The Offside Rule
Apparently one of the football rules that people unfamiliar with the sport find the most difficult to understand is the offside rule, or Law 11 according to IFAB. Many jokes and much mirth can be attributed to this fact especially when associated with the fairer sex. Often when one is unfamiliar with a sport, it's rules and regulations one cannot appreciate why others would spend a lifetime watching, participating, or following a certain team. When one becomes familiar, as I have recently with baseball, it is easier to appreciate and you can find yourself getting caught up in all the excitement and hype (let's go Blue Jays!!). When I think of the apostle Paul and the years of effort he spent presenting the gospel to the Jews the majority of whom failed to get it it’s easy to put this down to lack of understanding but the thing is they understood ‘the rules of the game' so it's not like they couldn't appreciate the arguments Paul was making, they just didn't want...