Video games are bad

[Tiga Ronso]

Hmmm, I hope that is satire Billy'splace. Forcing stuff on people doesn't work. Plus it destroys freewill. Forcing people to believe one religion is the same as forcing people to obey your every command. God would not want us to be dictators or tyrants. We should not force Christianity on people, but let our actions show our beliefs. Then they will respect us more and listen to us when we speak of Christianity.

 

[LivingWorship]

As far as forcing christianity on other people. It did work. Many of the african slaves became very religious. People can be broken and molded.

Ummm Billysplace Christianity is a choice and a relationship, not an enforced religion. Outside of the great Commandment, the great Commission and the 10 Commandments of Moses' day, there are NO rules, you can eat what you want, you can pray when you want (although the more the better!)... whatever the case may be - play videogames when you want.

Forcing Christianity does NOT work beacuse it is a relationship, can I emphasise that:

RELATIONSHIP​

And God in His mercy wanted us to come to Him out of love, not respond as religious robots - Jesus came and died FOR FREEDOM! If as you say these people became RELIGIOUS, then I'm sorry to say but I wonder how many of them actually could be considered Christian, when it's all about personal RELATIONSHIP! Religion is at times a greater enemy than the world.

 

[InnerPhyre]

Actually forcing Christianity on slaves later lead many to Islam, as they viewed Christianity as a white man's religion. Regardless, this is the WRONG place to discuss such things.

 

[-Z-]

Yeah no kidding. What does christianity or religion at all have to do with the type of games we play? You have some serious issues Billy.

 

[SoldierofChrist]

Billy,

It's true that in the past many people claimed to be true Christians were in fact, not at all. Where do you get your basis for morality? The ten commandments are pretty clear in the moral standards that God gave to the Jews in the Old Testament. Murder, adultery, stealing, etc... was banned even to the point where punishment for committing such crimes was death.

I don't think just because a group labels themselves "Christian" should automatically be given that status. Paul wrote in the New Testament that Christians should make their calling and election sure, meaning that, those who are true Christians will act like it. Those who murdered, adulterated, stole, lied, etc... without seeing anything wrong with it were no Christians at all.

There are many errors that have even crept within the Christian church, as the New Testament said would happen. Don't excuse such garbage like the faith healings you spoke of, or the Salem Witch trials as defining what true Christianity is, because those simply show how truth is corrupted. Check this verse out:


2 Peter 2:1
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them–bringing swift destruction on themselves.

Don't base Christianity on an individual or organization that has killed hundreds of thousands in the so-called "name of Christ." Before you make such accusations, Billysplace, why don't you read the New Testament for yourself and see what Christ taught?


Matthew 7:13
"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many."

Matthew 7:14
For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

What is the "narrow way?" It's being justified (made in right-standing) with God who is too holy to even look at sin. Clearly those "Christians" you are speaking of were not true believers at all, or else they wouldn't have continued to do such things. Trust me, they will recieve their payment.

 

[Ryder]

I'm not sure the original poster is even here anymore, unless someone really objects, I'm just gonna close this thread down.