Sunday, the Ravens clinched a bid to the Super Bowl in Ray Lewis's farewell tour of the year. So I did what any sports fanatic would do (or so I thought), I took to Twitter to congratulate #52 on making it because he is just a great dude. Much to my surprise, the vast majority of people are accusing him of being a hypocrite because he now has this strong faith.
If Ray Lewis is a hypocrite, I may want to be a hypocrite. Let me explain:
For those who don't know, in early 2000, after a Super Bowl party in Atlanta. Ray Lewis was somewhat involved with a group of people found to have murdered a man. There is no consensus over what role Ray Lewis had, but a plea deal where he flipped on the other guys is what ultimately kept him free from jail. The long standing evidence in question, Ray Lewis's white suit from that night, was never found.
But that's the past. According to the legal system he is innocent, just guilty of obstruction of justice. In the end, we may never know what happened that night but legally Ray Lewis didn't do it. So now to why I say if he is a hypocrite, I wouldn't mind being one:
From that point on, Ray Lewis has seemingly strived to be a better person and has said that his newfound Christian faith has been a part of it. The murder and different women behind him (Lewis has 6 children by 4 women), Ray Lewis is a newer man than what he was years ago.
This transformation is what Christianity is about. We were all once lost and can be found. Christ can take lives and change them for the better. Simply because Ray Lewis had some bad decisions early on, everyone wants to vilify his current persona and achievements. This man is the Christian story on a national stage better than Tim Tebow.
His ascension to stardom and power on the field has made him an easy target. Now he will always have the baggage of some decisions that affected him early on. Finally, whether he did it or not, if he asked God for forgiveness, he has been forgiven. Whatever happened in the past, Ray Lewis today isn't a hypocrite he is a transformed person by the blood of Christ.
If you think Ray Lewis is a hypocrite, label me a hypocrite because I am and want to be transformed.
BGann
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