LIVING IN THE BIBLE BELT

The South is generally known as the Bible Belt. What most people do not realize is that the Bible must be interpreted like any other literature. The method to be followed in Bible interpretation is the grammatical historical method. Interpreting Scripture grammatically ensures that it will be done in context. A text without context is a pretext. I have lived in the Bible Belt for approximately nine years and I do not see much Bible living.

An example of this a Letter to the Editor in the Johnson City Press. The letter writer C.I. Morrell complains about ball games being scheduled on Sunday morning. He wrote, "Maybe playing on Sunday afternoon is OK, but I agree that the games should not be scheduled on Sunday morning. The kids should be afforded the opportunity and encouraged to go to church–not discouraged."

There are quite a few things that Mr. Morrell needs to understand in this regard. He wrote in his letter, "I guess we’ve forgotten that "to keep the Sabbath holy," is still relevant." He uses Scripture and then contradicts himself in the same letter. The fourth commandment reads "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." If playing ball should not be scheduled during Sunday morning, why is it all of the sudden acceptable on Sunday afternoon? How long does a day last? It is the Sabbath day, not Sabbath morning.

Most of those playing these ball games are educated in the government schools. During the school year they are taught that God does not exist. They are steeped in atheism and when they go and do what atheists do by playing sports on the Lord’s Day, why is Mr. Morrell surprised? This is because Mr. Morrell does not understand the situation. He probably supports the local government schools.

Scheduling ball games on the Lord’s Day is consistent with the curriculum of the government schools. All that I see is consistency in this situation. This is what I would expect. These boys would rather be playing ball than going to church. Their parents would rather go to the ball game than go to church. Their actions speak so loudly I cannot hear what they say. Parents who go to church would not let their boys play ball, at least on Sunday morning. They would be in church instead of at the ball game.

This demonstrates what these people think about God. They do not fear Him. When it comes to church attendance and a ball game, God is always the loser. This is because those attending these ball games are idolaters. They are not spiritual. This makes sense because they are continuously taught to be idolaters in the government schools. Church’s do not help themselves by preaching the nonsense of not being subject to God’s law. This is proof that they get what they deserve for their false doctrines.

Ball games being scheduled on Sunday morning in the Bible Belt. How shocking. These games will be continued to be scheduled on Sunday morning. The solution to this problem is something that Mr. Morrell never thought about, pull all church children out of the government schools. It has been said that if the Baptists pulled their children out of the government schools in the Bible Belt, they would collapse overnight. Oh, that it may be so!