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While this OP won't be short, it will have a sharp point.
As we all know from the daily news, or if you've just been lucky (or unlucky) enough to watch an episode of some Crime Drama, such as Criminal Minds, or have unfortunately endured a life full of dangerous people (I hope not!), we've had to face either directly or indirectly various depraved actions and mindsets dwelling in the minds of other people.
And my essential questions in this are: On behalf of the claims of Biblical Truth, the Gospel and the general purposes of Christian Apologetics, to what extent and how deeply should we explore, probe, record or discuss the either horrible public deeds or “things done in secret” by various people, perhaps even by our own selves? What good does it do to ponder the depths of human evil and sin and can doing so help to bring a person to Christ?
To answer these questions, let's just concentrate on horrible issues brought up in the video, or in the Bible, or in a favorite (horrible) movie or t.v. show.
So, just to kick things off for this HORROR-ible genre in Christian Apologetics, I'll leave you with a song that expresses some great visual Halloween vibes from Josh Garrels. Enjoy the Silent Darkness of Existential despair .… no longer ???
CAUTION: For those who are of a sensitive nature or who understandably have triggers of their own that are brought on by past negative experiences in life, then please be advised that you may just want to decide not to join in with the discussion in this thread or to watch the video song. Just for your own sake, please don't. Thank you.
[Edit: I've added an additional video that reflects another angle to ponder over down in post #78 for those who would like some additional prompting for serious thought, but the "caution" above applies as well.]
Now for the rest of us who are still intrepid and brave enough to ponder further … here you go.
Oh! And Happy Halloween month to everyone!:
As we all know from the daily news, or if you've just been lucky (or unlucky) enough to watch an episode of some Crime Drama, such as Criminal Minds, or have unfortunately endured a life full of dangerous people (I hope not!), we've had to face either directly or indirectly various depraved actions and mindsets dwelling in the minds of other people.
And my essential questions in this are: On behalf of the claims of Biblical Truth, the Gospel and the general purposes of Christian Apologetics, to what extent and how deeply should we explore, probe, record or discuss the either horrible public deeds or “things done in secret” by various people, perhaps even by our own selves? What good does it do to ponder the depths of human evil and sin and can doing so help to bring a person to Christ?
To answer these questions, let's just concentrate on horrible issues brought up in the video, or in the Bible, or in a favorite (horrible) movie or t.v. show.
So, just to kick things off for this HORROR-ible genre in Christian Apologetics, I'll leave you with a song that expresses some great visual Halloween vibes from Josh Garrels. Enjoy the Silent Darkness of Existential despair .… no longer ???
CAUTION: For those who are of a sensitive nature or who understandably have triggers of their own that are brought on by past negative experiences in life, then please be advised that you may just want to decide not to join in with the discussion in this thread or to watch the video song. Just for your own sake, please don't. Thank you.
[Edit: I've added an additional video that reflects another angle to ponder over down in post #78 for those who would like some additional prompting for serious thought, but the "caution" above applies as well.]
Now for the rest of us who are still intrepid and brave enough to ponder further … here you go.
Oh! And Happy Halloween month to everyone!:
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