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Hamilton Corner addresses the reality that being a professional athlete doesn't mean everything
Welcome to the Hamilton Corner. Abraham Hamilton III is my name. Joined by producer extraordinaire, the real J. Mac. And I think I mentioned I'm the host of this program. No, I don't think I said it today, but I am the host of this program. Excited to be with you today. Looking forward to the issue we are going to. The issue that we are going to address during today's program actually is multi, multi layered. but we're going to have a real time discussion about the reality that because someone may be an exceedingly exceptional professional athlete, that doesn't mean that they're good at everything else. It also doesn't mean that they give great advice for life across the board. Now being a professional athlete doesn't mean you don't have good advice for other areas outside of your profession. You could, but it isn't automatically the case. And in our culture and in our society, we tend to celebritize and idolize figures because of their popular professional accomplishments. But just because you're popular doesn't mean you're right about everything. And as always, the word of God should be our ultimate arbiter of all matters, all matters of life, doctrine and practice. So we're going to delve into that a bit during today's program.
Many of you are making transition from part time jobs to full time jobs
At this very moment, many of you, if not most of you are making your transition from m, your part time jobs where you generate an income to your full time jobs where you cultivate an outcome. And as you do so, I want to remind you to do so with intentionality. Because what goes on in your house is far more important than what goes on in the White House. I describe what we do to generate revenue as our part time jobs because it is not synonymous with our identities. The common utilization of the full time job expression within our culture is often conflated with identity, hence my utilization of that phrase to focus on our full time jobs and relating and connecting that to what we do in our homes. The fundamental building block for any society is a family. Is the family the fundamental building block for the church is the family. The first human institution, the first human institution that God created was the family. And marriage is the center and fulcrum of the family. Because there are other things that are also important, we can very easily allow there to be a functional and practical shifting in priority. But we need to be very intentional first, be very aware, and then secondarily be very intentional about making sure we keep the main thing. The main thing. All right. To the word of God we go. Because when I say keep the main thing, the main thing, I'm not saying that that is something that is solely the product of humanistic effort, because it's not. Proverbs, chapter 8. Proverbs, chapter 8, verses 12 through 17 is where we're going to go today. Proverbs chapter 8, verses 12 through 17. And this is what God's word says. I, wisdom. I should have said this here in this passage. God is being represented by wisdom. I should say it better. Wisdom. The characteristic of wisdom is being personified as if it's a stand in for God. But the feature of God's character, which is wisdom, is being personified in this text. All right, Proverbs chapter 8, verse 12. I, wisdom, dwell with prudence and I find knowledge and discretion. The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil, Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have counsel and sound wisdom. I have insight, I have strength by me, meaning wisdom. Kings reign and rulers decree what is just. By me, wisdom. Again, princes rule and nobles and all who govern justly. I love those who love me and those who seek me diligently find me. Those who seek me diligently, find me. Brothers and sisters. Wisdom is one of the things, one of the characteristics, one of the life features that are available, that is available to each and every one of us. Those who seek me diligently, find me. Those who seek the wisdom of God, diligently find wisdom. Those who seek God diligently find wisdom. I've explained before, Knowledge is the acquisition of information. Wisdom is the proper and timely. Notice those two components, the proper and timely application of knowledge. The proper and timely application of knowledge. As I mentioned here, wisdom is personified as a stand in for God. Because you look in verse 14, it says I, meaning wisdom, have counsel and wisdom. Well, you said well, why would wisdom have wisdom? Because wisdom is being personified as God. Yeah, you see it on the screen right now. Verse 14, I, wisdom, have counsel and sound wisdom. Because God is being personified here earlier in the same chapter, the proverb writer articulates that the simple or the ignorant or the unlearned can be made wise. That God makes wise the simple. Now, going back to verse 12. I, wisdom, dwell with prudence. I, wisdom, find knowledge and discretion. All right, going back to how I define wisdom. Wisdom is the proper and timely application of knowledge.
Jeff Ellis: God is love. The Bible says the fear of the Lord is hatred of evil
Now this is something that's going to rub all the regressors the wrong way. The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. This is for those over there in the side pocket. Over there in the side pocket that, huh? Shout things like this. God is love. God is love. They say it like this, Jeff. God is love. He's so loving. He's love. You can't be God. You're not of God because you're not of love. He's loving love. Love wins. Love wins. It wins, Jeff. It wins. The Bible says the fear of the Lord is the hatred is hatred of evil. Whoa. Wisdom being personified. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech. I hate. Back to those in the side pocket who shout ignorantly, God is love. God is love. But he's not some rom com comedian in love. The love of God is not what the world describes as love. When the world says love, they mean passive acceptance of. Of anything someone wants to do. If you dare have a question or an objection to something that someone wants to say, think, believe or do, then they say you are hateful. Well, let me tell you something. The God that is love, he hates evil. The God that is love, he hates pride. Read the Bible. The God that is love, he hates arrogance. The God that is love hates the way of evil. The God that is love hates perverted speech. The God that is love hates perverted speech. So marinate on that for a second. Yes, God is love. But when you say the word L, O, V, E, the four letters that add up to the word that is love, that is not what God means when you say it unless you're saying it according to what the scripture articulates. See, the love of God hates perverted speech. Well, 8 was perverted speech. you know, saying things like a, boy is a girl. That's perverted speech. What else is perverted? Oh, yeah. He's saying two men, they can be married. That's perverted speech. Two women, Perverted speech. A man in the side piece, perverted speech. The adulterers. The adulterer. Perverted speech. The thief. Perverted speech. The whoremonger, perverted speech. In a heterosexual context, perverted speech. God hates perverted speech, which is why his righteous wrath is appropriately placed upon the unpenitent, sin sinner. His righteous wrath. This doesn't comport with regressive ideology. They don't want to hear anything about this, but it doesn't make it any less true. It's important for us to note that this is included as wisdom is being exalted in this passage. Hey, by the way, the fear of the Lord is to hate evil. To hate evil. This is why I often say the believer should be mortified by his or her own sin, but by wisdom. If you look at verse 15, by wisdom, kings reign and rulers decree. What is just. One of the major distinctions between just leadership and unjust leadership is the wisdom quotient, the appropriate, the proper and timely application of knowledge. The same scripture in Proverbs 1 says, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. So if you have a person functioning in a leadership capacity, but they do not have the fear of the Lord, can they be wise according to what the Scripture teaches? The simple answer is no, no, no. They could have knowledge. They could have information. But biblically, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. So if there is no fear of the Lord, their acquisition of information doesn't meet the biblical criteria for knowledge. In the absence of satisfying the biblical criteria for knowledge deprives that one of having wisdom. By wisdom, princes rule and nobles govern justly. Just governance requires wisdom. And it is the wise who function with the readied, demonstrable application of discernment. In this age of deception, we must have wisdom. And all you're getting get knowledge, wisdom and understanding. This is something that should be a consistent component of our cries to the Lord, our pleas to the Lord, our prayers. Lord, would you please give me wisdom? Lord, would you make me wise? Lord, would you open my eyes that I may see rightly and that I function with wisdom?
Jenna Ellis: Children, of course, are given to parents by God, not to the state. Children don't belong to the state. And we need to, to make sure that those lines are very clearly protected in an increasingly secularized culture where, the government has, not only, tried to make the church completely irrelevant, but basically replace parents.
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Scottie Scheffler made controversial comments about Christianity during British Open
Abraham Hamilton III: Welcome back to the Hamilton Corner. Abraham Hamilton III here. Delighted to be with you. Delighted to be with you. You often hear me discuss, Charles Spurgeon's description of discernment where. In which he says discernment, which he said discernment is not merely distinguishing right from wrong, but discernment includes distinguishing right from almost right. The sermon includes distinguishing right from almost right. And we're going to have a real time demonstration of that reality. To do so, we're going to have a conversation about Scottie Scheffler, who is the world's ranked. Ranked the number one golfer in the world currently. he has won four major golf tournaments, four majors, including two majors this majors this season. He's also won 17 PGA Tour titles, which is the Professional Golfers association tour titles. He's a Christian, a husband and a father, and he has drawn comparisons to Tiger Woods. All right, we're also going to have a conversation about Thomas Edward Brady. M. Tom Brady, widely regarded in the sports world as the greatest NFL quarterback in the history of the sport. He has won seven NFL Super Bowls. That's for those that don't know nothing about sports. That's the championship in the National Football League. He's appeared in 10 Super Bowls, so 10 Super bowl appearances, seven wins. Lost Eli Manning twice, and he lost to, Nick Foles in the Philadelphia Eagles once. All right, most of his Super Bowls, six out of the seven that he won, he won with the New England Patriots. He also won a Super bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You know, widely regarded, like, as I mentioned, as the greatest NFL quarterback in the history of the sport. Upon. Well, two things. Scottie Scheffler did two things. So about a month ago, the British Open was played, the 153rd British Open. And he made some comments that were quite stirring to our culture. When I heard him, I was like, yeah, I don't see any problem with what he said. You had lots of people that were. I can't believe it. You know, sounded like Maud Simpson. I can't believe it. There's a professional athlete that will say these things in public right at the time that he's the most. Homer. Can you believe it? You know, I had that one, Jeff. You didn't know. I didn't know either until I just did it. Can you believe it, Homie? Bart. I can't believe a professional athlete would say these kind of things. And plumly. Oh, God, that drew the eye of Tom Brady. Then he wins the tournament. Scotty Scheffler wins the tournament. And he basically said, man, yeah, listen, I told y' all how I feel about this. Yeah, it's cool. I. Look, I love being a professional golfer. I've been working at this for my entire life, I feel like. But this is not the, the sum total of who I am. It's almost like he listened to the Hamilton corner. Look, I play golf, but golf doesn't play me. This is not my full time job. You know, my faith and my family come before this all day long. Now that's the ABE standard version translation. He didn't say it like that, but that's what he said. My faith and my family comes first, then golf. You know, it's cool to win tournaments like this, but ultimately this is not satisfact satisfying. I'll enjoy it for a moment, but then I'm going to come back down to earth and live real life. Because life is real and there are other things that are more important to me than golf. Well, to many in the sports world, that was almost sacrilegious to have Scottish shepherds to say that. And his comments even drew the ire of one Tom Brady.
Scotty Scheffler made comments after winning the British Open
So I'm gonna share the comments with you and I'm gonna start with video and audio of what Scotty Scheffler said after he won the tournament. Tournament just to kind of set the stage. Because the comments that drew the most ire was actually the things he said beforehand. And because of what he said beforehand, people already knew or we kind of know where Scotty's coming from because coming from. So listen to Scotty Scheffler. Upon winning the British Open, he explains, listen, this is great, I love it. But faith, my faith and my family are. First listen to and watch clip number two. Clip two. Go.
Speaker D: Kid you not. I have worked since I was 2 or 3 years old to have a chance to play professional golf for a living. And now I've been able to win tournaments that I just dreamed of playing in. And it's an amazing feeling and I'm so grateful to be able to live out my dreams. But you know, like I said, my, my faith in my family is, is what's most important to me. And I try to live as normal a life as possible because I feel like a normal guy. I have the same friends I had growing up. I don't think that I'm anything special just because, you know, some weeks I'm better at shooting a lower score than other guys are.
Abraham Hamilton III: Now, for those of you who are not golf aficionados, the goal in golf is to shoot a lower score. I know that's counterintuitive to some of the, our major American sports, but basically trying to get the ball in the hole in as Few shots it called strokes as possible. So the one with the lowest score normally wins. So Scotty Sheffield, you saw him up there sitting there with that trophy, that thing right there on the table next to him. He's like, listen, winning is fantastic, but my faith in my family come first. I'm just a normal guy. And, you know, I don't think that I'm better than anybody overall was what Scottish Sheffield is saying, simply because on a particular tournament, in a particular tournament tournament, I was able to play golf better than some other dudes. Now, Scotty Scheffler didn't mention this. He's like, he's 29 years old. That's amazing perspective from a 29 year old. It's an amazing perspective to have, especially in this culture that we live in with celebrity worship and professional athletes, because of their wealth and their prominence to that they are viewed with such vaunted, with such vaunted position in our society. That's amazing for him to say that. I applaud Scottie Scheffler saying that, but not everybody was happy with that, which is kind of, kind of telling. Those who found Scotty Scheffler's comments concerning, and one of the people who found Scotty Scheffler's comments concerning was Tom Brady. Now, Tom Brady, one of the things I mentioned to him, greatest NFL quarterback of all time, although Patrick Mahomes is, he's on them hills, biting up them hills. You know, he. If Patrick Holmes continues as he continues as he has, Tom Brady might become number two in some people's eyes. Tom Brady's already number two. I don't know how many people share that sentiment. But, but Tom Brady is widely regarded at this moment as the greatest quarterback in NFL history. And one of the major contributing factors to that is that coming out of college, Tom Brady was not regarded as a high draft prospect. He's widely known as being drafted 199th in the NFL draft. You know, he was like a seventh round pick. And you know, when he was drafted to a team, he wasn't even expected to be the starting quarterback. But he had a, a, an indomitable work ethic. He got better as a professional, his arm strength got stronger and, you know, and he won, like I mentioned, the seven Super Bowls. Well, Tom Brady, you know, he has a newsletter, which I was unaware of that he had, that he puts [email protected] and he uses this newsletter to kind of, you know, give advice. You know, he's the Tom Brady version, the Mamba mentality like Kobe Bryant. Ooh, it works. Rah, rah, rah, rah. You know, the kind of thing. And he offers what he calls life lessons in his website. And he had a bit of an issue with what Scotty Scheffler said. Now, I'm going to read from this because I want to place it in context and I want to tell you guys plainly there were some things that Tom Brady said in this, in his, in this article that are good, that are helpful, that I feel like is good advice. But I feel like Tom Brady misses a major component of what Scottie Scheffler said that drew his ire. Now, before I get into Tom Brady's piece, I want you to hear the comments that Scottie Scheffler made at the media day for the British Open. So this is the media event where all of the participants in the golf tournament, they have especially, especially all of the top participants and those who are expected to perform well, they're interviewed during media day. And Scotty Scheffler was interviewed and he says something that was profound before he went out and won the tournament. Now, I want you to, I want to remind you, you're going to see a similar background behind Scottish, but he's going to have on a different shirt. And you notice he won't have the trophy next to him because these are the things he said before he went out and won the tournament. Listen to and watch clip number one. Clip one, Go.
Speaker D: I love the challenge. I love being able to play this game for a living. It's, it's one of the greatest joys of my life. But does it fill the deepest, you know, wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not. You know, that's why I talk about family as being my priority, because it really is. You know, I'm blessed to be able to come out here and play golf. But if my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, you know, that's going to be the last day that I play out here for a living. You know, this is not the be all, end all. This is not the most important thing in my life. And that's why I wrestle with, why is this so important to me? Because, you know, I would much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. You know, that at the end of the day that that's what's more important to me.
Abraham Hamilton III: Now, like I said, it sound like, Scotty, listen to the corner, doesn't it? Scott Is like, yeah, Ford, but that's my part time gig, you know, hole in one part time. He said if his golf career ever affected, and the implication there is negatively, negatively affected his home life, affected his relationship with his wife and his son negatively, that would be the last day he would be a professional golfer. To which I, and many of you listening to me right now, like, amen, Amen. But can I tell you, in our culture, there were a lot of people who didn't. Amen. Scotty Scheffler. Can you believe that? Well, I'm sure you can't believe that. And one of the people that did not. Amen. Scotty Scheffler was the Tom Brady he took issue with Scottish Sheffield. His comments, in fact, he, he almost, you know, on the block, we call it his son sonning him. He kind of tried to son Scotty Scheffler. He's like, yeah, you know, he's young, 29. He hasn't figured out his priorities in life yet. Like, whoa, off the top rope. Are you coming off the top rope against Scotty Scheffler, Mr. Brady? Yeah, I've said something similar when I was young. That was before I really got in the swing of life. This is literally how he starts off his piece. In fact, I'll read to you how he began his piece.
Edward Bryant: Tom Brady says his actions reflect his priorities
How he began his piece. Tom Brady. His article is titled, your actions reflect your priorities. He started off his piece by saying, In 2005, I gave an interview to 60 Minutes where I sounded a little bit like Scotty Scheffler. I'd won three Super Bowls in my first four years as a starter. And I was explaining to the interviewer how when I looked at my trophies and super bowl rings, I found myself thinking, there's got to be more than this. This can't be all. I was 27 years old. I was young. My first son, Jack, wouldn't be born for another year and a half. Football was a very important part of my life. But similar to Scotty, I could feel myself resisting the expectation placed on elite athletes by the media and by society in general to use professional achievement as the primary meter for personal satisfaction. He goes on to say, at any given moment, one of these priorities is taking precedence over the others. And the question is always whether it's the right priority for the moment. That is the question it seems Scotty Scheffler is wrestling with. Do I have my priorities straight? But I think figuring out that answer is pretty straightforward. End quote. Now I'm going to disagree with Mr. Brady right there. I don't think Scottie Sheffield is trying to figure out his priorities, do you? It seems Scotty Sheffield was pretty clear on what his priorities were. Does it seem that way to you, Jeff? He wasn't trying to figure it out. He was announcing what he had figured out. But his announcement seemed to have pricked Mr. Brady, and I'll tell you why. Now we're going to get into the thick of it, and this is going to be a longer quote even than I just read just now. Continuing his screed where he's kind of sunning Scotty Scheffler, saying that, oh, he's trying to figure out his priorities. Nah, Tom, he's pretty clear on what his priorities were. Faith in his family, then golf, you seem pretty clear in that order. Get it right and keep it right. But Tom Brady didn't like it. He didn't like it because what Scottie Scheffler said. Remember the old expression, hit dogs, holler? What Scotty Scheffler said, World's number one golfer kind of rubbed the world's number one quarterback the wrong way a little bit. Here's an example that I'm talking about back to Tom Brady's piece. Quote, as part of his answer at media day, for example, he's referring to media day at the British Open that Scottish Scheffler ultimately won. As part of his answer at media day, for example, Scottie said, and I'm quoting from Tom Brady's piece, Scotty said he'd rather be a better father and husband than a good golfer. And my question is, why are those mutually exclusive? Sure, they're different blocks on the pyramid, but they're part of the same pyramid. They're connected. For instance, I think part of being a great father is being a great example of doing what it takes to take care of your family. I chose to do it by playing football, my dedication to the sport, the hours of practice, the moments when I was laser focused, those were times when I believe I was doing the best possible thing for my family and my kids by prioritizing my profession and, and teaching by example, what it takes to be really good at your job, what it takes to follow through on commitments, what it takes to be a great teammate and showing them, also by example, that work is a big part of all of our lives. Remember, your children are watching everything. They see what you do in every aspect of your life and how you do it. Reading bedtime stories and helping them with homework, ah. Are not the only ways to be a great parent. And neither is winning Super Bowls or MVPs. Being a great football player didn't make me a great dad, but how I became a great player certainly had an impact. From showing up day in and day out to doing whatever it took to get better, be successful, be a role model, and to provide. End quote. M There are a lot of good things Tom Brady said in this article. Some things I agree with. But I think Mr. Brady misses a huge component of what Scottie Scheffler said. And I will reiterate what I said previously. Scottie Scheffler wasn't trying to figure out his priorities. He has his priorities very clear. The problem for Mr. Brady is that Scottie Scheffler's priorities do not comport with Mr. Brady's priorities. And therefore Thomas Edward Bryant had a problem. Thomas Edward Brady had a problem.
Are people Basically Good? God says in Romans 3:10
Are people Basically Good? God says in Romans 3:10 There is no one righteous, not even one.
Speaker D: This doesn't mean that people are incapable of doing good things. It means that, apart from God, our nature is bent toward self centeredness, pride and rebellion. We don't just make mistakes, we sin.
Abraham Hamilton III: And sin separates separates us from a holy God. Read Are People basically good? By Dr. Alex McFarland at thestand.net.
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Tom Brady took issue with Scotty Sheffield's comments about fatherhood
Abraham Hamilton III: Welcome back to the Hamilton Corner, Abraham Hamilton iii. Here in the thick, into the thick of it we go. So much of what Tom Brady said and at the end I said Thomas Edward Brian, I meant Thomas Edward Brady. Tom Brady said a lot of good things. There some things I really agree with. But there's one huge thing that I greatly disagree with. Tom Brady says, why does it have to be mutually exclusive? When Scotty Shepler said he'd rather be a better father and husband than a good golfer, my question is why are those mutually exclusive? There are different blocks on the pyramid, but they are part of the same pyramid. They're connected. Tom Brady went to go on to say, listen, my laser focus, the way I work. It's important for our children to understand our work ethics. You teach by what you do, not only what you say. Your children are watching everything you do. I agree with that. Your children watch everything you do. From whence the expression more is caught than taught? But just because there's a lot that's caught doesn't mean you shouldn't teach. What is it, Abe, that you're saying that Tom Brady missed? I'll point it out for you. Tom Brady seemed. Seems to have truncated Scotty Scheffler's comments before the British Open to him being a great father. But I want you to notice, and in fact, let me play it again. Jeff, would you please play clip number one one more time just so that people can understand what I'm saying? And I want you guys to listen. I'll narrate it a little bit as this is playing, because notice Scotty Scheffler doesn't merely say, I'd rather be a great father than a great golfer. Listen closely to what he says. Clip one. Jeff, go.
Speaker D: I love the challenge. I love being able to play this game for a living. It's. It's one of the greatest joys of my life. But does it fill the deepest, you know, wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not. M. You know, that's why I talk about family as being my priority, because it really is. You know, I'm blessed to be able to come out here and play golf. But if my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, you know, that's going to be the last end I play out here.
Abraham Hamilton III: Heard that. If my golf ever affected my home life, the relationship that I have. Who did he say first? With my wife and with my son. Notice that priority. See, the big miss I think that Tom Brady has in his perspective is that he minimized and almost seemed to exclude from his calculation in his commentary that Tom. That Scotty Scheffler is not only talking about being a great dad. That's not all he's talking about. Scotty Scheffler is talking about being a great husband. And if you pair the comments before the British Open with the comments. Well, I actually watched the whole. The whole interview and before the British Open and after he won it, he says, in order. My priorities are my faith, my family, and then golf. Tom Brady seemed to have reduced what Scotty Scheffler said to being a great father. And this is where the rub comes in. And I think, because you cannot deny a person's personal context and how that influences their commentary. Tom Brady took issue with Scotty Sheffield's comments. They rubbed him, I believe, because they contrast with Tom Brady's perspective. See Tom Brady, NFL super bowl champion seven times over. Though he did have this disease called Eli Manningism. two times. He caught it twice. You know, it's almost like shmov. You take the shot, then get it again. You know, he had, you know, seven time Super bowl champion, 10 times Super Bowl, 10 Super bowl appearances, NFL great quarterback. But here's the reality. Tom Brady has multiple children by two different women. Tom Brady's oldest son was the product of his relationship with Bridget Moynihan. The actress Bridget Moynihan. She plays Eryn Reagan in the, in the Blue Blood series. You know, he never married. Never married Bridget Moynihan. He then married the model Gisele Bundchen and had two children with Gisele Bundchen, and they divorced. I don't want to feed into the rumor mills. There was speculation about Gisele Bundchen wanting him to focus more on home, then playing football. Tom Brady retired, went back to playing football. I'm not going to get into speculation there, but what I will say is that Tom Brady has multiple children by multiple women. In all Tom Brady successes, he was unable to maintain the matrimonial bond that he had with his wife, Gisele Bunchy, for whatever reason. I don't. I don't know the inner workings of their marriage. I don't know any of that. But the facts are the facts. Many people will say that Tom Brady, you know, is a. Is an amazing father. I don't know him personally. I don't know his relationship with his children. But the one thing that I do know is that Tom Brady has dissolved his. His marital union to the mother of several of his children. And I believe the hit dog that's hollering when Scotty Shepler says that my life priorities are my faith and my family with my wife first. And that if, if my professional golf career ever deleteriously affected my home life, starting first with. With my relationship with my wife, guess which one is going to go. It ain't my wife. Guess who's going to go professional golfing. It seems Scotty Scheffler's articulation of his life priorities contrast with Tom Brady's life priorities. Now, while I agree your commitment to professionalism, your commitment to the trade by which you provide material revenue and support for your family and your children, being able to watch your dedication and commitment to being the best, if not one of the best, if not the best in your profession is a profound and necessary lesson for your children. However, not at the expense of your commitment, your demonstrable commitment to your wife.
One of the indispensable ingredients to being a godly father is being a great husband
See what Tom Brady fails to recognize. What are they? Indispensable ingredients. And this is where Christ following and the culture surrounding us, they rub against one another. The world won't agree with this, but Guess what? I don't care. Because the Bible teaches this. One of the indispensable ingredients to being a great father is being a great husband. One of the indispensable ingredients to being a godly father is being a godly husband. You see, I can rattle off all the sociological data that we have that talks about. One of the foundational ingredients for children to thrive is for the children to be reared in a home where their father married. Sorry. Where their father is married to their mother. And they rear their children in the environment of. Of marital fidelity and commitment. That, contrary to what Tom Brady may believe, that one of the hurdles that he has introduced into his children's lives is that they are going to have to overcome the dissolution of the relationship between their father and their mother. You can say whatever you want, but this is a fact. This is where the Charles Spurgeon application of discernment is necessary. Yes. Tom Brady, with all of his Super Bowls, all of his professional accomplishment, all of his wealth. A lot of people in the world, you know, believe Tom Brady to be, you know, handsome. You know, he's a. He's a slim Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. You know, this world. Cleft in my chin like Gaston as a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating. A lot of people think Tom's Brady's advice is worth listening to for all of those reasons. His professional accomplishments, his wealth. Oh, he's a lever. Oh, he's amazing. Listen, be careful. Don't let Tom Brady get you put in a blender where you say, yes, I am being a great father by being dedicated to my occupation. Being dedicated to your occupation is a necessary, component, but not at the expense of being a great husband. One of the most important things I can do for my children. One of the most important lessons I can offer my children is demonstrably teaching them what it looks like for a man to love his wife as Christ loved the church. No, Mr. Brady, Scotty Scheffler isn't confused, trying to figure out his priorities. No, no, no. He has his priorities very clear. Your objection is because his priorities don't reflect your priorities. His priorities showing that you can be the world's number one golfer, you can be the number one in your profession, you can be an amazing professional athlete, but have your head put on straight to where, you know, as great as I am at golf, my first responsibility is to my wife. That's my first responsibility. There's no way you can become the world's number one golfer if you are horrible at playing golf. There's no way you can be the world's number one golfer if you just, you know. Hey, I just, you know, hey, I hit it in the bunker. I dropped another ball in the drink in the water. there's no way. It reminds me of in John's recording of the gospel. After Lazarus was resurrected and Jesus, popularity was spreading, and the religious leaders of the day wanted to stop the fame and the acclaim of Jesus from spreading. But what are they going to do? He raised Lazarus from the dead. I mean, you remember the scene they had started the mourning party, the wailing women had come out. Even Lazarus own sister said to Jesus, man, if you'd have been here four days ago. Then Jesus said, show me where you laid him. Jesus called Lazarus back to life, resurrected Lazarus. And then what happened? The religious leaders came up with a plan. They came up with a plot. They wanted to kill Jesus. But they didn't only want to kill Jesus. What is the other part of their plot? You remember this from the scripture? They also plan to kill Lazarus. Now think about this. Lazarus had already died. Jesus has resurrected him. Remember I said the. The profound Hamilton Corner maxim, sin makes you stupid. Jesus had already raised his man from the dead, yet the religious leaders are planning, well, let's kill him. Jesus already showed you that he is the resurrection and the life. But they're still saying, hey, well, let's kill him. Why did they plot to kill Lazarus after Jesus raised him from the dead? Because they wanted to kill the evidence that a countervailing theological understanding would gain footing. Why did Scottie Scheffler's comments rile Tom Brady to the point where he writes a whole article about Scottie Scheffler? I mean, you Tom Brady. You the goat greatest of all time, man. You won't have enough rings on one hand for all your super bowl wins. Why are you worrying about Scottie Scheffler? I'll tell you why. Because Scottie Scheffler's accomplishments and his commentary with his priority hierarchy violates Tom Brady's internal constitution. So he felt like, no, I need to smack this down right now. See, I don't want. I don't want noise to spread that you actually can be number one in your athletic profession, but you have the perspective, man, this ain't all my life. Yeah, I'm great. I'm good at golf, but that ain't my whole life. My life begins with my commitment to my Lord. Because Scotty Scheffler is a Christian professor to be a Christian. And after my Commitment to my Lord. My life is committed to my family. And the first one that I'm committed to in my family is my wife. Tom Brady couldn't allow that to stand. No, no, no, no, no. See, well, Scotty, Scotty, you know, he's just. He's a young pup. He doesn't understand. He may be still trying to figure out his priorities. No, Tom, he knows what his priorities are.
Tom Brady apparently doesn't like Scotty Scheffler's priorities
You have a problem with these, what his priorities are? Why can't you just congratulate Scotty Scheffler and go on about your business? No, because you have to. You have to use a Serena Williams racket and swat away the Scheffler disposition and the reader. Everybody know the way is the Mamba mentality. The way is the Tom Brady mentality. This is the way you're greatest of all time. This is the way you grade. This is the way you do it. No, no, it's not. It's not. It's not Scottish Sheffielder saying that he is not willing to allow his profession to destroy his family. That's what he's saying, Tom. and for you to take it to say, wait, why, why does this have to be mutually exclusive? No, it's not mutually. Exclusivity, Tom. I'm going to go back to Tom Brady's specific comments. He said, quote, as part of his answer at media day, for example, Scotty said he'd rather be a better father and husband than good than a good golfer. And my question is, why are those mutually exclusive? Look at what Scotty Shifler said. He said he would rather be a better husband and father than a good golfer. That's not talking about exclusivity. He's not saying he can be a great golfer or a great father. No, he is actually articulating what you said was on your pyramid. And Jeff, go ahead and put it on the screen. Right there, you see Scotty Scheffler. He's sitting at the dais with the trophy next to him. He just won the tournament, but he's simply explaining that he can be a good golfer. But that's not his primary commitment. And it rubbed Tom Brady the wrong way. Because Tom Brady wants you to have this perspective of, oh, you could be either an amazing golfer. He should presented it as if. Tom, Scotty Shepler is saying he has me either an amazing golfer or a great husband or father. Scotty Shept is saying, no, no, no, no, no. I'm not saying it's either or Tom. I'm saying there's one that comes higher on my personal priority list than the other. That's what he's saying. And his priorities are right. His priorities are right. Anything that comes against his home is he would recognize as a foreign invader. So what he's simply saying is that he's not trying to figure out his priorities. He has his priorities clear. The fact is, it seems from Tom Brady's article that he doesn't like Scotty Scheffler's priorities. He wants Scottie Scheffler to view professional achievement in a claim to be equally as important as his commitment to his home. And that, my friends, is a misordered priority. Scottishpla has it right. Tom Brady, you can throw a football, but I wouldn't listen to your advice on this one. The views and opinions expressed in this.
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Hamilton Corner addresses the reality that being a professional athlete doesn't mean everything
Welcome to the Hamilton Corner. Abraham Hamilton III is my name. Joined by producer extraordinaire, the real J. Mac. And I think I mentioned I'm the host of this program. No, I don't think I said it today, but I am the host of this program. Excited to be with you today. Looking forward to the issue we are going to. The issue that we are going to address during today's program actually is multi, multi layered. but we're going to have a real time discussion about the reality that because someone may be an exceedingly exceptional professional athlete, that doesn't mean that they're good at everything else. It also doesn't mean that they give great advice for life across the board. Now being a professional athlete doesn't mean you don't have good advice for other areas outside of your profession. You could, but it isn't automatically the case. And in our culture and in our society, we tend to celebritize and idolize figures because of their popular professional accomplishments. But just because you're popular doesn't mean you're right about everything. And as always, the word of God should be our ultimate arbiter of all matters, all matters of life, doctrine and practice. So we're going to delve into that a bit during today's program.
Many of you are making transition from part time jobs to full time jobs
At this very moment, many of you, if not most of you are making your transition from m, your part time jobs where you generate an income to your full time jobs where you cultivate an outcome. And as you do so, I want to remind you to do so with intentionality. Because what goes on in your house is far more important than what goes on in the White House. I describe what we do to generate revenue as our part time jobs because it is not synonymous with our identities. The common utilization of the full time job expression within our culture is often conflated with identity, hence my utilization of that phrase to focus on our full time jobs and relating and connecting that to what we do in our homes. The fundamental building block for any society is a family. Is the family the fundamental building block for the church is the family. The first human institution, the first human institution that God created was the family. And marriage is the center and fulcrum of the family. Because there are other things that are also important, we can very easily allow there to be a functional and practical shifting in priority. But we need to be very intentional first, be very aware, and then secondarily be very intentional about making sure we keep the main thing. The main thing. All right. To the word of God we go. Because when I say keep the main thing, the main thing, I'm not saying that that is something that is solely the product of humanistic effort, because it's not. Proverbs, chapter 8. Proverbs, chapter 8, verses 12 through 17 is where we're going to go today. Proverbs chapter 8, verses 12 through 17. And this is what God's word says. I, wisdom. I should have said this here in this passage. God is being represented by wisdom. I should say it better. Wisdom. The characteristic of wisdom is being personified as if it's a stand in for God. But the feature of God's character, which is wisdom, is being personified in this text. All right, Proverbs chapter 8, verse 12. I, wisdom, dwell with prudence and I find knowledge and discretion. The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil, Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. I have counsel and sound wisdom. I have insight, I have strength by me, meaning wisdom. Kings reign and rulers decree what is just. By me, wisdom. Again, princes rule and nobles and all who govern justly. I love those who love me and those who seek me diligently find me. Those who seek me diligently, find me. Brothers and sisters. Wisdom is one of the things, one of the characteristics, one of the life features that are available, that is available to each and every one of us. Those who seek me diligently, find me. Those who seek the wisdom of God, diligently find wisdom. Those who seek God diligently find wisdom. I've explained before, Knowledge is the acquisition of information. Wisdom is the proper and timely. Notice those two components, the proper and timely application of knowledge. The proper and timely application of knowledge. As I mentioned here, wisdom is personified as a stand in for God. Because you look in verse 14, it says I, meaning wisdom, have counsel and wisdom. Well, you said well, why would wisdom have wisdom? Because wisdom is being personified as God. Yeah, you see it on the screen right now. Verse 14, I, wisdom, have counsel and sound wisdom. Because God is being personified here earlier in the same chapter, the proverb writer articulates that the simple or the ignorant or the unlearned can be made wise. That God makes wise the simple. Now, going back to verse 12. I, wisdom, dwell with prudence. I, wisdom, find knowledge and discretion. All right, going back to how I define wisdom. Wisdom is the proper and timely application of knowledge.
Jeff Ellis: God is love. The Bible says the fear of the Lord is hatred of evil
Now this is something that's going to rub all the regressors the wrong way. The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil. This is for those over there in the side pocket. Over there in the side pocket that, huh? Shout things like this. God is love. God is love. They say it like this, Jeff. God is love. He's so loving. He's love. You can't be God. You're not of God because you're not of love. He's loving love. Love wins. Love wins. It wins, Jeff. It wins. The Bible says the fear of the Lord is the hatred is hatred of evil. Whoa. Wisdom being personified. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech. I hate. Back to those in the side pocket who shout ignorantly, God is love. God is love. But he's not some rom com comedian in love. The love of God is not what the world describes as love. When the world says love, they mean passive acceptance of. Of anything someone wants to do. If you dare have a question or an objection to something that someone wants to say, think, believe or do, then they say you are hateful. Well, let me tell you something. The God that is love, he hates evil. The God that is love, he hates pride. Read the Bible. The God that is love, he hates arrogance. The God that is love hates the way of evil. The God that is love hates perverted speech. The God that is love hates perverted speech. So marinate on that for a second. Yes, God is love. But when you say the word L, O, V, E, the four letters that add up to the word that is love, that is not what God means when you say it unless you're saying it according to what the scripture articulates. See, the love of God hates perverted speech. Well, 8 was perverted speech. you know, saying things like a, boy is a girl. That's perverted speech. What else is perverted? Oh, yeah. He's saying two men, they can be married. That's perverted speech. Two women, Perverted speech. A man in the side piece, perverted speech. The adulterers. The adulterer. Perverted speech. The thief. Perverted speech. The whoremonger, perverted speech. In a heterosexual context, perverted speech. God hates perverted speech, which is why his righteous wrath is appropriately placed upon the unpenitent, sin sinner. His righteous wrath. This doesn't comport with regressive ideology. They don't want to hear anything about this, but it doesn't make it any less true. It's important for us to note that this is included as wisdom is being exalted in this passage. Hey, by the way, the fear of the Lord is to hate evil. To hate evil. This is why I often say the believer should be mortified by his or her own sin, but by wisdom. If you look at verse 15, by wisdom, kings reign and rulers decree. What is just. One of the major distinctions between just leadership and unjust leadership is the wisdom quotient, the appropriate, the proper and timely application of knowledge. The same scripture in Proverbs 1 says, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. So if you have a person functioning in a leadership capacity, but they do not have the fear of the Lord, can they be wise according to what the Scripture teaches? The simple answer is no, no, no. They could have knowledge. They could have information. But biblically, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. So if there is no fear of the Lord, their acquisition of information doesn't meet the biblical criteria for knowledge. In the absence of satisfying the biblical criteria for knowledge deprives that one of having wisdom. By wisdom, princes rule and nobles govern justly. Just governance requires wisdom. And it is the wise who function with the readied, demonstrable application of discernment. In this age of deception, we must have wisdom. And all you're getting get knowledge, wisdom and understanding. This is something that should be a consistent component of our cries to the Lord, our pleas to the Lord, our prayers. Lord, would you please give me wisdom? Lord, would you make me wise? Lord, would you open my eyes that I may see rightly and that I function with wisdom?
Jenna Ellis: Children, of course, are given to parents by God, not to the state. Children don't belong to the state. And we need to, to make sure that those lines are very clearly protected in an increasingly secularized culture where, the government has, not only, tried to make the church completely irrelevant, but basically replace parents.
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Scottie Scheffler made controversial comments about Christianity during British Open
Abraham Hamilton III: Welcome back to the Hamilton Corner. Abraham Hamilton III here. Delighted to be with you. Delighted to be with you. You often hear me discuss, Charles Spurgeon's description of discernment where. In which he says discernment, which he said discernment is not merely distinguishing right from wrong, but discernment includes distinguishing right from almost right. The sermon includes distinguishing right from almost right. And we're going to have a real time demonstration of that reality. To do so, we're going to have a conversation about Scottie Scheffler, who is the world's ranked. Ranked the number one golfer in the world currently. he has won four major golf tournaments, four majors, including two majors this majors this season. He's also won 17 PGA Tour titles, which is the Professional Golfers association tour titles. He's a Christian, a husband and a father, and he has drawn comparisons to Tiger Woods. All right, we're also going to have a conversation about Thomas Edward Brady. M. Tom Brady, widely regarded in the sports world as the greatest NFL quarterback in the history of the sport. He has won seven NFL Super Bowls. That's for those that don't know nothing about sports. That's the championship in the National Football League. He's appeared in 10 Super Bowls, so 10 Super bowl appearances, seven wins. Lost Eli Manning twice, and he lost to, Nick Foles in the Philadelphia Eagles once. All right, most of his Super Bowls, six out of the seven that he won, he won with the New England Patriots. He also won a Super bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. You know, widely regarded, like, as I mentioned, as the greatest NFL quarterback in the history of the sport. Upon. Well, two things. Scottie Scheffler did two things. So about a month ago, the British Open was played, the 153rd British Open. And he made some comments that were quite stirring to our culture. When I heard him, I was like, yeah, I don't see any problem with what he said. You had lots of people that were. I can't believe it. You know, sounded like Maud Simpson. I can't believe it. There's a professional athlete that will say these things in public right at the time that he's the most. Homer. Can you believe it? You know, I had that one, Jeff. You didn't know. I didn't know either until I just did it. Can you believe it, Homie? Bart. I can't believe a professional athlete would say these kind of things. And plumly. Oh, God, that drew the eye of Tom Brady. Then he wins the tournament. Scotty Scheffler wins the tournament. And he basically said, man, yeah, listen, I told y' all how I feel about this. Yeah, it's cool. I. Look, I love being a professional golfer. I've been working at this for my entire life, I feel like. But this is not the, the sum total of who I am. It's almost like he listened to the Hamilton corner. Look, I play golf, but golf doesn't play me. This is not my full time job. You know, my faith and my family come before this all day long. Now that's the ABE standard version translation. He didn't say it like that, but that's what he said. My faith and my family comes first, then golf. You know, it's cool to win tournaments like this, but ultimately this is not satisfact satisfying. I'll enjoy it for a moment, but then I'm going to come back down to earth and live real life. Because life is real and there are other things that are more important to me than golf. Well, to many in the sports world, that was almost sacrilegious to have Scottish shepherds to say that. And his comments even drew the ire of one Tom Brady.
Scotty Scheffler made comments after winning the British Open
So I'm gonna share the comments with you and I'm gonna start with video and audio of what Scotty Scheffler said after he won the tournament. Tournament just to kind of set the stage. Because the comments that drew the most ire was actually the things he said beforehand. And because of what he said beforehand, people already knew or we kind of know where Scotty's coming from because coming from. So listen to Scotty Scheffler. Upon winning the British Open, he explains, listen, this is great, I love it. But faith, my faith and my family are. First listen to and watch clip number two. Clip two. Go.
Speaker D: Kid you not. I have worked since I was 2 or 3 years old to have a chance to play professional golf for a living. And now I've been able to win tournaments that I just dreamed of playing in. And it's an amazing feeling and I'm so grateful to be able to live out my dreams. But you know, like I said, my, my faith in my family is, is what's most important to me. And I try to live as normal a life as possible because I feel like a normal guy. I have the same friends I had growing up. I don't think that I'm anything special just because, you know, some weeks I'm better at shooting a lower score than other guys are.
Abraham Hamilton III: Now, for those of you who are not golf aficionados, the goal in golf is to shoot a lower score. I know that's counterintuitive to some of the, our major American sports, but basically trying to get the ball in the hole in as Few shots it called strokes as possible. So the one with the lowest score normally wins. So Scotty Sheffield, you saw him up there sitting there with that trophy, that thing right there on the table next to him. He's like, listen, winning is fantastic, but my faith in my family come first. I'm just a normal guy. And, you know, I don't think that I'm better than anybody overall was what Scottish Sheffield is saying, simply because on a particular tournament, in a particular tournament tournament, I was able to play golf better than some other dudes. Now, Scotty Scheffler didn't mention this. He's like, he's 29 years old. That's amazing perspective from a 29 year old. It's an amazing perspective to have, especially in this culture that we live in with celebrity worship and professional athletes, because of their wealth and their prominence to that they are viewed with such vaunted, with such vaunted position in our society. That's amazing for him to say that. I applaud Scottie Scheffler saying that, but not everybody was happy with that, which is kind of, kind of telling. Those who found Scotty Scheffler's comments concerning, and one of the people who found Scotty Scheffler's comments concerning was Tom Brady. Now, Tom Brady, one of the things I mentioned to him, greatest NFL quarterback of all time, although Patrick Mahomes is, he's on them hills, biting up them hills. You know, he. If Patrick Holmes continues as he continues as he has, Tom Brady might become number two in some people's eyes. Tom Brady's already number two. I don't know how many people share that sentiment. But, but Tom Brady is widely regarded at this moment as the greatest quarterback in NFL history. And one of the major contributing factors to that is that coming out of college, Tom Brady was not regarded as a high draft prospect. He's widely known as being drafted 199th in the NFL draft. You know, he was like a seventh round pick. And you know, when he was drafted to a team, he wasn't even expected to be the starting quarterback. But he had a, a, an indomitable work ethic. He got better as a professional, his arm strength got stronger and, you know, and he won, like I mentioned, the seven Super Bowls. Well, Tom Brady, you know, he has a newsletter, which I was unaware of that he had, that he puts [email protected] and he uses this newsletter to kind of, you know, give advice. You know, he's the Tom Brady version, the Mamba mentality like Kobe Bryant. Ooh, it works. Rah, rah, rah, rah. You know, the kind of thing. And he offers what he calls life lessons in his website. And he had a bit of an issue with what Scotty Scheffler said. Now, I'm going to read from this because I want to place it in context and I want to tell you guys plainly there were some things that Tom Brady said in this, in his, in this article that are good, that are helpful, that I feel like is good advice. But I feel like Tom Brady misses a major component of what Scottie Scheffler said that drew his ire. Now, before I get into Tom Brady's piece, I want you to hear the comments that Scottie Scheffler made at the media day for the British Open. So this is the media event where all of the participants in the golf tournament, they have especially, especially all of the top participants and those who are expected to perform well, they're interviewed during media day. And Scotty Scheffler was interviewed and he says something that was profound before he went out and won the tournament. Now, I want you to, I want to remind you, you're going to see a similar background behind Scottish, but he's going to have on a different shirt. And you notice he won't have the trophy next to him because these are the things he said before he went out and won the tournament. Listen to and watch clip number one. Clip one, Go.
Speaker D: I love the challenge. I love being able to play this game for a living. It's, it's one of the greatest joys of my life. But does it fill the deepest, you know, wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not. You know, that's why I talk about family as being my priority, because it really is. You know, I'm blessed to be able to come out here and play golf. But if my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, you know, that's going to be the last day that I play out here for a living. You know, this is not the be all, end all. This is not the most important thing in my life. And that's why I wrestle with, why is this so important to me? Because, you know, I would much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. You know, that at the end of the day that that's what's more important to me.
Abraham Hamilton III: Now, like I said, it sound like, Scotty, listen to the corner, doesn't it? Scott Is like, yeah, Ford, but that's my part time gig, you know, hole in one part time. He said if his golf career ever affected, and the implication there is negatively, negatively affected his home life, affected his relationship with his wife and his son negatively, that would be the last day he would be a professional golfer. To which I, and many of you listening to me right now, like, amen, Amen. But can I tell you, in our culture, there were a lot of people who didn't. Amen. Scotty Scheffler. Can you believe that? Well, I'm sure you can't believe that. And one of the people that did not. Amen. Scotty Scheffler was the Tom Brady he took issue with Scottish Sheffield. His comments, in fact, he, he almost, you know, on the block, we call it his son sonning him. He kind of tried to son Scotty Scheffler. He's like, yeah, you know, he's young, 29. He hasn't figured out his priorities in life yet. Like, whoa, off the top rope. Are you coming off the top rope against Scotty Scheffler, Mr. Brady? Yeah, I've said something similar when I was young. That was before I really got in the swing of life. This is literally how he starts off his piece. In fact, I'll read to you how he began his piece.
Edward Bryant: Tom Brady says his actions reflect his priorities
How he began his piece. Tom Brady. His article is titled, your actions reflect your priorities. He started off his piece by saying, In 2005, I gave an interview to 60 Minutes where I sounded a little bit like Scotty Scheffler. I'd won three Super Bowls in my first four years as a starter. And I was explaining to the interviewer how when I looked at my trophies and super bowl rings, I found myself thinking, there's got to be more than this. This can't be all. I was 27 years old. I was young. My first son, Jack, wouldn't be born for another year and a half. Football was a very important part of my life. But similar to Scotty, I could feel myself resisting the expectation placed on elite athletes by the media and by society in general to use professional achievement as the primary meter for personal satisfaction. He goes on to say, at any given moment, one of these priorities is taking precedence over the others. And the question is always whether it's the right priority for the moment. That is the question it seems Scotty Scheffler is wrestling with. Do I have my priorities straight? But I think figuring out that answer is pretty straightforward. End quote. Now I'm going to disagree with Mr. Brady right there. I don't think Scottie Sheffield is trying to figure out his priorities, do you? It seems Scotty Sheffield was pretty clear on what his priorities were. Does it seem that way to you, Jeff? He wasn't trying to figure it out. He was announcing what he had figured out. But his announcement seemed to have pricked Mr. Brady, and I'll tell you why. Now we're going to get into the thick of it, and this is going to be a longer quote even than I just read just now. Continuing his screed where he's kind of sunning Scotty Scheffler, saying that, oh, he's trying to figure out his priorities. Nah, Tom, he's pretty clear on what his priorities were. Faith in his family, then golf, you seem pretty clear in that order. Get it right and keep it right. But Tom Brady didn't like it. He didn't like it because what Scottie Scheffler said. Remember the old expression, hit dogs, holler? What Scotty Scheffler said, World's number one golfer kind of rubbed the world's number one quarterback the wrong way a little bit. Here's an example that I'm talking about back to Tom Brady's piece. Quote, as part of his answer at media day, for example, he's referring to media day at the British Open that Scottish Scheffler ultimately won. As part of his answer at media day, for example, Scottie said, and I'm quoting from Tom Brady's piece, Scotty said he'd rather be a better father and husband than a good golfer. And my question is, why are those mutually exclusive? Sure, they're different blocks on the pyramid, but they're part of the same pyramid. They're connected. For instance, I think part of being a great father is being a great example of doing what it takes to take care of your family. I chose to do it by playing football, my dedication to the sport, the hours of practice, the moments when I was laser focused, those were times when I believe I was doing the best possible thing for my family and my kids by prioritizing my profession and, and teaching by example, what it takes to be really good at your job, what it takes to follow through on commitments, what it takes to be a great teammate and showing them, also by example, that work is a big part of all of our lives. Remember, your children are watching everything. They see what you do in every aspect of your life and how you do it. Reading bedtime stories and helping them with homework, ah. Are not the only ways to be a great parent. And neither is winning Super Bowls or MVPs. Being a great football player didn't make me a great dad, but how I became a great player certainly had an impact. From showing up day in and day out to doing whatever it took to get better, be successful, be a role model, and to provide. End quote. M There are a lot of good things Tom Brady said in this article. Some things I agree with. But I think Mr. Brady misses a huge component of what Scottie Scheffler said. And I will reiterate what I said previously. Scottie Scheffler wasn't trying to figure out his priorities. He has his priorities very clear. The problem for Mr. Brady is that Scottie Scheffler's priorities do not comport with Mr. Brady's priorities. And therefore Thomas Edward Bryant had a problem. Thomas Edward Brady had a problem.
Are people Basically Good? God says in Romans 3:10
Are people Basically Good? God says in Romans 3:10 There is no one righteous, not even one.
Speaker D: This doesn't mean that people are incapable of doing good things. It means that, apart from God, our nature is bent toward self centeredness, pride and rebellion. We don't just make mistakes, we sin.
Abraham Hamilton III: And sin separates separates us from a holy God. Read Are People basically good? By Dr. Alex McFarland at thestand.net.
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Tom Brady took issue with Scotty Sheffield's comments about fatherhood
Abraham Hamilton III: Welcome back to the Hamilton Corner, Abraham Hamilton iii. Here in the thick, into the thick of it we go. So much of what Tom Brady said and at the end I said Thomas Edward Brian, I meant Thomas Edward Brady. Tom Brady said a lot of good things. There some things I really agree with. But there's one huge thing that I greatly disagree with. Tom Brady says, why does it have to be mutually exclusive? When Scotty Shepler said he'd rather be a better father and husband than a good golfer, my question is why are those mutually exclusive? There are different blocks on the pyramid, but they are part of the same pyramid. They're connected. Tom Brady went to go on to say, listen, my laser focus, the way I work. It's important for our children to understand our work ethics. You teach by what you do, not only what you say. Your children are watching everything you do. I agree with that. Your children watch everything you do. From whence the expression more is caught than taught? But just because there's a lot that's caught doesn't mean you shouldn't teach. What is it, Abe, that you're saying that Tom Brady missed? I'll point it out for you. Tom Brady seemed. Seems to have truncated Scotty Scheffler's comments before the British Open to him being a great father. But I want you to notice, and in fact, let me play it again. Jeff, would you please play clip number one one more time just so that people can understand what I'm saying? And I want you guys to listen. I'll narrate it a little bit as this is playing, because notice Scotty Scheffler doesn't merely say, I'd rather be a great father than a great golfer. Listen closely to what he says. Clip one. Jeff, go.
Speaker D: I love the challenge. I love being able to play this game for a living. It's. It's one of the greatest joys of my life. But does it fill the deepest, you know, wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not. M. You know, that's why I talk about family as being my priority, because it really is. You know, I'm blessed to be able to come out here and play golf. But if my golf ever started affecting my home life or it ever affected the relationship I have with my wife or with my son, you know, that's going to be the last end I play out here.
Abraham Hamilton III: Heard that. If my golf ever affected my home life, the relationship that I have. Who did he say first? With my wife and with my son. Notice that priority. See, the big miss I think that Tom Brady has in his perspective is that he minimized and almost seemed to exclude from his calculation in his commentary that Tom. That Scotty Scheffler is not only talking about being a great dad. That's not all he's talking about. Scotty Scheffler is talking about being a great husband. And if you pair the comments before the British Open with the comments. Well, I actually watched the whole. The whole interview and before the British Open and after he won it, he says, in order. My priorities are my faith, my family, and then golf. Tom Brady seemed to have reduced what Scotty Scheffler said to being a great father. And this is where the rub comes in. And I think, because you cannot deny a person's personal context and how that influences their commentary. Tom Brady took issue with Scotty Sheffield's comments. They rubbed him, I believe, because they contrast with Tom Brady's perspective. See Tom Brady, NFL super bowl champion seven times over. Though he did have this disease called Eli Manningism. two times. He caught it twice. You know, it's almost like shmov. You take the shot, then get it again. You know, he had, you know, seven time Super bowl champion, 10 times Super Bowl, 10 Super bowl appearances, NFL great quarterback. But here's the reality. Tom Brady has multiple children by two different women. Tom Brady's oldest son was the product of his relationship with Bridget Moynihan. The actress Bridget Moynihan. She plays Eryn Reagan in the, in the Blue Blood series. You know, he never married. Never married Bridget Moynihan. He then married the model Gisele Bundchen and had two children with Gisele Bundchen, and they divorced. I don't want to feed into the rumor mills. There was speculation about Gisele Bundchen wanting him to focus more on home, then playing football. Tom Brady retired, went back to playing football. I'm not going to get into speculation there, but what I will say is that Tom Brady has multiple children by multiple women. In all Tom Brady successes, he was unable to maintain the matrimonial bond that he had with his wife, Gisele Bunchy, for whatever reason. I don't. I don't know the inner workings of their marriage. I don't know any of that. But the facts are the facts. Many people will say that Tom Brady, you know, is a. Is an amazing father. I don't know him personally. I don't know his relationship with his children. But the one thing that I do know is that Tom Brady has dissolved his. His marital union to the mother of several of his children. And I believe the hit dog that's hollering when Scotty Shepler says that my life priorities are my faith and my family with my wife first. And that if, if my professional golf career ever deleteriously affected my home life, starting first with. With my relationship with my wife, guess which one is going to go. It ain't my wife. Guess who's going to go professional golfing. It seems Scotty Scheffler's articulation of his life priorities contrast with Tom Brady's life priorities. Now, while I agree your commitment to professionalism, your commitment to the trade by which you provide material revenue and support for your family and your children, being able to watch your dedication and commitment to being the best, if not one of the best, if not the best in your profession is a profound and necessary lesson for your children. However, not at the expense of your commitment, your demonstrable commitment to your wife.
One of the indispensable ingredients to being a godly father is being a great husband
See what Tom Brady fails to recognize. What are they? Indispensable ingredients. And this is where Christ following and the culture surrounding us, they rub against one another. The world won't agree with this, but Guess what? I don't care. Because the Bible teaches this. One of the indispensable ingredients to being a great father is being a great husband. One of the indispensable ingredients to being a godly father is being a godly husband. You see, I can rattle off all the sociological data that we have that talks about. One of the foundational ingredients for children to thrive is for the children to be reared in a home where their father married. Sorry. Where their father is married to their mother. And they rear their children in the environment of. Of marital fidelity and commitment. That, contrary to what Tom Brady may believe, that one of the hurdles that he has introduced into his children's lives is that they are going to have to overcome the dissolution of the relationship between their father and their mother. You can say whatever you want, but this is a fact. This is where the Charles Spurgeon application of discernment is necessary. Yes. Tom Brady, with all of his Super Bowls, all of his professional accomplishment, all of his wealth. A lot of people in the world, you know, believe Tom Brady to be, you know, handsome. You know, he's a. He's a slim Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. You know, this world. Cleft in my chin like Gaston as a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating. A lot of people think Tom's Brady's advice is worth listening to for all of those reasons. His professional accomplishments, his wealth. Oh, he's a lever. Oh, he's amazing. Listen, be careful. Don't let Tom Brady get you put in a blender where you say, yes, I am being a great father by being dedicated to my occupation. Being dedicated to your occupation is a necessary, component, but not at the expense of being a great husband. One of the most important things I can do for my children. One of the most important lessons I can offer my children is demonstrably teaching them what it looks like for a man to love his wife as Christ loved the church. No, Mr. Brady, Scotty Scheffler isn't confused, trying to figure out his priorities. No, no, no. He has his priorities very clear. Your objection is because his priorities don't reflect your priorities. His priorities showing that you can be the world's number one golfer, you can be the number one in your profession, you can be an amazing professional athlete, but have your head put on straight to where, you know, as great as I am at golf, my first responsibility is to my wife. That's my first responsibility. There's no way you can become the world's number one golfer if you are horrible at playing golf. There's no way you can be the world's number one golfer if you just, you know. Hey, I just, you know, hey, I hit it in the bunker. I dropped another ball in the drink in the water. there's no way. It reminds me of in John's recording of the gospel. After Lazarus was resurrected and Jesus, popularity was spreading, and the religious leaders of the day wanted to stop the fame and the acclaim of Jesus from spreading. But what are they going to do? He raised Lazarus from the dead. I mean, you remember the scene they had started the mourning party, the wailing women had come out. Even Lazarus own sister said to Jesus, man, if you'd have been here four days ago. Then Jesus said, show me where you laid him. Jesus called Lazarus back to life, resurrected Lazarus. And then what happened? The religious leaders came up with a plan. They came up with a plot. They wanted to kill Jesus. But they didn't only want to kill Jesus. What is the other part of their plot? You remember this from the scripture? They also plan to kill Lazarus. Now think about this. Lazarus had already died. Jesus has resurrected him. Remember I said the. The profound Hamilton Corner maxim, sin makes you stupid. Jesus had already raised his man from the dead, yet the religious leaders are planning, well, let's kill him. Jesus already showed you that he is the resurrection and the life. But they're still saying, hey, well, let's kill him. Why did they plot to kill Lazarus after Jesus raised him from the dead? Because they wanted to kill the evidence that a countervailing theological understanding would gain footing. Why did Scottie Scheffler's comments rile Tom Brady to the point where he writes a whole article about Scottie Scheffler? I mean, you Tom Brady. You the goat greatest of all time, man. You won't have enough rings on one hand for all your super bowl wins. Why are you worrying about Scottie Scheffler? I'll tell you why. Because Scottie Scheffler's accomplishments and his commentary with his priority hierarchy violates Tom Brady's internal constitution. So he felt like, no, I need to smack this down right now. See, I don't want. I don't want noise to spread that you actually can be number one in your athletic profession, but you have the perspective, man, this ain't all my life. Yeah, I'm great. I'm good at golf, but that ain't my whole life. My life begins with my commitment to my Lord. Because Scotty Scheffler is a Christian professor to be a Christian. And after my Commitment to my Lord. My life is committed to my family. And the first one that I'm committed to in my family is my wife. Tom Brady couldn't allow that to stand. No, no, no, no, no. See, well, Scotty, Scotty, you know, he's just. He's a young pup. He doesn't understand. He may be still trying to figure out his priorities. No, Tom, he knows what his priorities are.
Tom Brady apparently doesn't like Scotty Scheffler's priorities
You have a problem with these, what his priorities are? Why can't you just congratulate Scotty Scheffler and go on about your business? No, because you have to. You have to use a Serena Williams racket and swat away the Scheffler disposition and the reader. Everybody know the way is the Mamba mentality. The way is the Tom Brady mentality. This is the way you're greatest of all time. This is the way you grade. This is the way you do it. No, no, it's not. It's not. It's not Scottish Sheffielder saying that he is not willing to allow his profession to destroy his family. That's what he's saying, Tom. and for you to take it to say, wait, why, why does this have to be mutually exclusive? No, it's not mutually. Exclusivity, Tom. I'm going to go back to Tom Brady's specific comments. He said, quote, as part of his answer at media day, for example, Scotty said he'd rather be a better father and husband than good than a good golfer. And my question is, why are those mutually exclusive? Look at what Scotty Shifler said. He said he would rather be a better husband and father than a good golfer. That's not talking about exclusivity. He's not saying he can be a great golfer or a great father. No, he is actually articulating what you said was on your pyramid. And Jeff, go ahead and put it on the screen. Right there, you see Scotty Scheffler. He's sitting at the dais with the trophy next to him. He just won the tournament, but he's simply explaining that he can be a good golfer. But that's not his primary commitment. And it rubbed Tom Brady the wrong way. Because Tom Brady wants you to have this perspective of, oh, you could be either an amazing golfer. He should presented it as if. Tom, Scotty Shepler is saying he has me either an amazing golfer or a great husband or father. Scotty Shept is saying, no, no, no, no, no. I'm not saying it's either or Tom. I'm saying there's one that comes higher on my personal priority list than the other. That's what he's saying. And his priorities are right. His priorities are right. Anything that comes against his home is he would recognize as a foreign invader. So what he's simply saying is that he's not trying to figure out his priorities. He has his priorities clear. The fact is, it seems from Tom Brady's article that he doesn't like Scotty Scheffler's priorities. He wants Scottie Scheffler to view professional achievement in a claim to be equally as important as his commitment to his home. And that, my friends, is a misordered priority. Scottishpla has it right. Tom Brady, you can throw a football, but I wouldn't listen to your advice on this one. The views and opinions expressed in this.
Jenna Ellis: Broadcast may not necessarily reflect those of.
Abraham Hamilton III: The American Family association or American Family Radio.
0:00 - 15:00. Proverbs 8:12-17 (ESV). Wisdom from God is available to those who seek Him diligently.
15:00 - 31:00. Being a great NFL quarterback doesn’t make you great at giving advice.
31:00 - 48:00. Tom Brady seems to have missed a critical component of Scottie Scheffler’s position.
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