a pastor ridicules single christian men who play video games calling them losers

[OldWiseGuy]

I suppose it depends on the time spent. It is a better way to 'drop out' than with drugs or alcohol. Does it serve a purpose for anyone else? What does it contribute to others? Does it interfere with physical participation with humanity? Is it creative or productive? Does it benefit intellectual self like losing oneself in a book for hours, days on end might?

True. It's no worse than spending time on social media.

 

[lismore]

honestly nae idea

Perhaps if you don't want to get eaten you find a flock without a wolf?

 

[jasonMalloy1999]

Matthew 5:22. Calling your brother an idiot will make you answer to the court. Calling him a worthless fool puts you in danger of the fires of hell.

how will we answer to the court

 

[Neogaia777]

True. It's no worse than spending time on social media.

I think it's actually much "better", or time much "better spent", than if you spent it on social media (except on here) or in front of your "boob tubes" or "popular entertainment programming propaganda entertainment programming machines", meant to keep you all "in or inside your little boxes", or in "their boxes they all want all of you to stay in and be in and/or stay bound to", etc...

Meant to deceive and confuse and confound and control the scared huddled masses, etc, and keep them in their boxes, and living in fear, etc...

I'll take my video games over that "evil" any day...

God Bless!

 

[NW82]

Playing a video game is really no different than reading a fiction novel, or playing some imaginary game as a kid outside. So long as it doesn't get in the way or work and other priorities, I don't see the problem. I work at a professional job, and go to school at the same time. I'll play a game to relax or chill out. Sometimes I'll read, or even watch TV, there's no real difference as they are all distractions.

 

[Neogaia777]

I think it's actually much "better", or time much "better spent", than if you spent it on social media (except on here) or in front of your "boob tubes" or "popular entertainment programming propaganda entertainment programming machines", meant to keep you all "in or inside your little boxes", or in "their boxes they all want all of you to stay in and be in and/or stay bound to", etc...

Meant to deceive and confuse and confound and control the scared huddled masses, etc, and keep them in their boxes, and living in fear, etc...

I'll take my video games over that "evil" any day...

God Bless!

Sorry... I have a few "issues" with what's in the mass media today, if you can't tell...

I "apologize"...

God Bless!

 

[dms1972]

i seen online that a texan pastor ridicules single christian men who play video games calling them losers and he encoureges wifely rebellian and said single christian guys that game like myself have a and i quote retarded spirit

http://ifyouonlynews.com/videos/tex...ames-are-losers-with-a-retarded-spirit-video/

Someone should ask him if he's ever played Manic Miner.

 

[dms1972]

Vegging out in front of the TV for three hours might be worse. There is not many games I play, because they seem much of a muchness. I did like the Age of Empire games. I used to play far more in my teens but games in those days were like Manic Miner and Chuckie Egg There's games I'd be sometimes tempted to try like The Witcher games, but my PC isn't powerful enough and I have enough problems with temptations in other areas.

As others say, keep it in moderation, and be careful of the content.

 

[dms1972]

I finally seen this guy preaching about this on another video: hes not that bad, said it with some humour, wouldn't bother me a lot, or make me start a video responce to it or anything like that.

 

[Tolworth John]

i seen online that a texan pastor ridicules single christian men who play video games calling them losers and he encoureges wifely rebellian and said single christian guys that game like myself have a and i quote retarded spirit

Oh dear, what do you expect us to do?

How about looking at the level of your involvement in your church, your involvement in evangelism, in charity work and in sport.

If your involved in none of the above that pastor got it right.

 

[straykat]

Sorry... I have a few "issues" with what's in the mass media today, if you can't tell...

I "apologize"...

God Bless!

Content wise, I don't blame you. But in the abstract, games are just another way of exercising pattern recognition (any game really, from poker to board games to athletic sports to video games). In fact, we do this every day in smaller ways and it's just part of being human. Games are just an artificial way to "exercise the muscle", so to speak. There's a reason why the military would use them. They get kids in the habit of situational awareness and learn to pick up on subtle cues, leading to quicker decision making. And as long as they have the real world skills or some experience with different social situations, they can eventually come to be quick readers of problems in other areas too. So games can have some use.

 

[Daniel C]

Oh dear, what do you expect us to do?

How about looking at the level of your involvement in your church, your involvement in evangelism, in charity work and in sport.

If your involved in none of the above that pastor got it right.

Not necessarily. Maybe younger generations aren't taking up the assemble because the church is dominated by older generations and they've turned it into a social club for their elderly regulars and haven't considered a way to ingratiate younger people into the churches,so they've been left behind by incompetent leadership. This Pastor isn't fit to preach hard against sin until he loses some weight and checks his pride because he's just being a hypocrite by standing behind Gods pulpit with his vices on full display whilst making a pretty harsh rebuke on others.

I would also be interested to know what he does with his spare time. If he is typical of his generation than he will be parked in front of the idiot box (TV) for hours on end.

 

[Sal Robinson]

saying there's something wrong with playing games, would be like saying there's something wrong with fishing....you can't fault a hobby....now if you make playing video games your reality instead of interacting with the real world, then we have a problem....but that pastor was very short sighted>>>

sad alot of pastor just whine and point the finger at others instead of telling us the bible story in a captivating way

 

[Norbert L]

i seen online that a texan pastor ridicules single christian men who play video games calling them losers and he encoureges wifely rebellian and said single christian guys that game like myself have a and i quote retarded spirit

http://ifyouonlynews.com/videos/tex...ames-are-losers-with-a-retarded-spirit-video/

I can't view the video in question, seems it has a copyright strike against it by a church on YouTube. However, he is entitled to his views but that doesn't mean it's a black and white issue.

From my experience there has been a well publicized health problem with some people mostly men who play video games. Case in point the publicity of several well documented cases where young men have fallen over dead when they extreme binge on playing video games. Video game addiction is real but that doesn't make playing video games a sign of someone being addicted to it.

Plus it's more complex than that as well, have you ever heard of functional drunks? I've worked with one, doesn't mean something retarded with his mind/spirit isn't going on either. And therein is another issue, how should a person who people look up to express themselves on this topic? I would say that isn't black and white issue either. Sometimes tough love is a legitimate approach and sometimes its' not.

My advice is don't take his message personal, it's up to you to look in your own mirror and ask yourself whether or not you're suffering from a retarded spirit.

 

[2PhiloVoid]

i seen online that a texan pastor ridicules single christian men who play video games calling them losers and he encoureges wifely rebellian and said single christian guys that game like myself have a and i quote retarded spirit

http://ifyouonlynews.com/videos/tex...ames-are-losers-with-a-retarded-spirit-video/

There goes my plans in 2020 to try to find a Christian group of guys to play games with! Wah!!!

 

[Mountainmanbob]

i seen online that a texan pastor ridicules single christian men who play video games






calling them losers and he encoureges wifely rebellian and said single christian guys that game like myself have a and i quote retarded spirit

http://ifyouonlynews.com/videos/tex...ames-are-losers-with-a-retarded-spirit-video/

We think moderation to be the key
with most everything in life.

The damage that can be done by video game addiction is even seen in the third grade classrooms these days.

I knew a young married couple that divorced because of the husband's addiction to playing video games. He got to a point in time where that's all he wanted to do and actually quit his job so that he could play day and night.

If and when it gets to this point it
reminds me of alcohol or drug addiction.

Many families may be warning their single daughter's who are dating to be careful?

M-Bob

 

[Tolworth John]

Not necessarily. Maybe younger generations aren't taking up the assemble because the church is dominated by older generations and they've turned it into a social club for their elderly regulars and haven't considered a way to ingratiate younger people into the churches,so they've been left behind by incompetent leadership. This Pastor isn't fit to preach hard against sin until he loses some weight and checks his pride because he's just being a hypocrite by standing behind Gods pulpit with his vices on full display whilst making a pretty harsh rebuke on others.

I would also be interested to know what he does with his spare time. If he is typical of his generation than he will be parked in front of the idiot box (TV) for hours on end.

Having seen his photo, I agree he needs to take the plank out of his eye.

As for churches being Darby and Joan clubs, that is up to the minister, if he's got a youth group with keen young Christians wanting to learn and he does nothing with them he will drive them away.

 

[jasonMalloy1999]

We think moderation to be the key
with most everything in life.

The damage that can be done by video game addiction is even seen in the third grade classrooms these days.

I knew a young married couple that divorced because of the husband's addiction to playing video games. He got to a point in time where that's all he wanted to do and actually quit his job so that he could play day and night.

If and when it gets to this point it
reminds me of alcohol or drug addiction.

Many families may be warning their single daughter's who are dating to be careful?

M-Bob

i used to be addicted when i was 12 or 14 but now im 20 i cant get addicted to games i get bored after a while but i still game alot

 

[Daniel C]

Having seen his photo, I agree he needs to take the plank out of his eye.

As for churches being Darby and Joan clubs, that is up to the minister, if he's got a youth group with keen young Christians wanting to learn and he does nothing with them he will drive them away.

Good points but I am actually talking about the majority of churches in the west today not just his church. I went to a Baptist church recently and all grey haired people. Just there for the free coffee and a gossip with the other elderly regulars. No spiritual growth or learning from one another,not even reading together from the Bible during sermon-this is the pastors doing. That is not a church that is a social club for senior citizens running down the last few years on the clock and I think it happens in most churches today,at least in the UK. I don't think younger generations can bond with the older because of the mindsets like this pastor. Too stubborn to accept other ways of life, like video games whilst his own waist line is in need of reform and his ego some humility.

 

[Mountainmanbob]

i cant get addicted to games i get bored after a while

That reminds me of when proxy 16 years ago I was hitting the near by casino most every night. After 3 months or so I just got bored with it and stopped going.

But, I have had several friends that got hooked at that same casino and lost everything they owned. One close friend from work took his life because his lose of retirement monies.

M-Bob