially being a like-minded person to the subject and all. However, with the NFL playoffs reaching its high point this past weekend, I figured it would be worth mentioning. Especially since the player in question was playing quarterback for the Denver Broncos on Saturday against New England.
I'm talking about Tim Tebow, who is worldly renowned as a starting quarterback and for his Christian beliefs. Tebow's Broncos lost to the Patriots 45-10 in the biggest blowout of the NFL weekend, one game after the most exciting — the 49ers' 36-32 win over the Saints.
Considering the results of a poll I read last week, the results of the Broncos/Patriots game must mean that Jesus must not been involved. Perhaps he was exhausted after watching the game (and/or having a hand on it) in San Francisco the game before.
Hehe, bear with me on this, and Lord forgive me since no blasphemy is intended.
Last Thursday I got an email from a national organization which conducted a poll (www.PollPosition.com) of 1,076 registered voters here in America and they wanted to know two things. One — do you know who Tim Tebow is; and two — do you think his success is a result of divine intervention?
The results were that 70 percent of the people interviewed said that they knew who Tim Tebow was. Broken down by category, white (80 percent) males (75 percent) between the ages of 45-64 (76 percent) recognized him the most. Those who are registered Republicans are the next highest percentage of people who know who he is, coming in at 72 percent. For the record, Democrats came in at 64 percent.
Establishing that is important because the next question was a follow-up for those who know who he is. That question reads, "Do you believe that any of Tim Tebow's success can be attributed to divine intervention?"
Forty-three percent of those people believe it to be true.
This has elicited all sorts of responses from the secular media, most of which find the possibility of God aiding His believers in any way to be unbelievable. More specifically, that Jesus would concern himself with helping one of his followers play the game of football better.
Which isn't surprising since the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians says: "For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God."
Essentially your own answer to the question comes down to your faith in God. I say this in reference to Hebrews 11:6 which says: "And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him."
For those with the like mind then, the concept that God is helping Tim Tebow is no more hard to figure than He's helping any other believer when they are at work.
Does this mean that Jesus or the Holy Ghost are secretly directing the outcome of plays on the field? Probably not.
Does it mean that God is helping Tebow's play on gamedays? Well, with a completion percentage of 47 percent, the empirical evidence doesn't suggest it. But you can't deny the success of the team improved once Tebow took over as the starting quarterback.
To me, the key word in the poll is "'any" — as in "do you believe that ANY of Tim Tebow's success can be attributed to divine intervention?" It's something I don't find hard to believe at all.
My colleague Steve Nitz said earlier this week that another year in the NFL ought to expose Tebow as "a fraud," but I'm assuming he means as being a starting quarterback and not for being an apostate.
Myself, I find Tebow refreshing and am rooting for his success, even though I am not a Broncos fan. In this day and age of self-righteous, braggadocios and arrogant athletes, if nothing else, Tebow's success is a breath of fresh air.
Maybe that should have been the third question PollPosition.com should have asked. Are you rooting for the success of Denver's Christian quarterback?
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