>>Im sorry where, exactly, in the Bible does it say where we should and should not show mercy?<<
To those who need it we should show it. The people on the basketball court have full bellies, warm clothes and a roof over their head.
Frankly, the use of the word “mercy” in a sports arena (regarding the SCORE OF A GAME) is really a phrase that merely gets it’s roots from the actual meaning of the word.
I repeat the example from my previous post: Is it “mercy” when a college professor gives a failing student a “b”? In both cases, those who “fail” can learn from their failure.
It is called tough love and VERY Christian.
There really IS a time and place for everything:
Ecclesiastes 3:
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
If we had but 8 fingers and toes, would it have been sufficient to only score 64 (100 in octal)?
Do they know we are Christian because we stop when we reach a round number?
“To those who need it we should show it.”
Maybe its a translation thing but I can’t find that in my Bible...
“I repeat the example from my previous post: Is it “mercy” when a college professor gives a failing student a “b”? In both cases, those who “fail” can learn from their failure.”
nice non sequitur...
“Ecclesiastes”
Nowhere in there does it say a time to humiliate. This Christian School bore a terrible witness for God in this game. And in *everything* we do we should aim to glorify God..