This from Norma Wilkinson of the Marion list on the subject of sporting. We speculated as to the meaning of this term as used in the Ebenezer minutes a short time back. Harris, a few days ago several of us joined in on the possible definition of 'sporting' mentioned in the church discipline. Shortly thereafter my Bible study in Genesis 26:8 (KJV) had this, "...Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife." This was after Isaac had told the king she was his sister. Norma That was from the King James Version. Additional insight can be gathered by reading the same passage from other versions. >From the New International Version: "When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Phiistines looked down from a window and saw Issac caressing his wife Rebekah." >From the New Living Translation: "But some time later, Abimelech, king of the philistines, looked out a window and saw Issac fondling Rebekah." >From the New American Standard Bible: "It came about, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out through a window, and saw, and behold, Isaac was caressing his wife Rebekah." It would seem that "sporting" is definitely not gambling. Harris