The Good Movies
Jun 29, 2009 Honoring God, Speech, teens set apart
The good movies are always rated “R”. Always.
I want to see “Grand Torino” really bad. I can’t. It’s rated “R”.
I want to see Transformers 2, rated “PG-13″. Not sure if I should; it’s rated “PG-13″ because it contains sexual situations and other content that would not be good to watch.
The list goes on… it seems like every movie that’s not for toddlers has objectionable content. What are we, as Christian teens trying to live for God, to do? Movies today are declining in quality more and more. Sexuality and foul language are becoming the “norm” in movies today.
But you do have options.
Foul language is becoming common even in PG movies – though it may not be the worst, it’s certainly not wholesome. But did you know that you can buy a DVD player with a language filter? It’s called TV Guardian. You might have to pay a little extra, but it will bleep out all of the language for you.
Unfortunately, TV Guardian doesn’t take out the sexual situations. In my opinion, that is the worst of all of the negative things in movies todays. I’m okay watching a movie with a few curse words, but I really do not like it when I am in a theater listening (because I close my eyes) to people having sex. That is very rough. It puts bad thoughts in my mind. Lustful thoughts.
I try to steer clear of the movies that have sexual scenes, at least in theaters. When I have the DVD, I can obviously just fast-forward through the scene. However, it’s still a temptation. What happens if you’re bored and everyone’s gone from home? Or if you’re up late after your parents go to bed, and you’re flipping channels on the TV? Suddenly, it’s very difficult to leave the DVD alone. It would be all too easy to sneak the DVD in and watch that part. Maybe once – or maybe more than once.
Now I have a question for you. If you watch a move that is “R” because of sex or language, what is going to happen? What’s going to happen is you’re going to start getting into bad habbits. If you are exposed to bad language fairly often during movies, you might start saying some of those words. If you’re seeing or hearing sexual sitations in movies, you’ll have a really hard time controling your emotions, lust, and mind. ”PG-13″ moves still have some rough things in them, but usually they’re not as bad. But you still have to watch out.
Before you buy or rent a movie, make sure you check why the movie is rated what it is. Then ask yourself, “why am I watching this?” If your answer has anything to do with sin, even for a second, don’t get that movie.
While right now it seems that all the movies that are out that look good are rated R or PG-13, rest assured that there are other alternatives! Not all “G” or “PG” movies are kiddie or boring. That’s not to say that PG movies are perfect, but check out the reviews and I think you’ll find that some of those movies are actually pretty good.
If you want to check on movies before you rent or see them, check out http://pluggedinonline.com for detailed reviews from a Christian viewpoint.
Tags: cussing, dvd, Movies, sex, temptations
In a World in Need of Revival
May 18, 2009 Evangelism, Honoring God
Can’t go on the streets without filthy language. Can’t browse the internet without seeing some kind of offensive material. Can’t turn on the TV without a suggestive image coming on the screen. Our world needs to be revived.
Unfortunately, we are becoming like the culture. We are supposed to be an example to the culture, but instead, we are becoming like them. How are we to make a difference on a World scale? I mean, we are just a small percentage of the world. This is a simple question, prayer and evangelism.
While it would seem that this is not enough, it is. God can do miracles through anyone He chooses. This doesn’t mean that we should sit around and wait for Him to do something. We need to act. Now, God might show you that He doesn’t want you doing so, but if you feel that you should do something. Do it.
Cussing and What’s Wrong with It
May 7, 2009 Honoring God, Speech
In January of 2009, I went to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life. While visiting places around there and going to a convention, I heard more people cussing then I ever had. Now, I am used to cussing, which is something I’m not totally proud of. I don’t know why people cuss or curse. Quite frankly, what is wrong with it? Well, I want to address this issue because I believe it is something that needs to be addressed very badly.
Being a legalistic Christian myself, when I heard someone cuss a year ago, I immediately condemned them. I would either look down on them, or just respond and try to slam them for doing so. As of recently, I have realized that not only am I not helping the situation when I do that, but I usually make it worse.
Everybody has legalism that shows in different ways. Anybody who says they aren’t legalistic is being legalistic. I think that this shows especially in Christians because we try to hold up the law.
It wasn’t until recently that I realized the cussing, or cursing, is wrong. I figured it was just one of “those words” that my parents didn’t want me to say. Now my eyes have been opened, and I realize that cussing is against the Bible. It doesn’t say “thou shalt not cuss” in the Bible, but it does say something close.
Colossians 3:8 says, “But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.”
This verse clearly states that slander and filthy language wrong.
Cursing is almost always used as slander – to slander something or someone. Why do you use these words? Is it to impress your friends? Is it to make your friends feel bad? To bring someone down?
These words are useless. They do not help a situation, nor do they bring peace. Why use cuss words when you can just say something else? They are usually used as adjectives anyways. Cuss words are not just unnecessary, but they are rude. They are against the Bible and most importantly, they offend God.
Josiah Robertson
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