Look into his later life He is one of the most special men ever. His example is as close to the Lord as one can strive Always falling short of His perfection, but putting forth an effort second to none
My dad - before I was born - fought tooth and nail against getting a TV. After that, against getting a VCR also. After that battle also was lost, this video was among (at first) a select number available for watching. The VCR he purchased was still working 10 years later…
This is one of many drama "adult" films I watched as a kid. It's one of my many movie favorites. The film does a beautiful job of showing the many sides of each character in a very human way. The filmmakers show you the way each character believed about God and life, including keeping Christianity in a very positive light, and then lets you decide on what you believe about each subject matter. Too bad films aren't made this way anymore.....
In the present era, where there is so little respect for the honour of God, this singular man truly was and is a beacon of light, and made the world a better place with his singular dedication. God bless his soul and the brilliant remembrance of him.
Yes, Indeed So - for what else could be said of such a one as he : The *Substance* of Things *Hoped-for,* and *Evidence* of Things *Not-Seen* : Eric Liddell.
I love the scene with the prince where one of the men points out why it would ruin Eric Liddell to run on Sunday. He believes in God. His inspiration and motivation for running comes from his belief in God. He believes Sunday is only for God. If you cut off one of his beliefs, you cut him off from his source of motivation. A person's motivation is almost as important as his or her skill. Eric's beliefs are his core.
His heart was in the right place but his Theology is all wrong. There is nothing in the New Testament that says you cannot work or run on Sunday. I do not know where he gets the idea that "God's Law" says you cannot do non Religious things on Sunday.
July 31st, 2018. I agree with your comments regarding the Duke of Sutherland, and that a man's motivation is important, but is it not more important? Is this not the point of his message from earlier in the film when he asks, Where does the power come from to see the race to its end? that it comes from within? Thank you for your comments. Your enthusiasm is encouraging. Francis Paternoster.
I can't say how much I respect him for his stand. Even though I (and I am, like him, a Confessional Presbyterian) disagree with his stance on Sunday activities.
Reality says the British Olympic Association knew long before there would be a conflict and in their arrogance they assumed Liddell could be bullied and intimidated into breaking the Sabbath.
It was, and since Christ came, His resurrection has been celebrated on Sunday which is referred to as the Lord's day in Scripture. The historic reformed view is that, in keeping with the moral law of the Sabbath rest on the 7th day of the week, Christians should observe this on the Lord's day (first day of the week - Sunday). There is difference of opinion concerning Sabbath observance within Christian circles though.
@@doctor1alex , there is no law or recommendation given by Jesus or God the Father related to Sunday, people changed Saturday, not the Divinity, so it's man made.
@@georgianadarcy9072 And what do you therefore say to the Scriptures which, inspired by God the Holy Spirit Himself, speak of the "Lord's Day" (Revelation 1:10) and of the first Christian believers who gathered under the authority of the apostles on the first day of the week? Here is a helpful article concerning the the word of God and the first day of the week - carm.org/religious-movements/seventh-day-adventism/scriptures-dealing-first-day-week
Sunday worship is worshipping the sun. The sabbath day is Saturday not Sunday. Sunday was never the sabbath it's an impostor to the true sabbath which is Friday sunset to Saturday sunset
Sabbath is the 7th day of the week. Day 7 of the International Standard ISO 8601 calendar is actually Sunday. Only the US, Canada, and Japan have Sunday as the first day of the week. Also, Sunday is regarded as the day of resurrection. It's just a coincidence that it also happens to be the day that pagans worshipped the sun.
If that journalist hadn’t told Liddell that the heat was on Sunday, then how would he have known? Was he going to ask or was someone going to tell him off-hand? I know that in real life Liddell knew well in advance and had time to prepare, but taking such liberties can only go so far
In the real story, Eric Liddell only knew a few months in advance that the 100 meter heats were on Sunday and had barely ever run the 400 meters, so it's still just as remarkable. Imagine transforming yourself from a 100 meter runner to a 400 meter runner in just a few months and then winning the Olympic gold from the outside lane when the whole world had counted you out. It was remarkable.
Thanks for the video. Have you read about Jonathan Edwards the British triple jumper who won olympic golds ? In his youth he refused to compete on Sundays but his Dad, a Vicar, wisely advised him that he was wasting his talents. What do you do on Sunday for fun ? Read books that you find interesting, go to museums, play sport, go on outings, other hobbies. Sitting around doing nothing is a waste. Did the film misrepresent Liddle when it showed him telling the boys to stop playing football ?
Of course not. Playing sport on the Sabbath in Scotland back then, especially in the Highlands, was a huge no-no. My dad grew up in the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland (in NZ) and it was the same.
@@johnhumphrey9139 i prefer Isaiah 58:9-10, "If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness"
@@zytigon Amen! And the blessings of obeying God will follow. Its no yoke but a light one to walk with Christ and honor God on the Sabbath. A great joy!
@@zytigon Plus you can't pick and chose which Scripture you like or want. It's up to God not us. Obey and honor Him. Blessings... (also correction, lite yoke)
I think Eric Liddell was raised on this teaching, which is Biblical. Please take the time to read. Thanks! "To a professing Christian who argues that Sabbath keeping is legalism, especially within the discussion group, I personally would respond in this way: I would request them to turn oi their Bible to the classic passage requiring Sabbath keeping, of course Exodus 20:8. I would then ask them to read aloud to the group the whole of Exodus 20, verses 1-17. Then point out that the Sabbath keeping Commandment is embodied in the 'Ten Commandments.' Is society, and are Christians especially, then free to commit murder, to commit adultery, to steal and lie? If we say, no! Then why, on such reasoning, are not keeping away from these crimes also 'legalism'? You simply cannot separate what God has joined together. The Commandants are a package (written by God's own finger!): if one is legal burden than all are, and there is an end to all society and civilization! We should note that the Commandments are the foundation of all law. The bedrock on which all law is based cannot itself be 'legalism'! What is more: even within the foundational Ten Words the Sabbath one holds a special place. Sabbath keeping is a creation ordinance, by no means instituted at Sinai (remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy). The Sabbath ordinances, along with that of marriage (one man and one woman) were instituted by God even before the fall of man. How may a decree of God, set up before sin even entered the world (and remember that all law was added because of sin!) be labelled 'legalism'? It is notorious that the height of modern apostasy and rebellion against God has seen the attempted destruction of the two creation ordinances, Godly marriage, and keeping the Sabbath. Surrender or compromise on either and the church is in a deadly danger: 'if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?' (Psalms 11:3). The Christian, as a Christian, is mandated by God to keep the Sabbath, and to keep it 'strictly', with no exceptions but those involving necessity and mercy. There is no spiritual health in anything less." I think that is the teaching of the Bible, and the Church has strayed from the Word to satisfy itself and the culture. We are here to Glorify God and obey Him. I would say that Eric Liddell would agree with the statement above if he were here to testify. Thanks for reading...
Why is that guy telling Liddell he'll speak to the French? The French are hosting the Olympics,not running it. Wouldn't he need to speak to the International Olympic Committee to get the race moved to another day?
In those days, although nominally the IOC ran it, in actual fact the host nation had a massive amount of responsibility in running the Olympics. Everything from scheduling to adding sports. It was only really postwar that the IOC grew in stature and ran the whole thing
Some Christians observe Sabbath on the Lord's day. Also, Sunday is the 7th day in the European calendar. Therefore, it was the Sabbath for Eric Liddell.
You would think Eric LIddell would have foreseen a problem like this happening. It is probably not the first Sunday race he had to turn down in his life. ALSO it is NOT "God's Law" that you cannot do things on Sunday. The Mosaic rest day was Saturday. There is NO New Testament "Law" that says you cannot work or run on Sunday.
Not the day of the week but the Sabbath, which in European calendar falls on Sunday. While it is true that no New Testament law says you cannot work on Sabbath, the New Testament is not a renunciation of Mosaic Law but a completion of it. He's not wrong for holding to his rites.
Eric actually found out about it 8 months before. He refused to buckle under the pressure applied by the press and commentary of the time. Back then his views were much more commonly held in Scotland (less so in England) than now. He also refused to run in the 100m relay race where GB finished 3rd, his refusal was criticised in the press.
The Sabbath is a day for playing football! And if he won, and was running in God's name, God would be indifferent as to whether it was on a Sunday. To run would be against God's law? Surely he realised that if he won in God's name he would be doing good on the Sabbath. I also don't believe God is a spoilsport.
LOL, there is no such thing as "God's law" - it's a man-made rule, in part to protect people, but very often used to supress and criminalize them and give them bad feelings... It's all so transparent, once you get out of that "Thy shall believe" nonsense. Still a good movie, and it IS a good message that sometimes personal beliefs and your conscience should be more important than the objective gain (*pointing to any sportsperson who considers playing in Saudi Arabia, e.g.). But too many believed that obeying religious rules would make them a good person - a BETTER person than others, actually, they'd consider "heathen" or heretics. So don't let that bother you too much. Honour the Sunday, make use of it to spend time with the family. But don't let anyone fool you into believing this is "GOD'S WILL"!!!
