The title literally means, "And to whom to do you belong?" This is the question that people ask in Argentina in reference your soccer team. In the States we might say, "Who are you a fan of?" or if you English is correct, "Of whom are you a fan?" The biggest difference is that here, soccer is the sport that everybody watches. It's really the only sport in Argentina that anyone cares about.
These are times of a lot of change in soccer, because it's the end of the season: which means that some teams go up to the big leagues and, in turn, some teams go down to lower leagues. When some one asks you what team you belong to, they're asking,"Are you for us or for our enemies?" It's also saying, "Do you root for that losing club that just went down to the lower league?"
That's just a part of Argentine culture. In light of this, I was joking with some friends saying, "Well, I'm a fan of Christ" and "I belong to Jesus." That got me to thinking: do we treat our faith like we do our sports? A chapel speaker at Grace last year told us to cheer when some people gave their lives to the Lord. He said, "You jump and shout when your team scores a touchdown, let's hear it for these souls that are spending eternity with Christ!" Let me tell you, the exciting cry of "Touchdown!" doesn't really compare to "GOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! GOL! GOL! GOOOOOOOOOOL!! de Messi" that you hear here.
Let me leave you with a question: When was the last time you cheered for Jesus? When was the last time you went nuts simply because God did something incredible? When did your passion for Christ last compare to the excitement felt when your team won the big game?
Just think about it. And remember, I'm preaching to myself.
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