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there is no specific place that group games origanal game came from .Christopher Columbus came back with news of a tribe that has a ball made from rubber from a tree . Greekhad their games. The jewish tradition had games with their festavals . Alot of game today have been more about competition which has taken the fun out of playing game. People have more fun playing game when we mess up . As adults sometime we do not want to look silly .The song Father Abraham is one of the silliest songs that a teacher can do but itis fun with childern.Jesus wants us to humbal our selfs and be like little Childern.
ReplyDeleteAs Chris has already mentioned games have really just been a part of life. Many come from religious rituals and there was a book of games compiled in 1283 by Alfonso X. However, games were supressed during the Reformation era.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that a major problem is that games have become too competitive. I tend to agree with Les Christie that games have turned into being more professional, which makes the qualification to play games higher. This would then make poeple feel unqualified to play those games.
Theologically, games were probably ment to be played. Just because we do not have any records of Christ having "fun" I think we can safely assume that he did. So, if Jesus likes to have fun and wants us to have fun - see the book for a quote from Martin Luther, then why shouldn't we play games, laugh, and have fun?
Oh, I think we do have records of Jesus having fun. What about when he stayed in the temple to teach as a twelve year old and showed up all of the old guys. I mean, that must have been fun. I'm sure he had fun when he held the little kids. I can't imagine Jesus holding little kids in His lap without playing with them. I bet it was pretty fun for Him to watch the lighbulbs go on for His disciples (after all, that was pretty rare). And then, when he appeared to the disciples in John 21 after He was resurrected...
ReplyDelete"He called out to them, 'Friends, haven't you any fish?'
'No,' they answered.
He said, 'Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.' When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish" (John 21:5-6 NIV)...I can just see a little smirk on His face.
On page 10 the book talks about how many games originated as religious rituals, and some date back to the dawn of history. Tug or war for an example is a dramatized struggle b/t natural forces, and hopscotch was related to ancient labyrinths, and mazes, later adapted to represent the Christians souls journey from earth to heaven.
ReplyDeleteWe also know that children in Jesus' day played games similar to hopscotch and jacks. Whistles, rattles, toy animals, hoops and spinning tops.
the book then talks about (like Brett said)about the Reformation era and how it might have abolished fun in games. I would disagree with this somewhat. Even though games have gotten sometimes way to competitive and serious, it does not mean they still are not fun.
As children we stayed in shape because we were always outside running around and playing games. Now we don't do that as much because games are not as important as they used to be or games can be played on the TV and we don't have to be active. This might be some of the reason we don't use games in our ministries anymore, because we can always substitute youtube videos instead. We have to get back to the fun times playing games with our friends in your group.
"When we allow ourselves to play as children do, we can feel Gods pleasure fill ourlungs. We instinctively recognize that playing games is on way to rejoice in the Lord always" (page 14 & Phil 4:4)
I know this is late, but I am hoping it may count since I forgot about these during spring break. I love games and like Chris has already said, they humble us and bring us back to being children. They also build relationships, bonding, and develope team work. Games can also teach a lesson, like we use in our preteen service. The acting game gave the tweens something to relate to the story of the isrealites.
ReplyDeleteI believe that games use to be used as a way to teach ways of survival. Hunting and such is looked as a game now, when it was a necessity in the stone age days. La Cross was played to find out what person was the weakest and would have their heart torn out to offer to their Gods. Athens and Spartins competed to see who was the strongest, the most skilled and such that had to do with what those people valued the most at the time. God said that he is happy when his children play.
ReplyDeleteI had said in one of my past posts that Jesus messed with the Disciples all the time. Mind games. I think that would be pretty fun indeed.