49ers QB Brock Purdy Immediately Gives Glory to God After Leading Historic Comeback to Reach Super Bowl
By: Jack Davis, Western Journal (IJR)
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San Francisco was down 17 points at halftime against a Detroit Lions team that had the 49ers contained.
But the 49ers came back from the 24-7 halftime score, riding quarterback Brock Purdy's scrambling and passing to become the NFC champions with a 34-31 victory over the Lions, according to ESPN.
After the game, Purdy was focused on more than making it to the Super Bowl to play the Kansas City Chiefs.
"First of all, glory to God," Purdy said in a postgame video clip posted to X.
Brock Purdy just led the @49ers to the Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/mBaErqqO2G — FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 29, 2024
Purdy spoke about his faith again in a postgame news conference posted on YouTube.
"Honestly, I think it's just a testament to God and where He's taken me in life," Purdy said.
"I've never been the biggest, the fastest, the strongest, or any of that. I feel like I've always sort of had to fight for what I get and work for what I get. But God's always given me an opportunity, whether that was in high school, college and then obviously in the NFL," he said.
"Getting drafted last, people overlook you and all that kind of stuff, and then all you need is an opportunity and watch and see what He does. I put my faith and trust in Him, and He's gotten me where I'm at," he said.
Purdy said his faith helps him roll with the punches.
"So when I'm down 17 at half, honestly, I'm just like thinking, 'All right God, You've taken me here, and win or lose, I'm going to glorify You.' That's my peace, that's the joy, that's the steadfastness — that's where I get it from," he said.
"And that's the honest truth. So I leaned into that, and sure enough, we were able to come back," he said.
In an interview last year with Sports Spectrum, Purdy, the last pick of the 2022 NFL draft, said faith keeps him grounded in reality.
"I believe that Jesus Christ did come down, and died for my sins and rose again, and He is living and sitting beside God (the Father) on the throne. And so I believe that. It's not just some story fairytale thing. It's real. And it allows me to stay level-headed and real with life," he said.
"The minute you have fame, and if you're trying to chase status and money and all this stuff, you'll lose your life — rather than denying yourself, picking up your cross, keeping your eyes on Jesus and His promises. Through that, that's life, and that's a life worth living," he said.
Purdy said the world knows him as an athlete, but he noted that "my identity can't be in football, it can't be in the things of this world. It's got to be in Him."
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A God who cares about Brock Purdy winning a football game, and weighs in on the side of Purdy's team, is not the true one and only God.
As acting messenger, I have to tell Purdy to prepare for the Super Bowl.
God is tied up with other things right now.
Sorry John, but you don’t get to put God in a box. If the Almighty wants Brock Purdy in the Super Bowl, he can do that. It doesn’t mean he’s not God.
I can somewhat safely say that thousands of people prayed to God that the Lions would win that game. Why would God listen to Purdy instead of them?
I think it is somewhat defensible to speculate that God might put his hand on the scale in matters of "right and wrong". At least we would like to believe that. But how can God choose between two sides in a football game ? The prayers of ten year old Lions fans dont count ?
How about a lifetime Lions fan in his 60’s? And yet, I’m really not as conflicted about it as you seem to be. Interesting eh?
I have it on good faith that God hasn't liked the Lions since they traded Mathew Stafford away.
I'm conflicted ? I didnt pray for either team.
Neither did I and yes you are. You seem conflicted with the fact that an athlete would give thanks for the blessings he feels he has received to get where he is now. I don’t understand why that choice would matter to anyone.
That’s my point and it’s a very good one.
lol, yeah right. That trade helped get the Lions to the NFC championship game this year. Arguably one field goal away from the SB. And by the way, it was great for Matty as well. Got a ring which I was very happy for him.
I prayed for a close game at halftime and got my prayer answered.
Someone publicly celebrating their faith, and this offends you how....?
You took that from Purdy's statement?
I am an atheist through and through; and even I could understand his intent.
You completely missed the "win or lose" part. God doesn't have any interest in football games. Purdy has faith in God's plan for him- whatever it is.
If Purdy would have lost the game you can bet San Fran would be looking at bringing in competition. They have a win now team. Losing twice in the Championship doesn't cut it. Shanahan is the QB whisperer.
If his faith in God gives him peace to be calm through that pressure who are you to criticize him?
The words "sure enough" imply a correlation between the praying and the outcome of the game.
Excellent point.
I can see why you see the correlation. However, when taken in context of the entirety of what he said, such an implication is less defensible. The key to understanding the quote you are referring to is in the previous statement, as Ronin2 has already pointed out. The words "So I leaned into that..." is what links the two and informs us of his meaning. It freed him from the temptation of despair and allowed him to play his best.
More importantly, in my opinion, regardless of what God thinks of football or whether He involves Himself in who wins or not, God was indeed glorified through his servant Purdy. Not through winning but the words he spoke in the interview and which we are discussing right now. Purdy was true to his word.
Why is this news? People thank God for stuff every day. Why do we always treat athletes like they’re doing something special because they pray or give thanks?
And then why does one batch of people take offense, while the opposite cohort acts like the slaves have been freed or something?
thanks for what? God didnt make the 49ers win.
For whatever he wants to be thankful for. What do you care? Does this affect you somehow?
And just how, exactly, would you know that?
Maybe we have different concepts of God.
There was a 12 year old cancer patient , somewhere, who prayed that God would let the Lions win. Why didnt God listen to her?
God listens to everyone. God always answers prayers even when the answer is no
So God chose Brock Purdy's prayer over a 12 year old cancer patient?
I really dont believe thats how it works.
Maybe you can ask him someday. I don’t know how much effort God put into a person or a game, but I’m pretty confident you don’t know for sure what he did or didn’t do, nor what he might be inclined to do, or why.
The most absurd thing I have seen in this seed is you pontificating absolutes about how God works.
Of course I dont KNOW whether or not God let the 49ers win because the QB prayed for it. It just doesnt make any sense.
Millions of people buy lottery tickets every day and many of them pray that God will let them win. Yet almost none of them do. Does God ordain who will win that lottery and ignore all the rest of the millions of prayers?
I actually have a very good point and none of you want to admit it.
Who said it had to make sense to you or any other human?
Thats fine but I hope you realize it is just your opinion. Just make sure you don't ask him to help you win the lottery, I think that ship has sailed.
I have no clue how God works. Just as I don't know why some couples scream "Oh my God!" at certain intimate times.
I. Don’t. Know. . . . And neither do you.
But if do win the lottery and thank God for it, why on Earth would you complain about it?
No, you don’t. You keep declaring that you know what God cares about and what he does/doesn’t do. You present zero justification for your opinion beyond your inability to discern when or if God answers prayer. So, actually, your “point” kind of sucks.
Quantum physics doesn’t make any sense, but it appears to be a good model for how the universe works.
It is a good point. People do exactly that and that's because they don't understand either God or prayer. Please finish reading the rest of what I have to say before you respond to that.
First, assuming we're talking about the God Purdy is talking about, many Christians don't fully understand their Christianity, God or prayer. Neither do I, completely, but I understand enough, and can prove it Biblically, what many Christians and most non-Christians get wrong about it.
That said, and in an effort to keep this short as I can and still get the point across, I'll simply take Jesus himself as the evidence. There are two times that I can think of that Jesus prayed for himself. The first was....
In it, the point was not simply himself. Rather, it was the glory of his Father and rejoining Him. First, God the Father as the primary focus of the prayer and then the people God gave him. It was not for worldly concerns or possessions.
The next was one probably more familiar to most.
Here, even in the face of an experience so horrible we could not possibly begin to understand, we see Jesus surrender to that fate to fulfill his Father's will.
And lastly, we have the Lord's prayer.
While not a prayer for himself, this was his response when asked how his followers should pray. Not, "Please let me win the lottery," but rather, "May your (God's) kingdom come, your will (rather than ours) be done".
In all these examples, there is no concern for worldly things. All of it has as the focus God and His will for our lives. That is what it means to be a Christian. Moving from what we are now and our worldly desires to one that matches who Jesus is and what he desires for the purpose of being like him and enjoying the same relationship he has with the father.
That is what is so sad about those who follow the prosperity gospel preachers. They don't understand this, apparently. They think of God as sort of magic lantern that, if they learn to rub the right way, will grant wishes. They don't seem to realize that when the Apostle Paul sometimes referred to himself as the slave of Christ, he meant it. Slaves exist for the will of their masters, not the other way around.
So, connecting this back to the article, I don't recall where it says in the article Purdy prayed to let them win. Rather, to paraphrase, what I saw was that he believed that God put him there for a reason and, win or lose, that God would be glorified. I saw the proper application of his faith.
Actually it was a prayer for himself. He wanted God to care about the 49ers coming back and winning the game.
Amazingly we none believers want to analyze believers prayers.
It makes sense to a quantum physicist, I hope
Why are people offended by this? Who cares if he thanks God or doesn’t?
I'm not offended, I actually believe in God. I dont think, though , that athletes should attribute team victories to God, just like nations should not attribute winning wars to God, or claim that a presidential candidate is "ordained by God".
Those three things are not the same. When a football player says he was inspired by his faith, who does that hurt? He’s not persuading anyone to go sacrifice their lives or kill someone.
I wonder what conservatives would be saying if his name was Mohammed Purdy and he gave all thanks and glory to Allah for letting the team win.
I would respect it. As long as you aren’t trying to murder innocent people or forcing it on others, I’m good to go with religious choice. You know, freedom of religion and all.
Mike Tyson after winning a fight 20 years ago,,,
i don’t think anyone cared about him praising Allah
No one paid any attention to anything Mike Tyson said.
Sure, we did! Because he said it in a hilariously squeaky and lispy voice. That voice coming out of that scary individual was comedy gold.
But you are paying attention to Brock Purdy? A NFL Qb you likely never heard of a year or two prior.
Awesome. I like him even more. Even though he did it to my Lions.
Is that what you think he was doing?
Interesting.
But if he is feeling exhilarated by his faith, what’s wrong with shouting that to the world? I don’t think he’s trying to impress anyone. He already does that just by suiting up as an NFL quarterback. And he’s not running for office. I think it’s ok to be public about your faith when your emotion is genuine and not for show.
no, I think that's what you do
As long as he's thankful for everything that God does for him and gives him and then passes that love on to everyone else. Otherwise, he's just a fake Christian who's all show
Once again this seed isn’t about me but that said. Bullshit, show me where I’ve that once here. Once will do.
Good luck.
That's when you made it about you. And it's more about your attitude. You don't come across as a compassionate, caring person which is what I think Jesus talked about when He did his Sermon on the Mount. If you even know what the Sermon on the Mount is. Too many so-called Christians act like they never heard of it
Opinions do vary. Mine is that once again, I disagree with yours completely.
You don’t know me. Not even close actually.
I know what I know from your comments.
And get a new line. That one is as old and tired as I am
Heaven must be swimming in a river of puke
lol … your the one making this personal not me. That …. Gets even more boring every time you decide to do it here. So I guess we are even.
You tend to make nearly everything personal. Please...the last word is yours. I wouldn't want to deprive you of one your greater pleasures
Speaking tactics that are getting old. That one is beyond ancient but you have a nice day anyway now ya hear ….
God was a big fan of ''Studen Body Right'' when USC was running it.
What’s not to love? Back in the day, it was elegant, highly effective, and maybe the best name ever for a college football play.
For fuck sakes, will someone please tell god to turn off the game and go cure some kids with cancer?!
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I think that would certainly make better use of Her time