Phrankdatank
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Ok, I have a question, this is more about a friend of mine who is a minister in a Christian group called Chi Alpha, which is basically a Christian youth-group type organization for college kids.
Now, I looked him up on Xbox live and noticed that he was playing Grand Theft Auto 4, and I'm really starting to wonder whether or not I should bring it up or if I should keep silent.
Ok, if I was to play Grand Theft Auto, I would be convicted since I don't see anything at all redeeming about the series. Yes I like Modern Warfare 2 and such, but Grand Theft Auto is not a game I'd like. Now, I used to play Vice City back in 2003 and 2004 before God had me get rid of it, partially due to the fact that I talked about it 24/7/365 at school.
Now, I know there are certain hard and fast things in the Bible(black-and-white areas) that are totally non-negotiable, such as not stealing or murdering, and there are certain grey areas which are governed by convictions.
Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 cover those grey areas, of which at the time Paul wrote those was dealing with foods sacrificed to idols and celebrating certain days, of which Paul basically said "If your conscience allows you to do it and you can avoid making your brother stumble, then you can eat. However if your meat causes your brother to stumble, don't eat it."
Now, I'll vouch for stuff like Modern Warfare 2 as being a grey area(whether your opinion of it is "nothing more than paintball" or whether you think that even Modern Warfare 2 or paintball is bad).
However, does the Grand Theft Auto series fit as part of that grey area, or is it a certain type of game that God would forbid ANY Christian, regardless of personality, to partake in?
Even if it is a grey area, wouldn't a non-believer who saw someone he knew to profess Christ say "He claims to be a Christian but plays games where you can kill innocents. He's a hypocrite"?
Need clarification here.
Now, I looked him up on Xbox live and noticed that he was playing Grand Theft Auto 4, and I'm really starting to wonder whether or not I should bring it up or if I should keep silent.
Ok, if I was to play Grand Theft Auto, I would be convicted since I don't see anything at all redeeming about the series. Yes I like Modern Warfare 2 and such, but Grand Theft Auto is not a game I'd like. Now, I used to play Vice City back in 2003 and 2004 before God had me get rid of it, partially due to the fact that I talked about it 24/7/365 at school.
Now, I know there are certain hard and fast things in the Bible(black-and-white areas) that are totally non-negotiable, such as not stealing or murdering, and there are certain grey areas which are governed by convictions.
Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 cover those grey areas, of which at the time Paul wrote those was dealing with foods sacrificed to idols and celebrating certain days, of which Paul basically said "If your conscience allows you to do it and you can avoid making your brother stumble, then you can eat. However if your meat causes your brother to stumble, don't eat it."
Now, I'll vouch for stuff like Modern Warfare 2 as being a grey area(whether your opinion of it is "nothing more than paintball" or whether you think that even Modern Warfare 2 or paintball is bad).
However, does the Grand Theft Auto series fit as part of that grey area, or is it a certain type of game that God would forbid ANY Christian, regardless of personality, to partake in?
Even if it is a grey area, wouldn't a non-believer who saw someone he knew to profess Christ say "He claims to be a Christian but plays games where you can kill innocents. He's a hypocrite"?
Need clarification here.