is it a sin

[iamabcg]

Is it a sin to watch tv shows like criminal minds and csi

 

[iamabcg]

Now I love criminal minds and I would call the show somewhat christian.

How is it Christian

 

[jamadan]

Relax and enjoy the shows without any fear of sin or condemnation. Nothing in either to be concerned about. Does remind me why I'm glad I'm out of legalustic aog mentality and can be free from man made guilt. In fact, be like Jesus and enjoy a glass of wine tonight too.

 

[iamabcg]

In fact, be like Jesus and enjoy a glass of wine tonight too.

Wine is a no no here but if it weren't I would

 

[Bob Carabbio]

IF YOU HAVE TO ASK - then obviously you're NOT "Watching in faith", and you already have your answer loud and clear per Romans 14.

 

[FreeSlave]

How is it Christian

There is an episode that has a really good christian message I just can't remember which one. and a few more that hint at God a Christianity.

 

[dabro]

This could be classic OCD or you have been raised with such strict rules that even a TV show is sinful which I don't think it is. But, if you feel condemnation. rebuke the devil and pray to the Lord that you have a clear concience. The only thing I watch on TV is the news...Other then that TV makes me anxious cuz I can't keep my mind on it for long periods.

 

[iamabcg]

it has not how i was raised. My parents were Lutherans and not even good Lutherans. Pretty much everything was ok in my parents home. It's more the church i am going to. They seem to think everything is a sin or cursed.

 

[tturt]

lamabcq, I watched those type shows for quite some time but Yahweh doesn't want me to so I stopped. It may be fine for others to view them (not sinful) but it's not ok for me. Not that I'm holier than thou or anything like that but it's just something I'm not suppose to do.

 

[Stjernkvist]

Well i'd say, if you can handle those programs with out destroing Gods plan in your life go ahead and watch. but it may not be taking the the time you should spend with God.

eg. i can take a glass of wine with out an problems and it is not sin since i am not drunk. But for a former alcoholic it would probly be sin for him because he would most certain fall back to it again.

What i am trying to say is that what is sin for one person may not be it for the next, but there are some things that are sin for everyone nomatter what eg. murder, rape, stealing and such which fall under the 10 commandments

 

[iamabcg]

That is how I feel but at church all they talk about is how everything is a sin. i just wanted other christian s opinion on this.

 

[stormdancer0]

You will find that every Christian has an opinion - and they do not always have the SAME opinion as other Christians.

I enjoy watching NCIS, because I enjoy the character development and the mysteries. Not everyone agrees, and that's why we need to go to God with our questions, and with the answers that other Christians offer.

In your situation, there is nothing wrong with it. If I were sitting and watching it all day and not getting my work done, it would be a sin.

IMO, enjoy in peace.

 

[dayhiker]

I don't think its a sin to NCIS. I personally very seldom watch them as I don't enjoy watching stories about murder.

What ever you can do in love and faith your free to do in my mind. Love doesn't hurt ones neighbour
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[Bob Carabbio]

"everything is a sin or cursed."

Sounds like a Wesleyan "Holiness" operation, where you spend all your time trying to "Stay Saved".

 

[North By Northwest]

Is it a sin to watch tv shows like criminal minds and csi

First off, as Christians we should not conform to the ways of the world. There are some things that while they may be legal or acceptable in societies view, are contrary to the Bible and therefore Christians should not partake in any such activity.

Secondly, it is a sin to do ANYTHING that dishonors God, or that affects your faith in a negative manner.

That being said, no I don't think watching those TV shows are a sin per se. I watch similar TV shows. BUT if watching TV shows like that affects your Christian walk, or if it compromises your values or if it distracts you from worshipping God, then run away from it!

 

[The Comforter Has Come]

With our country in the midst of a great upheaval in morals and standards of propriety, many young people in the church are asking, "What is worldliness anyway ?" The implication is that since some things once generally considered wrong are now no longer so regarded, perhaps nothing is really worldly after all.

But there is such a thing as worldliness, and it was defined nearly 2,000 years ago in terms that still need little explanation. You will find the definition in 1 John 2:15-17. The passage opens with the injunction, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world." In verse 16, the writer, under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, defines worldliness in terms of three principles of behavior. There is no list of worldly things, for customs change from time to time and from culture to culture. Had John composed a list of things that are worldly, it would have served only for a short time. Yet the principles he laid down are as applicable today as they were the day they were written.

The first principle of worldliness is that it involves the "lust of the flesh." When the satisfaction of unbridled desires becomes the motive in life, we behave in a worldly manner. Our whole society is shot through with this principle of self-gratification. A popular magazine once carried an article on what it termed the "permissive society."

According to the author, hedonism the idea that pleasure is the chief good in life is rapidly becoming the prevalent philosophy. According to God's Word, whoever allows this principle of pleasure to govern his life, whether it is apparent to others or not, is behaving in a worldly manner. Such living is contrary to Christ's standards for His followers : "Let him deny himself. . . . "

The second principle, that of obeying "the lust of the eyes," also refers to unchecked desires that are self oriented. This philosophy says, "Anything that pleases me I have a right to do." Our easy-payment economy encourages us to disregard the cost or propriety of an item that attracts us. Thrill now, pay later! What matters is not whether the action or object is proper, necessary, or helpful, but only whether we want it. The increasingly open immorality of our culture operates on this principle.

But more than outward acts are prompted by this principle. Our thought life can be affected seriously by it. There are popular shows & music that encourage immoral thoughts or looks because, after all, it’s not against our earthly laws to watch them. While that may be so, Jesus warned that one could go to hell for adulterous and murderous thoughts and looks. He knew that these are the beginning of evil deeds. "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”

The thoughts and desires that are governed by "the lust of the eye" are worldliness in the truest sense. We are not necessarily holy only because we do or refrain from doing certain things. Worldliness begins in the desires and motives. "Thou desirest truth in the inward parts," David wrote in his prayer of repentance (Psalm 5 1 :6)

A third principle is mentioned by John in verse 16: "The pride of life." The word translated pride here contains the thought of self-sufficiency which ignores God.

Perhaps the prime example of this type of life is that of the rich fool mentioned by our Lord in Luke 12. Jesus described him as "he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

Let us examine our hearts in the presence of the Holy Spirit and see if we find any disposition toward these principles of worldly behavior. We must not think that because we observe the outward taboos of our church we have achieved inward holiness. Neither should we condemn others too quickly. Worldliness may be manifested externally, but its roots are in failure to live in obedience to Christ. Worldliness is to live under the influence of the principles of self-gratification listed in 1 John 2:15, 16. It is to obey the unbridled lusts of the flesh, to follow the unchecked desire of the eyes, or to live in a self-sufficient pride that ignores God.

Worldliness is the road to spiritual barrenness and death, for "the world passeth away, and the lust there of, but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever."

I Love you in Christ Jesus..

 

[cjrwells]

I believe it is a personal decision really. I happen to love Criminal Minds. But I also felt a sick feeling in my spirit when I would watch MSNBC's "Locked Up Raw" I tried to keep watching but each time I felt I was being disobedient and just sick feeling. I don't watch it anymore. Personal because there are some who can watch and enjoy it.

 

[geetrue]

It's okay to do anything you want to do ... God gave us free will to make these little choices in life.

I know I use to watch all of the movie channels on satellite, sometimes till the wee hours of the morning.

I felt no remorse, no guilt, no rebuke, no chastisement ... just a little tired of TBN in those days when TBN was all they had to offer.

but sooner or later ... something takes place.

It's like that little baseball game with a bb in it that you move around till it is on the base you want it to be on or even that little square game with one letter missing and you have to spell something by moving all of the letters around ... you know what I mean?

Then it becomes, "Draw nearer to God and He will draw nearer to you"

Jesus get all of my attention now, but in my younger years it was anything my little heart desired to do with my spare time.

Go for it ... watch TV, play games, watch movies (not of questionable nature) and grove to the tunes, but sooner or later ...

He will get all of your attention

What would Jesus do?

He's knocking and seeking and asking more than we are ...

Didn't Saint John say "We don't know what we will be like when He comes back, but we know that we will be more like Him"

 

[savedfromdistruction]

Is it a sin to watch tv shows like criminal minds and csi

The bible has your answer.
1Cor 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Romans 14:[FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]17[/FONT] For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. [FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]18[/FONT] For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. [FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]19[/FONT] Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. [FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]20[/FONT] For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. [FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]21[/FONT] It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. [FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]22[/FONT] Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. [FONT='Verdana', 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif]23[/FONT] And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
Romans 14:17-23 (KJV)

So if you have doubts about anything you do as not being of the Lord it is sin for you.

 

[child630]

No, in my opinion, for everything is permissible. It's only a sin if anyone puts it before God.