SANTOSO
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Beloved one, let us consider what is a hobby ?an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure. I consider nothing wrong to do activity in one’s leisure time for godly pleasure, but to do activity for ungodly pleasure, I consider that to be wrong.The way this guy felt is how I feel.
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I'm wondering if I can keep my hobbies. Such as writing and video games. I am a born again Christian but everyone says, don't do things out of selfishness and do what is pleasing to God, I'm not allowed to have self-will? I can't enjoy my video games or writing? It's basically monk life? I don't want to look out for myself but I do want some hobbies and passions in my free time. But they need to be pleasing to God? Why even create me if I am just going to be a clone that desires EXACTLY EVERYTHING of God?
With the world we live in I agree most entertainment is junk but there are two types of entertainment I enjoy for elements but the details can be nitty and gritty.
Let me be open, Undertale, a game that has some Christian elements but overall has magic (yes I like the magic but for fantasy sense) and what I will say is worse, it promotes homosexuality. This is the element I don't like.
Then there is Team Fortress 2, what I love about it is, it's a game that is a first-person shooter and revolves around team work. It has many interesting game style mechanics. I don't feel convicted by a mild violent video game because have any of us read the Old Testament? But personally, I have a distaste to profanity and some of its insults to the opponent.
I want to obey but I want some liberty. I feel as if it's just read the bible, pray all the time, fast (something I hate because I can't stand the feeling of starvation.) I want to enjoy my life and not extra possible legalisitic doctrines from very far right and fearful pastors. I cannot stand all the stuff I read and it's putting a stumbling block in my way.
Yes, you mentioned such as writing and video games. There are many godly writings and godly video games. I see nothing wrong with that.
The guy said that,”I am a born again Christian but everyone says, don't do things out of selfishness and do what is pleasing to God, I'm not allowed to have self-will?”
As a born again Christian, there is nothing wrong about,”don't do things out of selfishness and do what is pleasing to God.”
Beloved one, let us consider what we have heard:
“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.”
II Corinthians 5:14-16 NKJV
Beloved one, let us consider what our Lord has done for us, that He died for us, that we who live should live no longer for ourselves,
but for Him who died for us and rose again. Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer.
For we also heard :
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10 NKJV
To God the Father be thanksgiving through Christ. Amen
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