{"id":1286,"date":"2024-08-05T15:11:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T13:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/?page_id=1286"},"modified":"2024-08-05T15:13:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T13:13:01","slug":"erics-legac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/ro\/erics-legac\/","title":{"rendered":"Legacy Still a lui Eric Liddell, 100 de ani mai t\u00e2rziu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Cu refuzul s\u0103u de a concura duminic\u0103, sprinterul sco\u021bian a prezentat o poveste mai mare despre cre\u0219tinii din sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Scris\u0103 de Paul Emory Putz - 1 iulie 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Liddell a luat locul s\u0103u de start \u00een finala la 400 de metri. Peste 6.000 de spectatori pl\u0103titori au umplut stadionul \u00een acea noapte c\u0103lduroas\u0103 de vineri la Paris, \u00een urm\u0103 cu un secol, c\u00e2nd pistolul de start a tras \u0219i alerg\u0103torul sco\u021bian a decolat de pe banda exterioar\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iar 47,6 secunde mai t\u00e2rziu, Liddell a stabilit un nou record mondial, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-\u0219i concuren\u021bii uimi\u021bi \u0219i fanii s\u0103i \u00een\u021beleg\u00e2ndu-\u0219i ceea ce tocmai au asistat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sprintul lui Liddell la Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris din 1924 este un eveniment canonic \u00een istoria sportivilor cre\u0219tini \u0219i nu doar din cauza a ceea ce s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat pe pist\u0103. Liddell a intrat \u00een cursa de 400 de metri doar dup\u0103 ce a aflat c\u0103 serii pentru cel mai bun eveniment olimpic al s\u0103u, cei 100 de metri, vor c\u0103dea duminic\u0103. El s-a retras din acel eveniment, \u021bin\u00e2ndu-se ferm de convingerile sale cre\u0219tine cu privire la respectarea Sabatului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sportul conteaz\u0103 pentru noi \u00een mare parte din cauza nara\u021biunilor culturale care le dau semnifica\u021bie. Nu este doar faptul c\u0103 sportivii alearg\u0103, sar, ajung \u0219i arunc\u0103 cu o \u00eendem\u00e2nare remarcabil\u0103. Este c\u0103 acele mi\u0219c\u0103ri corporale sunt modelate \u0219i \u00eencadrate \u00een re\u021bele mai largi de semnifica\u021bii care ne ajut\u0103 s\u0103 \u00een\u021belegem lumea din jurul nostru \u2013 at\u00e2t ce este, c\u00e2t \u0219i ce ar trebui s\u0103 fie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Performan\u021ba lui Liddell din 1924 persist\u0103 pentru c\u0103 a fost prins\u0103 \u00een nara\u021biunile culturale despre ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 fii un atlet cre\u0219tin \u0219i, prin extensie, ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 s\u0103 fii cre\u0219tin \u00eentr-o lume \u00een schimbare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Povestea lui a inspirat filmul c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103tor al Oscarului din 1982 <em>Carele de foc<\/em>, care a readus realiz\u0103rile sale \u00een centrul aten\u021biei \u0219i a dus la numeroase biografii inspira\u021bionale concentrate pe mo\u0219tenirea sa cre\u0219tin\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0218i pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce Jocurile Olimpice revin la Paris \u00een aceast\u0103 var\u0103, numele lui Liddell face parte din comemor\u0103rile centenarului. Ministerele \u00een <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ericliddell.org\/the-eric-liddell-100\/\">Sco\u0163ia<\/a>&nbsp;\u0219i <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gemission.org\/paris-2024-olympics-a-nation-in-preparation\/\">Fran\u0163a<\/a>&nbsp;organizeaz\u0103 evenimente. Stadionul pe care a concurat <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20240324-2024-games-a-historic-venue-regains-olympic-lustre\">a fost renovat<\/a>&nbsp;pentru a fi folosit la jocurile din 2024 \u0219i afi\u0219eaz\u0103 o plac\u0103 \u00een onoarea sa. Povestea lui \u00eenc\u0103 mai are ceva de \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat, fie c\u0103 suntem sportivi cre\u0219tini sau c\u0103 ne uit\u0103m din tribune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fiu de misionari, Liddell s-a n\u0103scut \u00een China, dar \u0219i-a petrecut cea mai mare parte a copil\u0103riei la un internat din Londra. El a fost modelat de un larg evanghelism britanic, dezvolt\u00e2nd obiceiuri de rug\u0103ciune, citire a Bibliei \u0219i alte practici ale credin\u021bei. Avea \u0219i un talent pentru sport, at\u00e2t rugby, c\u00e2t \u0219i pista. Viteza a fost arma lui principal\u0103. St\u00e2nd doar 5 picioare 9 inci \u0219i c\u00e2nt\u0103rind 155 de lire sterline, cadrul lui sub\u021bire i-a ascuns for\u021ba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De\u0219i avea un stil de alergare neortodox \u2014 un singur concurent <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eric-Liddell-Biography-Champion-Inspired\/dp\/1572930519\/tag=christtoday-20\">spuse<\/a>, \u201eEl alearg\u0103 aproape aplecat pe spate, iar b\u0103rbia lui este aproape \u00eendreptat\u0103 spre cer\u201d \u2013 asta nu l-a \u00eempiedicat s\u0103 devin\u0103 unul dintre cei mai buni sprinteri ai Marii Britanii. P\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1921, ca student \u00een anul I, a fost recunoscut ca un poten\u021bial candidat olimpic la proba de 100 de metri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De\u0219i era cre\u0219tin \u0219i sportiv, a preferat s\u0103 nu sublinieze \u00een mod public aceste identit\u0103\u021bi combinate. El \u0219i-a desf\u0103\u0219urat via\u021ba \u00een lini\u0219te: studiind pentru \u0219coal\u0103, particip\u00e2nd la biseric\u0103 \u0219i f\u0103c\u00e2nd sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucrurile s-au schimbat \u00een aprilie 1923, c\u00e2nd Liddell, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 21 de ani, a primit o b\u0103taie la u\u0219\u0103 de la D. P. Thomson, un t\u00e2n\u0103r evanghelist \u00eentreprinz\u0103tor. Thomson l-a \u00eentrebat pe Liddell dac\u0103 va vorbi la un eveniment viitor pentru Uniunea Evanghelic\u0103 a Studen\u021bilor din Glasgow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomson chinuise luni de zile \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103 atrag\u0103 oamenii la evenimentele sale de evanghelizare, f\u0103r\u0103 succes. Ca scriitor sportiv Duncan Hamilton <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Glory-Untold-Inspiring-Liddell-Chariots\/dp\/0143110187\/tag=christtoday-20\">documentat<\/a>, Thomson a argumentat c\u0103 ob\u021binerea unui juc\u0103tor de rugby ca Liddell ar putea atrage b\u0103rba\u021bii. A\u0219a c\u0103 a f\u0103cut s\u0103 \u00eentrebe.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-2.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-2-247x380.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-2-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mai t\u00e2rziu \u00een via\u021b\u0103, Liddell a descris momentul \u00een care a spus da invita\u021biei lui Thomson drept \u201ecel mai curajos lucru\u201d pe care l-a f\u0103cut vreodat\u0103. Nu era un vorbitor dinamic. Nu se sim\u021bea calificat. Ie\u0219irea \u00een credin\u021b\u0103 a scos ceva din el. L-a f\u0103cut s\u0103 se simt\u0103 ca \u0219i cum ar avea un rol de jucat \u00een povestea lui Dumnezeu, o responsabilitate de a-\u0219i reprezenta credin\u021ba \u00een via\u021ba public\u0103. \u201eDe atunci, con\u0219tiin\u021ba de a fi un membru activ al \u00cemp\u0103r\u0103\u021biei Cerurilor a fost foarte real\u0103\u201d, a scris el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Decizia aducea cu ea \u0219i poten\u021biale pericole \u2013 \u00een special, ar recunoa\u0219te Liddell \u00eensu\u0219i, pericolul de a \u201eaduce un om la un nivel peste puterea caracterului s\u0103u\u201d. Succesul \u00een sport nu \u00eensemna neap\u0103rat c\u0103 un atlet avea o credin\u021b\u0103 matur\u0103 demn\u0103 de imitat. Cu toate acestea, \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219irea credin\u021bei sale a adus un sens \u0219i o semnifica\u021bie mai mare eforturilor atletice ale lui Liddell, ajut\u00e2ndu-l s\u0103-\u0219i integreze identit\u0103\u021bile ca cre\u0219tin \u0219i sportiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Decizia lui Liddell de a lua cuv\u00e2ntul \u00een aprilie 1923 a preg\u0103tit scena pentru decizia sa de la sf\u00e2r\u0219itul aceluia\u0219i an de a renun\u021ba la considera\u021bia olimpic\u0103 la 100 de metri. \u0218i-a comunicat inten\u021biile \u00een privat \u0219i \u00een culise, f\u0103r\u0103 fanfar\u0103 public\u0103. A devenit demn de \u0219tire, a\u0219a cum poveste\u0219te Hamilton \u00een biografia sa despre Liddell, doar c\u00e2nd presa a luat cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103 \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103-\u0219i \u00eemp\u0103rt\u0103\u0219easc\u0103 opiniile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unii i-au admirat convingerile, \u00een timp ce al\u021bii l-au v\u0103zut ca fiind neloial \u0219i nepatriotic. Mul\u021bi nu puteau \u00een\u021belege pozi\u021bia lui inflexibil\u0103. Era doar o duminic\u0103 \u0219i \u00eentr-o perioad\u0103 \u00een care practicile de Sabat \u00een lumea vorbitoare de limba englez\u0103 se schimbau rapid. \u00cen plus, evenimentul \u00een sine nu avea s\u0103 aib\u0103 loc p\u00e2n\u0103 dup\u0103-amiaza, d\u00e2ndu-i lui Liddell suficient timp pentru a participa la slujbele bisericii diminea\u021ba. De ce s\u0103 renun\u021bi la o ocazie o singur\u0103 dat\u0103 \u00een via\u021b\u0103 de a-\u0219i aduce onoare lui \u00eensu\u0219i \u0219i \u021b\u0103rii sale?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liddell a recunoscut c\u0103 lumea se schimba. Dar Sabatul, a\u0219a cum l-a \u00een\u021beles \u0219i a practicat, trebuia s\u0103 fie o zi plin\u0103 de \u00eenchinare \u0219i odihn\u0103. Pentru el a fost o chestiune de integritate personal\u0103 \u0219i de ascultare cre\u0219tin\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0218i nu era singur \u00een convingerile sale. \u00cen Statele Unite \u00een anii 1960, mul\u021bi evanghelici <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/athletesinaction.org\/articles\/how-billy-graham-made-peace-with-sunday-sports\/\">a continuat s\u0103 vad\u0103<\/a>&nbsp;respectarea deplin\u0103 a Sabatului ca parte central\u0103 a m\u0103rturiei cre\u0219tine. S\u0103 concurezi duminica a fost un semn c\u0103 s-ar putea s\u0103 nu fii deloc cre\u0219tin \u2013 un indicator, un lider evanghelic <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Oxford-Handbook-Christian-Fundamentalism-Handbooks\/dp\/019884459X?\/tag=christtoday-20\">sugerat<\/a>, \u201ec\u0103 suntem fie \u201emor\u021bi \u00een gre\u0219eli \u0219i p\u0103cate\u201d, fie, din nefericire, r\u0103t\u0103ci\u021bi \u00eenapoi \u0219i avem nevoie disperat\u0103 de trezire\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pe parcursul dezbaterii publice despre decizia sa, Liddell nu a ridicat pl\u00e2ngeri cu privire la discriminare \u0219i opresiune. El nu a criticat comitetul olimpic pentru refuzul lor de a-i g\u0103zdui pe cre\u0219tinii care p\u0103zesc Sabatul. El nu i-a \u021bintit pe colegii sportivi cre\u0219tini pentru dorin\u021ba lor de a face compromisuri \u0219i de a concura duminic\u0103. Pur \u0219i simplu \u0219i-a luat decizia \u0219i a acceptat consecin\u021bele: Aurul la 100 de metri nu era o op\u021biune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dac\u0103 acesta ar fi sf\u00e2r\u0219itul pove\u0219tii, exemplul lui Liddell ar fi un model inspirator de credincio\u0219ie \u2013 \u0219i, de asemenea, o not\u0103 de subsol uitat\u0103 \u00een istorie. Nu exist\u0103 <em>Carele de foc<\/em>&nbsp;f\u0103r\u0103 triumful lui la 400 de metri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pu\u021bini se a\u0219teptau ca el s\u0103 aib\u0103 o \u0219ans\u0103 \u00een cursa semnificativ mai lung\u0103. Cu toate acestea, nu a ajuns la Paris nepreg\u0103tit. A avut un antrenor care \u00eei sus\u021binea, care a fost dispus s\u0103 se adapteze, lucr\u00e2nd cu Liddell timp de c\u00e2teva luni pentru a-l preg\u0103ti pentru ambele evenimente olimpice (Liddell a c\u00e2\u0219tigat \u0219i bronzul la 200 de metri).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De asemenea, a avut din neaten\u021bie \u0219tiin\u021ba de a alerga de partea lui. Ca John W. Keddie, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Running-Race-Champion-Missionary-Biography\/dp\/1527105318\/tag=christtoday-20\">un alt biograf Liddell<\/a>, a explicat, mul\u021bi au crezut atunci c\u0103 cei 400 de metri au cerut alerg\u0103torilor s\u0103 se ritmeze pentru ultima parte. Liddell a adoptat o abordare diferit\u0103. \u00cen loc s\u0103 se ab\u021bin\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 la final, a spus Keddie, Liddell \u0219i-a folosit viteza pentru a dep\u0103\u0219i limitele a ceea ce era posibil, transform\u00e2nd cursa \u00eentr-un sprint de la \u00eenceput la sf\u00e2r\u0219it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liddell a descris mai t\u00e2rziu abordarea sa ca \u201ea alerga primii 200 de metri c\u00e2t am putut de greu \u0219i apoi, cu ajutorul lui Dumnezeu, a alergat pe al doilea 200 de metri \u0219i mai tare\u201d. Horatio Fitch, alerg\u0103torul care a ajuns pe locul al doilea, a v\u0103zut lucrurile \u00eentr-o lumin\u0103 similar\u0103. \u201eNu \u00eemi venea s\u0103 cred c\u0103 un b\u0103rbat ar putea s\u0103 stabileasc\u0103 un asemenea ritm \u0219i s\u0103 termine\u201d, a spus el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dincolo de tacticile folosite de Liddell a fost o tr\u0103s\u0103tur\u0103 pe care o posed\u0103 sportivii cu adev\u0103rat mari: \u0219i-a oferit cea mai bun\u0103 performan\u021b\u0103 atunci c\u00e2nd a contat cel mai mult. Alerg\u00e2nd liber, f\u0103r\u0103 team\u0103 de e\u0219ec, a fost la \u00een\u0103l\u021bime \u00eentr-un mod remarcabil, surprinz\u00e2nd fanii, observatorii \u0219i colegii concuren\u021bi. \u201eDup\u0103 cursa lui Liddell, totul este banal\u201d, s-a mirat un jurnalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vestea despre realizarea lui Liddell s-a r\u0103sp\u00e2ndit rapid acas\u0103 prin pres\u0103 \u0219i radio. A ajuns \u00een Sco\u021bia ca un erou cuceritor; cei care i-au criticat convingerile de Sabat l-au l\u0103udat acum pentru pozi\u0163ia sa principial\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biograful Russell W. Ramsey a descris modul \u00een care \u0219i-a petrecut anul urm\u0103tor c\u0103l\u0103torind cu Thomson \u00een toat\u0103 Marea Britanie \u00eentr-o campanie de evanghelizare, propov\u0103duind un mesaj simplu \u0219i direct. \u201e\u00cen Isus Hristos vei g\u0103si un conduc\u0103tor demn de toat\u0103 devotamentul t\u0103u \u0219i al meu.\u201d <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/godsjoyfulrunner0000rams\/page\/78\/mode\/2up?q=leader+worthy\">a spus el mul\u021bimilor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apoi, \u00een 1925, a plecat \u00een China, petrec\u00e2ndu-\u0219i restul vie\u021bii \u00een serviciu misionar, \u00eenainte de a muri \u00een 1945 de o tumoare la creier, la v\u00e2rsta de 43 de ani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cen deceniile de dup\u0103 moartea lui Liddell, Thomson a publicat c\u0103r\u021bi despre protejatul \u0219i prietenul s\u0103u, asigur\u00e2ndu-se c\u0103 povestea lui Liddell r\u0103m\u00e2ne \u00een circula\u021bie printre evanghelicii britanici. Pasiona\u021bii de atletism din Sco\u021bia au continuat s\u0103 povesteasc\u0103 triumful s\u0103u din 1924 ca o surs\u0103 de m\u00e2ndrie na\u021bional\u0103, credin\u021ba fiind o parte cheie a identit\u0103\u021bii sale. Cre\u0219tinii conservatori din Statele Unite au vorbit \u0219i despre Liddell, ca un exemplu de atlet care \u0219i-a men\u021binut m\u0103rturia cre\u0219tin\u0103 \u00een timp ce urm\u0103rea excelen\u021ba atletic\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aceste grupuri au \u021binut flac\u0103ra aprins\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1981, c\u00e2nd <em>Carele de foc<\/em>&nbsp;a ap\u0103rut, aduc\u00e2nd faima lui Liddell la cote mai mari \u2013 \u0219i transform\u00e2ndu-l \u00eentr-o icoan\u0103 pentru o nou\u0103 genera\u021bie de sportivi cre\u0219tini care \u00ee\u0219i navigheaz\u0103 locul \u00een lumea modern\u0103 a sportului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desigur, unele dintre tensiunile cu care s-a confruntat Liddell \u00een 1924 au devenit mai provocatoare \u00een zilele noastre \u2013 \u0219i au fost ad\u0103ugate altele noi. Problema sporturilor de duminic\u0103, asupra c\u0103reia Liddell \u0219i-a luat atitudinea de principiu, pare o relicv\u0103 a unei epoci trecute. \u00centrebarea \u00een aceste zile nu este dac\u0103 sportivii cre\u0219tini de elit\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103 fac\u0103 sport \u00een c\u00e2teva duminici selectate; este dac\u0103 familiile cre\u0219tine obi\u0219nuite ar trebui s\u0103 sar\u0103 peste biseric\u0103 \u00een mai multe weekenduri ale anului, astfel \u00eenc\u00e2t copiii lor s\u0103 poat\u0103 urm\u0103ri gloria echipei de c\u0103l\u0103torie.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-2-3-380x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-2-3-380x251.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-2-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.lovefrance.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Erics-Legacy-2-3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Liddell este defilat \u00een jurul Universit\u0103\u021bii din Edinburgh dup\u0103 victoria sa la Jocurile Olimpice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cen acest mediu, povestea lui Liddell nu este \u00eentotdeauna un analog direct cu situa\u021biile actuale. De asemenea, ne poate l\u0103sa cu mai multe \u00eentreb\u0103ri dec\u00e2t r\u0103spunsuri: este s\u0103n\u0103toas\u0103 pentru biseric\u0103 tendin\u021ba de a apela la sportivi celebri ca voci conduc\u0103toare pentru credin\u021ba cre\u0219tin\u0103? C\u00e2t de reu\u015fit a avut, \u00eentr-adev\u0103r, m\u0103rturia lui Liddell, dac\u0103 pozi\u0163ia lui pentru Sabat p\u0103rea s\u0103 nu aib\u0103 niciun efect asupra tendin\u0163elor pe termen lung? Exemplul lui Liddell sugereaz\u0103 c\u0103 credin\u021ba \u00een Hristos poate spori performan\u021ba atletic\u0103 \u0219i poate duce la succes \u00een via\u021b\u0103? Dac\u0103 da, cum \u00een\u021belegem moartea lui Liddell la o v\u00e2rst\u0103 at\u00e2t de fraged\u0103?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Frumuse\u021bea remarcabilei performan\u021be olimpice a lui Liddell nu este c\u0103 r\u0103spunde la aceste \u00eentreb\u0103ri \u00eentr-un mod precis. \u00cen schimb, ajunge la noi la nivel de imagina\u021bie, invit\u00e2ndu-ne s\u0103 ne bucur\u0103m de posibilitatea surprinderii \u0219i s\u0103 lu\u0103m \u00een considerare ce este la \u00eendem\u00e2n\u0103 dac\u0103 ne preg\u0103tim bine pentru oportunit\u0103\u021bile care ne ies \u00een cale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ne d\u0103 Liddell at\u00e2t ca martir dispus s\u0103 sacrifice gloria atletic\u0103 pentru convingerile sale, c\u00e2t \u0219i ca c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103tor care arat\u0103 c\u0103 credin\u021ba cre\u0219tin\u0103 este compatibil\u0103 cu succesul atletic. Ne prezint\u0103 pe Liddell ca evanghelist care folose\u0219te sportul ca unealt\u0103 pentru un scop mai mare \u0219i ca sportivul vesel care se angajeaz\u0103 \u00een sport pur \u0219i simplu din dragoste pentru el \u2013 \u0219i pentru c\u0103 prin el a sim\u021bit prezen\u021ba lui Dumnezeu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce urm\u0103rim Jocurile Olimpice de anul acesta, acele semnifica\u021bii multiple \u2013 \u0219i altele noi \u00een plus \u2013 vor fi expuse \u00een timp ce sportivii cre\u0219tini din \u00eentreaga lume \u00ee\u0219i vor face lovitura la Paris. Unii vor \u0219ti despre celebrul alerg\u0103tor sco\u021bian, iar al\u021bii nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dar \u00een m\u0103sura \u00een care se str\u0103duiesc \u00een mod con\u0219tient \u0219i inten\u021bionat dup\u0103 Isus \u00een mijlocul sporturilor lor \u2013 \u00een m\u0103sura \u00een care caut\u0103 s\u0103 g\u0103seasc\u0103 sensul experien\u021bei lor legate de povestea mai mare a lucr\u0103rii lui Dumnezeu \u00een lume \u2013 ei vor urma pe urmele lui Liddell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0218i poate c\u0103 vor alerga la o curs\u0103 sau vor arunca sau vor r\u0103spunde la e\u0219ec \u00eentr-un mod care evoc\u0103 surpriz\u0103 \u0219i uimire \u2013 \u0219i \u00eentr-un mod care \u00ee\u0219i ia locul \u00eentr-o nara\u021biune mai larg\u0103 despre a fi un cre\u0219tin credincios \u00eentr-o lume a secolului al XXI-lea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Paul Emory Putz este director al Institutului de Credin\u021b\u0103 \u0219i Sport de la Seminarul Truett al Universit\u0103\u021bii Baylor.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With his refusal to race on Sunday, the Scottish sprinter showcased a bigger story about Christians in sports. 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