Engaging the culture
Catherine posted a very thought-provoking post today on engaging the culture. Go read it.
Here's a quote:
Here's a quote:
Not to put too fine a point on it, but why do we assume that Christians need to play Christian video games? Shouldn't we give some serious thought to the games we play or the movies we watch or the music we listen to? It's pretty dangerous to assume that you're "safe" with Christian arts and media. I don't think Christians should let their guards down when it comes to any aspect of culture - we need to be wise and discerning about what we put into our heads and hearts. Some things that aren't explicitly Christian can still lead us toward Truth, and some things that are labeled as Christian can still lead us away from Truth. I feel like this is serious business, especially when it comes to children that you are trying to train up in the way they should go.
posted by Crystal Paine at 4:31 PM
4 Comments:
Very interesting post.My spirit churns when I look at a lot of the
goods available in the Christian Stores these days- especially the stuff for youth. My girls are still under 5, but I'm always thinking ahead & looking for good books etc to put away for them( as what I consider good means scarce. It worries me so much that even here in Australia, churches are so ready to accept something that looks like the world with a bit of Jesus thrown in & call it good.What's good about a polluted stream?
I think when my girls become young ladies, I'll recommend your books to them, & give the polluted stuff the flick!
Blessings,
Claire
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Psalm 101:3
I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.
I agree with this!! I also use the scripture mentioned by kidslovevactaions...Phil. 4:8
Another man (goes to my church)where I work part time at (during the night ladies so my dh is home with the kids and this is not by our choice since we are convicted to get out of debt, anyway moving on) sees NOTHING wrong Christian heavy metal or rock. I say it is ok to listen to them as long as it is glorifying Christ through the light not darkness. However he sees it in a totally different light on this. I told him that we are not to use darkness in our reaching out to people. So even in churches there are disagreements at to books, movies, songs and so on that we could partake on. It is very mind boggling.
Thanks for posting the link to the article.
Holly
As a young teenager, I consumed a lot of contemporary Christian music and Christian novels (many of them romances, which did nothing to help my too-young mind from wishing for a romance of my own). In retrospect, I can see that there are far, far better choices for young Christian consumers in both music and literature, but you are not likely to find them on the shelves of your local Christian bookstore.
Just because something is sold at the Christian bookstore does not mean it is automatically good for you (nor is it automatically bad). As with everything else, we need to be discerning about what we set before our eyes (and ears), no matter how it is labeled.
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