NFL Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy was not solely known for what he did on the field in his professional career, but the beliefs, views, and values he shared off the field.
For decades, Dungy has been a staunch defender of his Christian faith and when CNN host Don Lemon attacked Christianity as a whole, Dungy responded.
Lemon’s criticism came during a segment with CNN colleague Chris Cuomo.
During the interview, Lemon was discussing the ongoing debate around the Founding Fathers and their monuments and statues.
Lemon said he disagreed with people deifying them as they were not perfect people.
Then the CNN host overstepped by dragging the Christian faith.
“Jesus Christ — if that’s who you believe in, Jesus Christ — admittedly, was not perfect when he was here on this Earth,” Lemon said, via the Washington Examiner. “So, why are we deifying the founders of this country, many of whom owned slaves? No one is perfect. Nothing is perfect. Not even the Founding Fathers.”
“They knew they had inconsistency with the logic,” Cuomo interjected. “All men are created equal except these men.”
We have to stop deifying them,” Lemon said.
“Nothing human is perfect. We are all fallible,” Cuomo added.
I’m sorry Mr Lemon but just who “admitted” that Jesus Christ was not perfect here on earth? Not anyone who believes the Bible. Not anyone who trusts in Jesus as their savior. I’m not sure the point you’re making but your premise is dead wrong. That was the point in Jesus coming! https://t.co/KXUS9Z0GLA
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 9, 2020
And Dungy took on all challengers who similarly argued that Jesus was not perfect when he walked the Earth two thousand years ago:
If you don’t agree with that fact that Jesus was sinless on earth then you can throw out the whole Bible because that’s the premise Christianity stands on.
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
Read your Bible. “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 NLThttps://t.co/moS5qr8jcN— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
No man is my leader. Jesus is my leader. He’s who I follow. What sin are you telling me Jesus committed?
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
I don’t denounce anybody. I stand for Christ.
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
We don’t need to be perfect because Jesus was. “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 NLThttps://t.co/moS5qr8jcN— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
I feel sorry for you but that is certainly your choice to believe or not believe. But just because you don’t believe it doesn’t have any impact on whether it’s true.
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
He doesn’t have to believe what the Bible says. But don’t say “admittedly Jesus wasn’t perfect” because the Bible doesn’t “admit” that. He should say “I don’t believe Jesus was perfect”. I can accept that.
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
Not true. Read your Bible and you can’t come to that conclusion. Here is 2 Cor 5:21 “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 NLThttps://t.co/moS5qr8jcN— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
To sin is to fall short of what God prescribes. If you never sinned you never fell short of God’s standard. What does that make you?
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
Don’t care about his argument. You can’t make a statement that is not true to support your point of view.
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
As I said I don’t even know the point he was trying to make but his original statement is wrong. We can’t let him just throw around wrong information.
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
If you’re going to make a point don’t use a false statement to make it. At least say something that is true. Or have the courage to say you don’t know if it’s true or not but it’s your opinion. Don’t throw it around like it’s a proven fact.
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020
Please read the Bible. “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 NLThttps://t.co/moS5qr8jcN— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) July 10, 2020