I used to struggle a lot with wanting to watch TV shows and movies that I knew were sketchy. But as I've grown closer and closer to God, I've desired more to be sanctified, and the desire to watch those shows has dwindled. Pursuing, loving, worshipping God is so much higher, so much greater than any show, movie, or book.
Yes this is true. I just came to the faith last year, and i would say about a year or two before that, the change was already in my heart. Things that used to be cool to me, like violence and brutality in video games and movies has begun to sicken and disturb me. People tell me it's the holy spirit... whatever it is, it's real, and it comes into your life when your heart opens to Jesus, even before your mind decides to do so.
I really enjoy the show game of thrones. And I know the new season is coming up soon. And for a while, I have contemplated whether or not I should watch the new season. I already have stopped watching all of the tv show that I committed myself to. Game of thrones is the only show I have left. Because of the love I have for God and because I know His will for me is to separate from things that displeases Him, I decided to stop watching the show. Now I barely turn on my television.
Me too - well done for the work of the Holy Spirit in us - once we are 'free of such clever and beguiling temptation', we are free indeed! Yes, it is 'brilliantly written, filmed etc.' - but that is the 'cleverness' of the temptation, of the tempter!!
I see it differently. However, if the Holy Spirit has led you to your decision, I cannot but applaud you and encourage you to keep yielding to His influence.
zanelle zephurin Respect to you, sister! We are called to deny ourselves, and what happens when we do is we become more sensitive about discerning the things of God.
That is stupid, how can some Christians be such stupid. I believe in God, but truth is he doesn't give shit will you watch tv show or Game of Thrones or Hannibal or anything, Bible say no one is good only God is good, bible say that evil doesnt exist, evil is absence of good, so i and you have choice we can be stupid and dont whach any tw show and pretend that God care, or we can do what we want, whenever we want, Only thing you need to do for salvation is complete trust in Jesus and thats all, no good deeds or anything you are siner in God eyes no matter what you do, all sins are eqal, you are free to do whatever you want, good and evil are completly subjective, you are not good nor evil.
Beautiful Message, completely biblical! I love how he said "my life isn't a constrained life" so true. For God's commandments are not burdensome to keep when you are walking in the Holy Spirit!
Janko Perić well if all this was true, why would JESUS say gouge out your eye if it causes you to sin, obviously this implies him wanting his followers to be morally good
I used to watch it but every time I played the episode I would fill deep sorrow in my heart. I was grieving the Holy Spirit for quite some time until I became dry and finally realised what I was doing. Brothers, this filth is not worth our blessed sensible Lord who's dwelling in us. Let's not grieve Him anymore but bring Him joy with faith, obedience and purity of mind
Compromise in the church is rampant! This is an excellent interview! We are called to be holy (1 Peter 1:16) and to deny ourselves (Mark 8:34-36). God bless
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 I am so happy that when Jesus found me and I started to live with him I was convicted to throw away my Television and stop for a while watching any kind of Movies even Christian ones. Now a days I look back and can be really greatfull that he led me in that way. Blessings to all of you
Ive watched game of thrones before I came into the faith and I can tell you know that it is never appropriate for a believer to watch such wickedness ,Lot vexed his righteous spirit from the evil deeds that he saw and heard in Sodom and Gomorrah he did not sit there with a bag of popcorn and watch with enjoyment ,he was distressed by the depraved acts of lawlessness and so should we be .
Ricky Westley the fake christians lead the potential up and coming christians into it, and people slowly choke out the conviction in their life and they become nice people who believe jesus was a nice guy
You are delusional and waste your life, truth is God doesn't care about that, only thing you need for salvation is complete trust in Jesus, that's all. No good deeds, Good and Evil are completly subjective,But some christians are extremmly stupid, now i understand why atheists think they are more intelligent they you. I have some advice for you, you can try to be perfect, do whatever bible say you to do , and in God eyes you are just siner like Ted Bundy nothing more, nothing else, every sin is eqal, even if you try not to sin you will sin, it is in human nature, so i can do whatever i want and whach whatever i want, i am in God eyes sinner like you even if you do not whach that, only way for salvation is complete trust in Jesus, and i have that. But i haven no delusions about trying to achive some moral perfection, becasue it is impossible and in God eyes you are sinner just like Hitler.
@@M.H.I.A.F.T. It's not glorified like this. You trying to tell me it should be omitted? Then you would cry about facts being left out. You rather they censor it? Are you an SJW or something? Learn the line between showing something and glorifying it. You'll be much better off in life.
@@EQOAnostalgia GOT does not 'glorify it' and so what if it did? The point is religion has fucked up and killed millions. GOT has never harmed anyone as far as I'm aware.
Pastor John I would like to say that I have been wrestling with watching this show and I've watched a lot of it even though at the back of my mind I knew God was not pleased with this show and I simply needed to affirm the truth in my own heart which you have just spoken. Thanks and God bless you .
Absolutely correct Pastor.Well spoken.Joining you in the pursuit to stay pure before the Lord. God bless you for your commitment to standing up for the gospel truth. (India) 👍🏼
I used to watch it but every time I watched it I would get so convicted by the Holy Spirit I stopped watching it. Thais was right as the 3rd season was coming out. I got so repulsed by it thank to God.
Christ Is Risen I watched 5 seasons of ink master.. season 6 first episode came on.. someone said they wouldnt care If Jesus Christ went on the show he would do better ink than him. I cut it off and that was it.
@games guitars and gore See how angry you are? I was just like that when i was an atheist. I'm a gamer, i played in a band and i loved horror movies. I'd say we have a lot on common but looking at your comment, it reminds me of myself 2 years ago. Only i would toss in "bible thumper"
John Piper goes in everytime!! Demonstrating how the Gospel is relevant in every situation, offering the answer for every question. I thank God for Pastor John's fervent commitment to the truth and His uncompromising delivery given in love. Thankful for the boldness not to shirk away from ANY question!
Literally first episode of Game of Thrones I ever watched I was like, "well this seems pretty interes-WOAH THEY DIDN'T MENTION IT WAS MEDIEVAL PORN." Could not watch it anymore.
That kinda strikes closely to my heart, resonates deeply, when you talk about how we don't need irrelevant 'cooler' copies of the world, i'm very deep into entertainment myself and even I can't help but notice a lot of entertainment seems to 'extract' a lot from scripture and Biblical knowledge or imagery, and this same entertainment is looked at, treated and showcased in such ironically 'religious' manner, as if it were the Gospel of the world and all it's unclean desires, and it's designed to be so addicting, but the irony is that people would pitch a fit or walk away if they had to hear a verse or parable from the Bible. It sure makes me wonder sometimes. Is it possible entertainment is Satan's way of manipulating, inverting and copying the original story of Life? I guess that's why the Bible says there is nothing new under the sun...
I think the problem of watching nudity and sexual explicit "acting" is not just that the viewers have lustful thoughts about it and/or the people portraying those scenes, but it's the fact that God determined that our nakedness and sex belong inside marriage and when I'm contemplating another person nakedness and the way they would have sex, I'm not only lusting after someone that is not my spouse, but I'm taking something that belongs to those actors' present or future (if they're single) spouses. The pleasure of seeing their nakedness belong to their spouses, it should only be enjoyed inside of marriage, and I'm somehow robbing that for myself. The other troubling part is that these actors are selling their nakedness for a stranger's pleasure and those watching are accomplices of that sin. Even if I skip those scenes in TV, the actors and producers of these shows don't know it. They just know that their product is selling because people like what they are seeing, and they will keep on insisting those who want to act that stripping off their clothes is a "need" and "art", when in reality they only care about the money these actors' naked bodies and sex portrayals generates them, reducing people to sexual objects for the masses.
I watched the first episode because show was so hyped--it was too evil gross to sit through. I wanted to throw up. I hate how desensitized most people are to the vile and demonic. Very unhealthy for brain and spirit. I do not want this in my psyche as I get older. Too damaging.
You are delusional and waste your life, truth is God doesn't care about that, only thing you need for salvation is complete trust in Jesus, that's all. No good deeds, Good and Evil are completly subjective,But some christians are extremmly stupid, now i understand why atheists think they are more intelligent they you. I have some advice for you, you can try to be perfect, do whatever bible say you to do , and in God eyes you are just siner like Ted Bundy nothing more, nothing else, every sin is eqal, even if you try not to sin you will sin, it is in human nature, so i can do whatever i want and whach whatever i want, i am in God eyes sinner like you even if you do not whach that, only way for salvation is complete trust in Jesus, and i have that. But i haven no delusions about trying to achive some moral perfection, becasue it is impossible and in God eyes you are sinner just like Hitler.
Did jesus said "No one is good--except God alone". Smoking is sin, but many Christians do smoke, i just say that everyone is sinner, and even if you are sinner and do sin you can be saved, you just need to trust Jesus, i dont need to be perfect to be saved.
So you think watching porn is okay? just because people in real life have sex? so it's something that you should enjoy watching people doing? Oh right.. I forgot.. you just told someone they are delusional and a waste of life?! but you have the nerve to talk about Jesus christ? God does not play around with that stuff. you need to repent for showing such disgusting behavior. You are demonic and the lies you say are from the devil who is trying to send people into a false religion! It's sad. 2 Timothy 3:1-17 "But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people." You don't follow God you follow your self and your selfish desires. @@jankoperic2567
M Mmm "So you think watching porn is okay" i never watched any porn, do you know why? because i am pretty asexsual, i do not have desire to whach pron, i never did, and i never will watch porn. Where did you get idea that i watch porn?I never said that someone is waste of life, but that someone waste his life, you should enjoy life, whach tv shows, game of thrones is okay, hannibal tv show is okay, there is nothing wrong with that, that's what i said , everyone is sinner , and it is stupid to want to live without any sin , that is impossible in this world, always was, and it will be impossible even million years in the future from now.If you do not like game of thrones or other tv shows, fine don't watch it, no one forces you, but DON'T tell other people not to watch that, or how is show "evil".
No. The Bible talks about people like you who try to use grace as a license to sin. You are not saved because you don’t think your sin is serious enough to be saved from. Leave this girl alone.
Oh Lord help us! if we were to spend time with Christ in His Word, we wouldn't even be asking such questions because we would Know! We really need the incredible gift of discernment.
He said, "the closer I get to death and to Jesus"... the only problem I find with that statement and this video, is forgetting that we could die at any moment, and that even if we're alive God can still come as a thief in the night at any moment. I agree with this video. ive been getting closer to God and further from the bondage of satan. God has shown me that even red bulls can be a form of bondage. don't get addicted to the things of this world. theyre here one moment, and could all burn in a heartbeat. God bless you all.
Something to further consider: Violence and murder faked onscreen are nonetheless sins God hates. Just because it's faked doesn't take away from the fact that they are entertaining an audience with these things God hates.
Ian Garman thats actually very true, good point. But I still would say that we are not doing what is pleasing to Jesus when we sit and watch let's say someone get stabbed or something like that. And then go to God after wanting to draw near and grow in the Lord. Because we just watched dreadful things we don't need to see. The bible is clear on murder being sin so why would we sit and make entertainment of it? You get what I mean?
Ian Garman I also understand it being part of reality. But we have the news for that. What movies are, is entertainment and seeing gory or gruesome things or witnessing "deaths/murders" for pleasure is not necessary. That doesn't mean no movies at all just to choose wisely what we choose to watch as we serve a great and awesome but also Holy God ;)
I think there's a discernment that must be exercised. "Violence" is not always wrong; what matters is context. Is it justified violence, such as a war? Is it a depiction of real violence, such as gang violence, that should grieve us and paint a picture of a fallen reality? OR, is it GoT-type violence, in which the pleasure of watching it is not derived from the well-told story or in how it glorifies God and what He stands for, but is instead derived from our animalistic and sinful bloodlust? #1 is justified because the violence isn't the point but the context in which it is placed. #2 is sinful, because the violence is the whole point, and we're enjoying violence for the sake of violence. Thus, something like "How to Train Your Dragon" (one of my personal favorites, lol) is alright, because the violence is A) not over the top, and B) makes sense in the way it's handled; whereas most horror/slasher movies are saturated with sin because the whole point is to derive enjoyment from other people's pain and sadistic deaths. That's where I'm at right now, but I'll drop any movie if it leads me into sin. Anything else to add?
Pastor Piper mentions even photos. What about artists or medical professionals that observe a naked body to increase the knowledge and skill of their trade?
The scenes are filmed with the intention of invoking lust in the viewers. However, a simple solution is to simply skip over such scenes. I'm pretty surprised that no one seems to be mentioning this.
Never watched the show (not sure I want to based on what i've heard, not sure if skipping over scenes would be an option). I am reading the books however and have found them to be very well-written and with witty dialogue and engaging characters, not the depravity that seems to have been played up and exploited in the show. But like I said I haven't watched it so I couldn't say how big exactly the difference is, probably helps that the book isn't visual and such scenes are not drawn out or even meant to illicit lust (more of a it happened for certain conversations to take place between characters). I'm not saying the books are better or that one should give GoT a chance, thats just what i've observed.
Since i was saved, I am more and more intolerant of any violent, demonic TV shows....it's crazy how much and how popular they are among people....i can't understand how people enjoy those zobmie, vampire, demons, torture, perverted sexual scenes..... all the image from HELL..... how is that enjoyable??? What are these shows trying to do to people????? Come Lord and clean up this filthy dark world, it's getting too much to bear!!!!!
You dont need adult stuff to make a good adult story A cancelled star wars game called star wars 1313 was going to be rated M for the plot not the violence
Good afternoon, A friend of mine has the DVD set. I watched a few episodes out of the corner of my eye as I read from my phone. Not bad I thought. I then watched one episode with complete attention. I witnessed child sacrifice by burning a poisoning a throat cutting and a beheading. I will never watch this show again. Trauma, Trauma, Trauma. Peace be with you.
If your right arm causes you to sin, you know what do. Imagine losing an arm to prevent you from sinning, how about missing art school. I know I cherish my arm more than my school and even that Jesus says if it leads me to sin I should cut it
@@kingsfordkyeremeh-frimpong5150 Just because you see a nude doesnt automatically make you lust after it, sure, I can understand thats there might be a sense of betrayal but still
This is good, also I like David Wilkerson’s take on it too, how can you expect to run into the Lords arms, if your sitting their watching that filth when the Lord returns.
Some of these teaching were pretty profound to me I’ve never thought of some of the points he just made. This was something else my friend like I’m in awe 😂😂😂. He said you wouldn’t want your family to play these nude roles like wow man that was good. As well as saying nudity is real it’s not make believe like man you are literally hitting us with some wisdom. Praise be to God.
For us we purchased a VidAngel subscription and temporary HBO app subscription for after the season is over to watch in one whole bundle. You can take every sex scene and cuss word out from a list you control. The guys I worked with thought I was a freak for this indeed, but it kept us guilt free from watching the show and it is great without all that garbage. Vidangel is like having TV editing all over again like the good ole days.
There's still so much barbarity and violence in Game of Thrones though which is central to the plot and can't be edited out. I believe that is just as disturbing to God as nudity.
Fun fact: in the medieval times the only curse word-that was like the f-bomb back then- was "damn" and all our "cuss" words and vulgarities were technical terms back then
Abiding in Him. I think the truth is that there is no discernment anymore. Certainly it is uncommon, to say the least. This current generation of Christians are so poorly educated and so gravely mislead into thinking life is about fun, that it's difficult to find someone who has a burden to be holy. So many youth these days think pre-marital sex is either acceptable to God or just not as serious as the "oldies" say. So it follows that the same people will be, at best, ambiguous about whether or not they should watch shows that seem obviously depraved to previous generations. It's sad that youths spend so little time with their bibles or with God that they have no idea what brings Him Joy and what makes Him angry...
White Night I agree.. also this isn't just a youth problem. My thought is that TV in general is a huge distraction. Why do we feel the need to be entertained? It's a pit many many people are comfortable in.
I don't have a problem with being entertained - entertainment and recreation have their place. But I do have a problem when people claiming to follow Christ are entertained by things that God hates. Admittedly, I struggled with this very thing for a long time. I was hooked on a video game series called Shin Megami Tensei, which has a strong occult focus - you summon demons to help you save the world and generally toward the end of each game you have choose between siding with Lucifer to fight (and kill) God or God to fight Lucifer. It's blatant blasphemy. And I claimed to be a Christian whilst playing these games! I justified it away by saying it was just fantasy and the in-game representations of God and Lucifer are not accurate so it's not like I'm actually fighting God and befriending the Devil, plus the story is really interesting and the gameplay is amazing blah blah blah. But the whole time I knew in my conscience that God did not endorse this form of entertainment. Eventually I was caught out because a church elder saw something on my social media that concerned him and after doing some research he confronted me. Immediately I gave it up and got rid of all the games, knowing that I should have listened to the Holy Spirit years ago instead of waiting to be humiliated. Thank God for that elder who had a concern for my holiness. Now, my point is this. As Christians, if we have a relationship with God, we should be able to hear Him telling us when we are in breach of our boundaries (which are there for our good, not because God is a fuddy-duddy). But either 1. Christians only "give their life to Jesus" out of emotion and never really commit to a relationship with Christ, so they don't know His voice to be able to discern right from wrong, or 2. They play the fool, justifying sin by saying it's not reeeeeaaally bad (like I was doing), essentially ignoring God speaking to them. Both scenarios display poor relationship management on our part, and I think that's what it comes down to. If you really love someone, you don't ignore them or justify hurting them - you would be diligent to do what you know they like and refrain from what upsets them. Otherwise it's not real love and all you really want is a friend with benefits. Jesus deserves better than that. If Christians can't agree on at least that, they don't understand the gospel. He didn't live a perfect life and die a criminal's death so we can continue hammering the nails into His hands by pretending we don't know when we're sinning. He lived and died to pay our unpayable debt of sin so we could be renewed and made holy by God's grace.
White Night Amen! I was watching the Walking dead 2 Years ago and the Holy Spirit showed me how I could be spending time with him and not hiding in the dark watching this show. I repented and started cutting things out that kept me from him. Thanks for responding. I enjoyed your sharing your story. I like how you shined light on the relationship we commit to with our redeemer.
As someone who WAS a huge, massive fan of Game of Thrones for the entire time that it aired...this bridge is the hardest to cross for me personally. Rationalizing and justifying the viewing of on-screen nudity because "the quality of the film, the storytelling, etc etc are just so good" has always been something I did, knowing that it was just a lot of "blowing smoke" to make myself feel okay with watching material that was frankly...not worth watching. But I grow in faith and mature in faith and am just trying to slowly work these kinds of things out of my life. Slowly but surely it is becoming an easier and easier thing to do. There is an INFINITE amount of entertainment in the world, and between work, family and faith...no single human truly needs a massive amount of entertainment to get them through life. There is certainly no need to resort to any entertainment that features obscene nudity or sexual content.
Coming back to this video, I'm curious what Piper's position would be on nudity in classical painting and sculpture. I know many see some kind of distinction, but I increasingly do not.
Have y'all never heard of vidangel. It's a streaming app that allows you to filter out gore, nudity, language basically anything inappropriate. How it works is it'll filter through a streaming app like Netflix or HBO so you have to have Netflix to filter and watch anything on Netflix through vidangel. But I used it to watch game of thrones and completely cut out all nudity and profanity and it worked really well. Just thought I'd let y'all know.
8:43 That is one that I can agree with to a degree, Deadpool is a good film, but so is The Chronicles of Narnia, But 50 shades isn't (at least not to me), The point is a good film doesn't need to have sex in it, but sex (or a lack thereof) is not enough to make a film good.
Since the show came out my husband and I decided not to watch it. Growing up into adulthood my husband really struggled with a pornography addition. Thankfully he was able to conquer it, so he doesn't want anything that will bring that back. So when people have brought GOT up my husband shares his reasons and people of all beliefs (and lack of beliefs) respect it. It's all about not being a pretentious prick when speaking to people.
Ok, I like the plot of Game of Thrones. I know the nudity is wrong, even though I don't think lustful thoughts from it. I mainly watch because I like John Snow, KING OF THE NORTH! So my question is this, I can set my DVR to censor nudity and such...so is it ok if I make it PG13 by omitting all the nudity? I know, I know, the answer is no. I'll just read the books and tear out the lustful pages. : (
Alex Of Salvation I can relate with your struggle! Just let it go though cos make no mistake about it, struggling with the Holy Spirit is a very grave pernicious sin
Tactical Raptor For me it is the same. I like the plot. I love the depths of the chatacterical writing and the unpredictability. I don't care about the sex and nudity scenes. Sometimes they even disgust me. I just love the twists and that the evil hearts of people are clearly shown as that: evil. There are no heroes and no people without fault. Most of the characters even morally fail. I like it because it's realistic. Not like Hollywood tries to do in most movies and shows. GOT doesn't play down or superelevate morally bad deeds and thoughts. It exposes them.
Tactical Raptor - a guest minister, speaking to our congregation, told us that he has watched "Empire " and "Power" because he knows many of his congregants watch those shows. He's keeping in touch with what's influencing his people. Now, we would expect an ordained minister of the Gospel to be spiritually stronger than most lay-believers. I mention this because he did not condemn the programs from the pulpit or the believers who choose to watch. However, I know he is concerned about his flock, and likely the Holy Spirit is inspiring him with messages to give his congregation on being in the world but not of the world. I also mention this because this minister was willing to investigate what was popular rather than condemning the shows and watchers based on hearsay or snippets of shows. Season 8 has been delayed, so you have time to decide whether you should finish the story out or move on. I can't make that decision for you. I can tell you that Jesus is present in "Game of Thrones " and in George R. R. Martin's World of Ice And Fire. Christ won't be identified by name, and at this point, I don't believe R'hllor is based on Jesus. But God created GRRM who in turn created the World of Ice And Fire. You are aware of the spirituality of the story. I see it as part of Martin's quest to understand the God he grew up learning about. Martin described himself as a "lapsed Catholic " but I don't believe he is an atheist. So much in the show (and books) mirrors what's going on in our world. Themes such as "Winter is coming " and "Valar morghulis" echo "Jesus is coming " and " As it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.... " The wars and political intrigue remind believers of the strife in our world in the face of a greater spiritual battle. As I said, I can't condemn or condone your watching : that's between you and the Holy Spirit. But if you do follow the story to it's conclusion, take Jesus with you.
There are shows with blurred lines like A hard tvMA show can be like Game of thrones and The walking dead. But a Soft tvMA can be like Samurai Jack season 5 cartoon which doesn't care about the edgy stuff.
This is the best lesson ever. I also think the same. I restrict my feeds so much, i only got Christian and nature programs that is coming through... I want to let go of wifi and my cellphone.
I’m sorry but we are talking about “Game of Thrones” the bible is basically saying no time for entertainment you don’t watch Game of thrones to see nudity. If everything has to be serious then what is the point of doing anything.
I hoped Piper would say Yes! to GoT, But i know better... At the start of the series several years ago, i did not see anything wrong with it. I do now. On the other hand: i really want to see how the series ends.
someone i know like this series a lot. I was intrigued so i watched the first episode. I was shocked on the nudity content that i never watch the second episode.
@@commonsense9173 It's not about hating the body. It's about being modest and not over-ENJOYING it. God created a lot of good things. But we are not supposed to indulge in them outside of how he instructs, for our own benefit. For me, a woman, seeing breasts on the screen draws no reaction from me because I have no sexual interest in women. For a guy or a girl with interests in girls, that's way different. It becomes flat out porn at that point. (To clarify, I try to stay away from movies with nudity in it altogether simply because I represent the faith, anyway). Within a godly marriage, the appreciation you're talking about it glorifying to God. Outside of it, it's almost impossible to keep from glorifying the creation without giving much thought to God. Plus, if you're in a relationship then looking at another person with lust is the same as cheating, anyway.
As a Christian, I also struggle to stop watching some shows even when you do not know that some nude parts will appear at some point. But I ask, when you go to beach and see all those beauties passing by, have you sinned already? How about some women in churches exposing their chest, since you great them, no way you won't look at them first but then you turn your eyes away. So have you still sinned? God knows that our eyes would see things that we are not supposed to see - via movies or while walking but the key thing is what you allow your mind to feed on at that point in time. So that is why we should guide our heart / mind so when we see these things, we are not carried away.
My portal into George R. R. Martin's World of Ice And Fire ( Game of Thrones) has been RUclips videos and Wikipedia articles over the last six months. After I got involved, I was challenged by Joel Moroney's video similarly titled "Should Christians Watch Game of Thrones? " I've replied there. How should Christians watch "Game of Thrones? " I believe is a valid question. By the time these cautionary videos were posted, many believers had already been drawn in to George R. R. Martin's world and the worldwide phenomenon that is "Game of Thrones. " Seven seasons have aired, and the 8th-and-final season has been delayed. There are some believers who should not continue with the show. Those who haven't begun I'd say would do well not to begin. However, for those who choose to follow the story to its conclusion, here are some points to consider. The God that disciples of Jesus Christ claim to worship is present in The World of Ice And Fire. Our God created George Martin who has described himself as a "lapsed Catholic. " I see Martin's masterwork as part of his quest to understand the God he grew up learning about. The World of Ice And Fire is steeped in spirituality. Many religions and religious practices exist. Some articles say GRRM modeled those religions on faiths that exist in our world. In Psalm 139, David asks, "Whither shall I go from thy Spirit, or whither shall I flee from thy presence? " Of course, the answer is that God is present everywhere - even the farthest reaches of our imaginations. All the Utopias, Dystopias, Post-apocolyptic worlds, parallel universes, multiverses, and whatever we can dream up - the true, living, life-giving God is there. So, for those already caught up in "Game of Thrones " and the World of Ice And Fire, the challenge is what positive and edifying elements can you take away from this journey? "Winter is coming " echoes "Jesus is coming. " "All men must die " echoes "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.... " "Bend the knee" and "All men must serve" point to "Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. " I'm not trying to justify watching "Game of Thrones " or reading GRRM's books for titillation or enjoying "stolen bread. " If the Holy Spirit is convicting anyone on their watching or reading, those persons need to stop, repent, re-focus and move on in Christ. What helps me is I read the "Chronicles of Narnia " in school. C. S. Lewis wrote that series and he was an associate - if not a friend - of J. R. R. Tolkien who wrote "The Lord of the Rings. " George R. R. Martin has expressed admiration for Tolkien and his work. In a way, I was primed for Martin's work - and so were many of you. So, how should believers watch G. O. T.? Mindful that Jesus is watching us, that He is present in the story (even if not mentioned by name or identifiable with any god mentioned in the tale); mindful that The World of Ice And Fire is much like our world, and how we get caught up in fighting each other when a greater battle is raging.
Roberto Esquivel - thanks for the encouragement. I appreciate your reading the comment - I know it was long. I have weaned off "Game of Thrones " - I seldom follow up on video notifications now. But GRRM 's world is still fascinating to me. And in saying that, I am reminded that we worship the greatest Storyteller of all....
Before my conversion, I used to watch this series. I even watched a lot of gory movies. I was once a fan of horror movies. Name them, I know them. But after conversion, I abstain from watching them. When I tried watching once, my stomach turned. I now realize how shallow these kinds of movies.
I believe we need to ask grace from God to grow more and more to love God's holiness and fellow man and women in such a way that we will prefer to abstain from delighting in nudity and pornography than to defile our souls with sinful pleasures. Not only that, but I also try to remember that I need to have my heart as pure as possible for my future wife.
An answer could be, It's up to you. You could skip past the nudity, get a version of the series that censors the provocative stuff, etc. Depending on how the show affects you and your conscience, that should be the framework you use (other than the bible of course) to determine whether It's suitable for you to watch or not. I see a lot of people drawing parallels between the nudity in the show and pornography. With pornography, the individual is most likely watching the content to lust, with GoT that's not the primary focus of the show. It's not lost on me that an individual could watch the show to lust or for any other sinful purposes and so obviously a line needs to be drawn. But beyond that, a viewer could ignore those parts or not be phased by them. Please stop using "real Christians", It's a pretentious and untrue term formed by the basis of your own perception and no objective definition. It sets a bad stigma among Christians and inhibits constructive criticism. If you want to convince another Christian that they're incorrect don't berate them and bring them down.
Amen! Christ made me completely *stop* all impure/lustful thoughts of the mind, and I feel truly liberated from the things of the flesh. I feel like a new person thanks to Him. Jesus has the power the heal all your impurities of the heart, I can speak on this as He has already done it on me :))
Guys I recently started watching the vampire dairies ( I know I’m so late) and I become weirdly obsessed/ defensive over it. It was my favourite thing and I would spend my day looking forward to watch the episodes. I finished season one and it was amazing . But then i realised my spirit changed , I distanced from the lord. While I was reading the bible I was thinking about what would happen in the next episode. I would have sexual dreams and fantasies about the vampires in the show. I would desire to be like the powerful girl witches and vampires in the show. Then I realised WHAT AM I DOING? how can I watch a show that shows these devil creatures. Vampires , witches and werewolf’s don’t exist and we’re not created by god. They are all the devils creation and THSI is why these shows ( teen wolf, TVD, the originals, the witches , Harry Potter , twilight) are so popular for teenage girls. We become obsessed with the idea of supernatural and even find it to be attractive ? It’s disgusting. I rebuke these thoughts in the name of Jesus . How can I spend time watching a show that has witchcraft ? I realised all the time I spent watching supernatural stuff when I was a kid ( Sabrina the teenage witch , wizards of Waverley place , H20 : mermaids) I realised how wrong this all is. I mean these shows don’t benefit us either . They cause us to become obsessed and take uo our precious time and thoughts causing us to sin. Please give up these sinful shows. It’s not worth it. I immediately stopped watching TVD and didn’t watch anymore of the seasons. It was so hard and I’m still struggling I lost my appetite and sleep I missed the show so much as it became a part of my routine ( would watch it everyday). But I prayed about it and asked the lord for help with my addiction to shows about the supernatural. I FEEL SO MUCH better now . And I’m getting closer to the lord every day. I have more control over my thoughts and I’m Genuinely happier and feel free. Trust me it will be hard to give up these shows but remember Christ has freed you, there is no bondage and every chain is broken. So don’t be a slave to these shows. Control your life with the help of the spirit. Live by the spirit and you will notice how good life can be.
I really love your videos pastor John and value all of your counsel. I watch GoT, but I have no interest in the nudity or the violence, in fact I often turn away at these parts. I'm just really interested in the story and the characters; I want to see the Stark children all reunited and to see who will become king or queen, and how they will defeat the white walkers. They have toned down a lot of the sex and gore since they've realised the show doesn't need it to get good ratings any more. Because lust is not something I struggle with as much as others, I feel like perhaps it might be bad for some to watch and okay for others. On the other hand, I will not watch anything to do with witchcraft, because I was involved in that kind of stuff before being saved. I agree with what you say about conscience, but my conscience was clear until I saw this video.
8:25 There are also people who are waiting to kiss after marriage. Their first kiss is going to be in front of a lot of people (including Children) in a church.
Sofia Bravo I think I would have to disagree with you on that one cause I believe in god but all agnosticism is that you seek knowledge or more of it it’s not like I’m an atheist who doesn’t believe in anything so you’re wrong sorry.
Okay bear with me for a minute.so we know there's a God the same way know there's a builder when we see a building. Now what the atheist do is deny the existence of a builder and believe the building for no reason just manifested into an extremely complex system that if tweaked slightly in a multitude of ways would prohibit life as we know it.so acknowledging the fact that there is a builder doesn't mean that since you have acknowledged what should be clear you'll be welcomed into heaven. Matthew 7:21 "not everyone who says to me,' Lord, Lord',will enter the kingdom of heaven.But only the one who does the will of my father who is in heaven. How do we do the will of the father? Well first of all we can't do the will of the father without knowing the father and we can't know the father without the son. 1 John 2:23 No one who denies the son has the father, whoever acknowledges the son has the father. And so by saying God will gladly welcome you into heaven and he wants to but won't because you have rejected the son of God which is the only thing that can freely redeem us from sin because of his sacrifice. Sin being the only reason we can't be with God. So by denying the son you deny God because the son is from God and the only way to be with God. Now all you have to do to be with God and granted eternal life, is to acknowledge and accept that Jesus Christ is the son of God and your personal savior that he died on the cross and rose again in order for you to be saved and grant you with eternal life. And you have to trust and accept him, and confess and repent, meaning to turn away from or give up sin. And do the will of the father which is in the bible. Now all of the this not applied is worthless. For knowledge without application is worthless. And I know this is a lot but it's not just saying it then forgetting it and living as though as we did before we knew him and his word the bible. I also know how burdening this can feel being told that you have to change otherwise it's eternal torment. But I'm saying all these things because I'm deathly afraid that if you continue life as you are, and life is long until you're at the end of it. That those last few moments will be of deceptive comfort. As if jumping out of a plain trusting in a parachute you didn't even put on. From deceptive comfort to true fear in realization that the only thing from then on is eternal pain. And a thought that you could've instead had an eternity in paradise. So please don't gamble with your salvation the house always wins. Also please don't make the mistake I did by thinking that since I said the words and thought yeah I'm saved but yet didn't repent and lived as though I had never been saved. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters. Either you'll hate the one and love the other or you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Now money might not be the problem but the verse basically means you can't serve God and something else. For me it was sin as it is for all of us. Before Christ we were slaves to sin, meaning we served sin, sin was our master. But when we accept Jesus fully and turn from are old master, sin. He becomes our new master. One cannot live in sin and be with God. And a sinful life is tempting believe me I know, it wouldn't be called temptation if it didn't look like fun. But I can say from experience the pleasure of sin is fleeting. The more we do it the less happiness we find in it. But the joy God gives, whew, brah. It's unlike anything this world has. And the only way to experience that joy is through Jesus and obeying the Father. Accepting Jesus is a win win situation, your granted eternal life and he's with you always, taking your yoke. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Sin is a huge burden we forget we have and are only aware of how big it is once it's gone. Thanks for taking the time to read this and please don't brush it off because of the anxiety it all brings I know it's a hard thing to grasp, but please if you have any question please ask, anything at all that doesn't make sense, I guarantee there's an answer. Two youtube channels id recommend is, living waters, and cross examined. But seek first God, please I beg you.Try, search find an answer. Please you can only gain.
@@darkshadows6328 Hey this is Britt but i'm on a different account. Anyway i was just seeing how you're doing, and if you have any questions about God or anything we previously talked about. if you have any objections or are confused about anything i would really love to talk, and although i might not be able to answer everything i guarantee ill look and try to answer you in a way that is truthful. Also the last time I texted you I didn't really represent Christ or really point you to him. And im really sorry, i was struggling a lot with my relationship with God and was more centered on morality than Christ. I don't won't to encourage sin which separates us from God but morality is not what brings us back to to him. Christ is the only way, and once in Christ no evil can snatch us from him. John 10:28-30 (I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand) and its not about being morally perfect but about believing in Jesus Christ. this is a verse thats helped me a lot through my fears and doubt of salvation. John 11:25-26 ( Jesus said to her,"I am the resurrection and the Life. the one who believes in me will live, even though they die. and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?" its not about how much you believe but that you believe. great faith and little faith are equal. as long as you believe and place your faith in Jesus you will live. even if youre faith is as large as a mustard seed if its placed in Christ you are saved. a verse i've personally used a lot is mark 9:24 ( "Lord, i believe; help my unbelief?") and to be honest I am extremely weak, once you believe in Christ Jesus, God is your Father. and he is not a God of fear but a God of love. another verse Isaiah 53:5 (But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.) its not about how much you can do for God but what He's done for you. God wants to know you and you to know him and he loves you more than you or me can understand. if you want to know why please pray for God to help you understand and read the book of john. if you don't own a bible i'm willing to buy one for you. I pray for you often, more recently the past couple days. if you have any prayer requests please let me know. I tell you all this in Jesus name. if you have any questions or things that you disagree with and wanna talk/debate probably argue about im willing to lend a ear or keyboard.
The funny thing is..I don't have to see a man naked to lust after him. Most of the actors on tv I've always liked I don't really know what they look like naked and I've never sat there and thought please take your clothes off like most men do with women. The thing that makes me lust after guys is being well dressed and walking with confidence and having good manners but also a wild side. That's what I find irresistible in men. But it doesn't matter if you're naked or not because Jesus said if you look with lust you commit adultery in your heart
1 John 2:15-17 King James Version 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
I know that here is the thing my wife would have my kids to watch the movie and I would drive them to there rooms.I understand an am not a fan of this movie am praying for her.
Honestly I tried to watch the first couple of episodes and I couldn’t it’s pretty graphic as well with nudity and to be honest a little more on the spiritually dark side. My opinion to you as a Christian is not to watch it
I used to struggle a lot with wanting to watch TV shows and movies that I knew were sketchy. But as I've grown closer and closer to God, I've desired more to be sanctified, and the desire to watch those shows has dwindled. Pursuing, loving, worshipping God is so much higher, so much greater than any show, movie, or book.
Yes this is true. I just came to the faith last year, and i would say about a year or two before that, the change was already in my heart. Things that used to be cool to me, like violence and brutality in video games and movies has begun to sicken and disturb me.
People tell me it's the holy spirit... whatever it is, it's real, and it comes into your life when your heart opens to Jesus, even before your mind decides to do so.
@@EQOAnostalgia that sounds a lot like what people say about a lot of things.
Agree
I really enjoy the show game of thrones. And I know the new season is coming up soon. And for a while, I have contemplated whether or not I should watch the new season. I already have stopped watching all of the tv show that I committed myself to. Game of thrones is the only show I have left. Because of the love I have for God and because I know His will for me is to separate from things that displeases Him, I decided to stop watching the show. Now I barely turn on my television.
Me too - well done for the work of the Holy Spirit in us - once we are 'free of such clever and beguiling temptation', we are free indeed! Yes, it is 'brilliantly written, filmed etc.' - but that is the 'cleverness' of the temptation, of the tempter!!
I see it differently. However, if the Holy Spirit has led you to your decision, I cannot but applaud you and encourage you to keep yielding to His influence.
zanelle zephurin Respect to you, sister! We are called to deny ourselves, and what happens when we do is we become more sensitive about discerning the things of God.
Hallelujah !
That is stupid, how can some Christians be such stupid. I believe in God, but truth is he doesn't give shit will you watch tv show or Game of Thrones or Hannibal or anything, Bible say no one is good only God is good, bible say that evil doesnt exist, evil is absence of good, so i and you have choice we can be stupid and dont whach any tw show and pretend that God care, or we can do what we want, whenever we want, Only thing you need to do for salvation is complete trust in Jesus and thats all, no good deeds or anything you are siner in God eyes no matter what you do, all sins are eqal, you are free to do whatever you want, good and evil are completly subjective, you are not good nor evil.
Beautiful Message, completely biblical! I love how he said "my life isn't a constrained life" so true. For God's commandments are not burdensome to keep when you are walking in the Holy Spirit!
Beautifully Rewritten God Bless You :)
Beautifully -
If God's commandments aren't burdensome, how come no one can keep them all. Do you follow #5?
Janko Perić well if all this was true, why would JESUS say gouge out your eye if it causes you to sin, obviously this implies him wanting his followers to be morally good
every honest Christian filled with the Spirit,that wants to understand the Bible agrees with this blessed preacher!
“If Jesus told us to guard our hearts by gouging out our eyes to prevent lust, how much more would he say don’t watch it” (4:55) - Amen to that!
Just use Him to distract you from those stuff
"If you doubt, DON'T." That's a good word right there. Thank you.
I used to watch it but every time I played the episode I would fill deep sorrow in my heart. I was grieving the Holy Spirit for quite some time until I became dry and finally realised what I was doing. Brothers, this filth is not worth our blessed sensible Lord who's dwelling in us. Let's not grieve Him anymore but bring Him joy with faith, obedience and purity of mind
Compromise in the church is rampant! This is an excellent interview! We are called to be holy (1 Peter 1:16) and to deny ourselves (Mark 8:34-36). God bless
"A great movie does not need nudity to add to it's greatness". I wonder if Lord of the Rings isn't the only movie that fits this bill!
The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar, Top Gun: Maverick, and the entire Mission Impossible franchise come to mind
"The world does not need more cool, hip, culturally savvy irrelevant copies of itself."
Wow right when he said that I saw ur comment..
I watched just the 1st episode and was like, nope.
Snowflake.
Destination: tonsils burn in hell lol
Whatever helps you to feel better about yourself. Cheers!
@Ναζωραῖος A snow flake needs to cover gods work.
Same
Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 I am so happy that when Jesus found me and I started to live with him I was convicted to throw away my Television and stop for a while watching any kind of Movies even Christian ones. Now a days I look back and can be really greatfull that he led me in that way. Blessings to all of you
Ive watched game of thrones before I came into the faith and I can tell you know that it is never appropriate for a believer to watch such wickedness ,Lot vexed his righteous spirit from the evil deeds that he saw and heard in Sodom and Gomorrah he did not sit there with a bag of popcorn and watch with enjoyment ,he was distressed by the depraved acts of lawlessness and so should we be .
Ricky Westley the fake christians lead the potential up and coming christians into it, and people slowly choke out the conviction in their life and they become nice people who believe jesus was a nice guy
You are delusional and waste your life, truth is God doesn't care about that, only thing you need for salvation is complete trust in Jesus, that's all. No good deeds, Good and Evil are completly subjective,But some christians are extremmly stupid, now i understand why atheists think they are more intelligent they you.
I have some advice for you, you can try to be perfect, do whatever bible say you to do , and in God eyes you are just siner like Ted Bundy nothing more, nothing else, every sin is eqal, even if you try not to sin you will sin, it is in human nature, so i can do whatever i want and whach whatever i want, i am in God eyes sinner like you even if you do not whach that, only way for salvation is complete trust in Jesus, and i have that. But i haven no delusions about trying to achive some moral perfection, becasue it is impossible and in God eyes you are sinner just like Hitler.
@Ricky Westley Yeah, because there's no violence, murder, incest or cruelty in the Bible...oh wait....
@@M.H.I.A.F.T. It's not glorified like this. You trying to tell me it should be omitted? Then you would cry about facts being left out. You rather they censor it? Are you an SJW or something?
Learn the line between showing something and glorifying it. You'll be much better off in life.
@@EQOAnostalgia GOT does not 'glorify it' and so what if it did? The point is religion has fucked up and killed millions. GOT has never harmed anyone as far as I'm aware.
I never got hooked. I was surprised it was even a hit. Thank God I've missed nothing.
You know nothing Jon Snow
Thanks Pastor John for this word, may the Spirit of God continue overflowing in you as you minister.
love it thanks alot pastor John !
Pastor John I would like to say that I have been wrestling with watching this show and I've watched a lot of it even though at the back of my mind I knew God was not pleased with this show and I simply needed to affirm the truth in my own heart which you have just spoken. Thanks and God bless you .
Amen!!
TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH TRUTH!!!!!!!!! Oh my gosh, I've already shared this 4 times before the end of the video!!! Thank you!!!!
love this! Thanks Ps. John 🌝 glory to God !
Thank you servant of God. I am grateful for these lessons.
thanks pastor John. I will share this
Thank you Pastor John!
Absolutely correct Pastor.Well spoken.Joining you in the pursuit to stay pure before the Lord. God bless you for your commitment to standing up for the gospel truth. (India) 👍🏼
So powerful, thank you for making.
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I used to watch it but every time I watched it I would get so convicted by the Holy Spirit I stopped watching it. Thais was right as the 3rd season was coming out. I got so repulsed by it thank to God.
Christ Is Risen I watched 5 seasons of ink master.. season 6 first episode came on.. someone said they wouldnt care If Jesus Christ went on the show he would do better ink than him. I cut it off and that was it.
Christ Is Risen -- I had the same type of experience.
Hallelujah!
@games guitars and gore See how angry you are? I was just like that when i was an atheist. I'm a gamer, i played in a band and i loved horror movies. I'd say we have a lot on common but looking at your comment, it reminds me of myself 2 years ago. Only i would toss in "bible thumper"
Thank you Pastor!
Wonderful commentary, Pastor John! Wowww!!!! Glory to GOD!!!!🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
What a great answer. Well rounded and complete. What part of us is edified, enhanced, increased or blessed by watching this???
John Piper goes in everytime!! Demonstrating how the Gospel is relevant in every situation, offering the answer for every question. I thank God for Pastor John's fervent commitment to the truth and His uncompromising delivery given in love. Thankful for the boldness not to shirk away from ANY question!
That first minute though, like a knife to the heart.
Literally first episode of Game of Thrones I ever watched I was like, "well this seems pretty interes-WOAH THEY DIDN'T MENTION IT WAS MEDIEVAL PORN." Could not watch it anymore.
That kinda strikes closely to my heart, resonates deeply, when you talk about how we don't need irrelevant 'cooler' copies of the world, i'm very deep into entertainment myself and even I can't help but notice a lot of entertainment seems to 'extract' a lot from scripture and Biblical knowledge or imagery, and this same entertainment is looked at, treated and showcased in such ironically 'religious' manner, as if it were the Gospel of the world and all it's unclean desires, and it's designed to be so addicting, but the irony is that people would pitch a fit or walk away if they had to hear a verse or parable from the Bible. It sure makes me wonder sometimes. Is it possible entertainment is Satan's way of manipulating, inverting and copying the original story of Life? I guess that's why the Bible says there is nothing new under the sun...
I think the problem of watching nudity and sexual explicit "acting" is not just that the viewers have lustful thoughts about it and/or the people portraying those scenes, but it's the fact that God determined that our nakedness and sex belong inside marriage and when I'm contemplating another person nakedness and the way they would have sex, I'm not only lusting after someone that is not my spouse, but I'm taking something that belongs to those actors' present or future (if they're single) spouses. The pleasure of seeing their nakedness belong to their spouses, it should only be enjoyed inside of marriage, and I'm somehow robbing that for myself. The other troubling part is that these actors are selling their nakedness for a stranger's pleasure and those watching are accomplices of that sin. Even if I skip those scenes in TV, the actors and producers of these shows don't know it. They just know that their product is selling because people like what they are seeing, and they will keep on insisting those who want to act that stripping off their clothes is a "need" and "art", when in reality they only care about the money these actors' naked bodies and sex portrayals generates them, reducing people to sexual objects for the masses.
Amazing comment ❤
SO refreshing to see some of these comments....the SMALL minority of this country, BUT salt to be sure....PRAISE GOD!
I watched the first episode because show was so hyped--it was too evil gross to sit through. I wanted to throw up. I hate how desensitized most people are to the vile and demonic. Very unhealthy for brain and spirit. I do not want this in my psyche as I get older. Too damaging.
You are delusional and waste your life, truth is God doesn't care about that, only thing you need for salvation is complete trust in Jesus, that's all. No good deeds, Good and Evil are completly subjective,But some christians are extremmly stupid, now i understand why atheists think they are more intelligent they you.
I have some advice for you, you can try to be perfect, do whatever bible say you to do , and in God eyes you are just siner like Ted Bundy nothing more, nothing else, every sin is eqal, even if you try not to sin you will sin, it is in human nature, so i can do whatever i want and whach whatever i want, i am in God eyes sinner like you even if you do not whach that, only way for salvation is complete trust in Jesus, and i have that. But i haven no delusions about trying to achive some moral perfection, becasue it is impossible and in God eyes you are sinner just like Hitler.
Did jesus said "No one is good--except God alone". Smoking is sin, but many Christians do smoke, i just say that everyone is sinner, and even if you are sinner and do sin you can be saved, you just need to trust Jesus, i dont need to be perfect to be saved.
So you think watching porn is okay? just because people in real life have sex? so it's something that you should enjoy watching people doing? Oh right.. I forgot.. you just told someone they are delusional and a waste of life?! but you have the nerve to talk about Jesus christ? God does not play around with that stuff. you need to repent for showing such disgusting behavior. You are demonic and the lies you say are from the devil who is trying to send people into a false religion! It's sad. 2 Timothy 3:1-17
"But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people." You don't follow God you follow your self and your selfish desires.
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M Mmm "So you think watching porn is okay" i never watched any porn, do you know why? because i am pretty asexsual, i do not have desire to whach pron, i never did, and i never will watch porn. Where did you get idea that i watch porn?I never said that someone is waste of life, but that someone waste his life, you should enjoy life, whach tv shows, game of thrones is okay, hannibal tv show is okay, there is nothing wrong with that, that's what i said , everyone is sinner , and it is stupid to want to live without any sin , that is impossible in this world, always was, and it will be impossible even million years in the future from now.If you do not like game of thrones or other tv shows, fine don't watch it, no one forces you, but DON'T tell other people not to watch that, or how is show "evil".
No. The Bible talks about people like you who try to use grace as a license to sin. You are not saved because you don’t think your sin is serious enough to be saved from. Leave this girl alone.
Thank you! I wish there was a bigger like button!
You can favorite it. It boosts the sharability in the algorithm
It made me sick. I hated even hearing it when I was staying with family who watched it :/
Ra shelle me too!
You've both lost your ability to ever call anyone a snowflake.
Oh Lord help us! if we were to spend time with Christ in His Word, we wouldn't even be asking such questions because we would Know! We really need the incredible gift of discernment.
Respectfully, there’s is a BIG difference between having discernment.......and using it :)
Thank you.
He said, "the closer I get to death and to Jesus"... the only problem I find with that statement and this video, is forgetting that we could die at any moment, and that even if we're alive God can still come as a thief in the night at any moment. I agree with this video. ive been getting closer to God and further from the bondage of satan. God has shown me that even red bulls can be a form of bondage. don't get addicted to the things of this world. theyre here one moment, and could all burn in a heartbeat. God bless you all.
Something to further consider: Violence and murder faked onscreen are nonetheless sins God hates. Just because it's faked doesn't take away from the fact that they are entertaining an audience with these things God hates.
Double Dribble I guess then we'd have no movies then. But many movies made are
Double Dribble hard to imagine a world without the movies that show what the world really is. I'm all about reality.
Ian Garman thats actually very true, good point.
But I still would say that we are not doing what is pleasing to Jesus when we sit and watch let's say someone get stabbed or something like that. And then go to God after wanting to draw near and grow in the Lord. Because we just watched dreadful things we don't need to see.
The bible is clear on murder being sin so why would we sit and make entertainment of it? You get what I mean?
Ian Garman I also understand it being part of reality. But we have the news for that. What movies are, is entertainment and seeing gory or gruesome things or witnessing "deaths/murders" for pleasure is not necessary.
That doesn't mean no movies at all just to choose wisely what we choose to watch as we serve a great and awesome but also Holy God ;)
I think there's a discernment that must be exercised. "Violence" is not always wrong; what matters is context. Is it justified violence, such as a war? Is it a depiction of real violence, such as gang violence, that should grieve us and paint a picture of a fallen reality? OR, is it GoT-type violence, in which the pleasure of watching it is not derived from the well-told story or in how it glorifies God and what He stands for, but is instead derived from our animalistic and sinful bloodlust? #1 is justified because the violence isn't the point but the context in which it is placed. #2 is sinful, because the violence is the whole point, and we're enjoying violence for the sake of violence. Thus, something like "How to Train Your Dragon" (one of my personal favorites, lol) is alright, because the violence is A) not over the top, and B) makes sense in the way it's handled; whereas most horror/slasher movies are saturated with sin because the whole point is to derive enjoyment from other people's pain and sadistic deaths.
That's where I'm at right now, but I'll drop any movie if it leads me into sin. Anything else to add?
Very well said John
If u doubt , Don't ! Can anything be this direct and discreet ? God bless you, dear Servant of God !
Pastor Piper mentions even photos. What about artists or medical professionals that observe a naked body to increase the knowledge and skill of their trade?
Well we all know what Christians did to people for studying anatomy back in the day...
@@commonsense9173 Back in what day? Your imaginary time of never never land?
Actual medical reasearch is whole another thing.
sooo good!!!!
Chances are if they are watching shows that depict graphic sex scenes, they also have a closet pornography issue present as well.
Never seen game of thrones so not an issue. It all depends on how you react to the scenes anyway...whether you can watch without lusting
The scenes are filmed with the intention of invoking lust in the viewers. However, a simple solution is to simply skip over such scenes. I'm pretty surprised that no one seems to be mentioning this.
@@matthewnodar7298 Yeah I thought of just skip the Scenes or not lust over it I could be right or wrong or it matters no matter what
a good question would be... should Christians watch extreme sports...
like mma..boxing...football 🏈 etc...
2:14 very very good point
Huge AMEN 🔥🙌
It’s Pretty ridiculous that this question even needs to be asked.
Never watched the show (not sure I want to based on what i've heard, not sure if skipping over scenes would be an option). I am reading the books however and have found them to be very well-written and with witty dialogue and engaging characters, not the depravity that seems to have been played up and exploited in the show. But like I said I haven't watched it so I couldn't say how big exactly the difference is, probably helps that the book isn't visual and such scenes are not drawn out or even meant to illicit lust (more of a it happened for certain conversations to take place between characters). I'm not saying the books are better or that one should give GoT a chance, thats just what i've observed.
This is such an encouragement in the fight against porn. I’ve gained so much ground leaning into Christ and I BELIEVE He will carry me through!
Since i was saved, I am more and more intolerant of any violent, demonic TV shows....it's crazy how much and how popular they are among people....i can't understand how people enjoy those zobmie, vampire, demons, torture, perverted sexual scenes..... all the image from HELL..... how is that enjoyable??? What are these shows trying to do to people????? Come Lord and clean up this filthy dark world, it's getting too much to bear!!!!!
I vaguely remember some Christians I know saying they watch this. I don't have a TV so I had no idea the show was TV MA, and now I'm concerned.
You dont need adult stuff to make a good adult story
A cancelled star wars game called star wars 1313 was going to be rated M for the plot not the violence
Good afternoon,
A friend of mine has the DVD set. I watched a few episodes out of the corner of my eye as I read from my phone. Not bad I thought. I then watched one episode with complete attention. I witnessed child sacrifice by burning a poisoning a throat cutting and a beheading. I will never watch this show again. Trauma, Trauma, Trauma. Peace be with you.
I never seen the show but I heard that it contains graphic sex and incest. That is disturbing
john piper always gives such an awesome answer.
If you go to an art school and there you have to draw nude models. What is your opinion about that?
If your right arm causes you to sin, you know what do. Imagine losing an arm to prevent you from sinning, how about missing art school. I know I cherish my arm more than my school and even that Jesus says if it leads me to sin I should cut it
@@kingsfordkyeremeh-frimpong5150 Just because you see a nude doesnt automatically make you lust after it, sure, I can understand thats there might be a sense of betrayal but still
This is good, also I like David Wilkerson’s take on it too, how can you expect to run into the Lords arms, if your sitting their watching that filth when the Lord returns.
Some of these teaching were pretty profound to me I’ve never thought of some of the points he just made. This was something else my friend like I’m in awe 😂😂😂. He said you wouldn’t want your family to play these nude roles like wow man that was good. As well as saying nudity is real it’s not make believe like man you are literally hitting us with some wisdom. Praise be to God.
For us we purchased a VidAngel subscription and temporary HBO app subscription for after the season is over to watch in one whole bundle. You can take every sex scene and cuss word out from a list you control. The guys I worked with thought I was a freak for this indeed, but it kept us guilt free from watching the show and it is great without all that garbage. Vidangel is like having TV editing all over again like the good ole days.
There's still so much barbarity and violence in Game of Thrones though which is central to the plot and can't be edited out. I believe that is just as disturbing to God as nudity.
Fun fact: in the medieval times the only curse word-that was like the f-bomb back then- was "damn" and all our "cuss" words and vulgarities were technical terms back then
Amen
Where can I submit a question??
How can we get in contact with this man?
I'm shocked someone would even have to ask. Doesn't anyone have any department anymore?
Discernment anymore?
Abiding in Him. I think the truth is that there is no discernment anymore. Certainly it is uncommon, to say the least. This current generation of Christians are so poorly educated and so gravely mislead into thinking life is about fun, that it's difficult to find someone who has a burden to be holy. So many youth these days think pre-marital sex is either acceptable to God or just not as serious as the "oldies" say. So it follows that the same people will be, at best, ambiguous about whether or not they should watch shows that seem obviously depraved to previous generations. It's sad that youths spend so little time with their bibles or with God that they have no idea what brings Him Joy and what makes Him angry...
White Night I agree.. also this isn't just a youth problem. My thought is that TV in general is a huge distraction. Why do we feel the need to be entertained? It's a pit many many people are comfortable in.
I don't have a problem with being entertained - entertainment and recreation have their place. But I do have a problem when people claiming to follow Christ are entertained by things that God hates. Admittedly, I struggled with this very thing for a long time. I was hooked on a video game series called Shin Megami Tensei, which has a strong occult focus - you summon demons to help you save the world and generally toward the end of each game you have choose between siding with Lucifer to fight (and kill) God or God to fight Lucifer. It's blatant blasphemy. And I claimed to be a Christian whilst playing these games! I justified it away by saying it was just fantasy and the in-game representations of God and Lucifer are not accurate so it's not like I'm actually fighting God and befriending the Devil, plus the story is really interesting and the gameplay is amazing blah blah blah. But the whole time I knew in my conscience that God did not endorse this form of entertainment. Eventually I was caught out because a church elder saw something on my social media that concerned him and after doing some research he confronted me. Immediately I gave it up and got rid of all the games, knowing that I should have listened to the Holy Spirit years ago instead of waiting to be humiliated. Thank God for that elder who had a concern for my holiness.
Now, my point is this. As Christians, if we have a relationship with God, we should be able to hear Him telling us when we are in breach of our boundaries (which are there for our good, not because God is a fuddy-duddy). But either 1. Christians only "give their life to Jesus" out of emotion and never really commit to a relationship with Christ, so they don't know His voice to be able to discern right from wrong, or 2. They play the fool, justifying sin by saying it's not reeeeeaaally bad (like I was doing), essentially ignoring God speaking to them. Both scenarios display poor relationship management on our part, and I think that's what it comes down to. If you really love someone, you don't ignore them or justify hurting them - you would be diligent to do what you know they like and refrain from what upsets them. Otherwise it's not real love and all you really want is a friend with benefits. Jesus deserves better than that. If Christians can't agree on at least that, they don't understand the gospel. He didn't live a perfect life and die a criminal's death so we can continue hammering the nails into His hands by pretending we don't know when we're sinning. He lived and died to pay our unpayable debt of sin so we could be renewed and made holy by God's grace.
White Night Amen! I was watching the Walking dead 2 Years ago and the Holy Spirit showed me how I could be spending time with him and not hiding in the dark watching this show. I repented and started cutting things out that kept me from him. Thanks for responding. I enjoyed your sharing your story. I like how you shined light on the relationship we commit to with our redeemer.
so true
As someone who WAS a huge, massive fan of Game of Thrones for the entire time that it aired...this bridge is the hardest to cross for me personally. Rationalizing and justifying the viewing of on-screen nudity because "the quality of the film, the storytelling, etc etc are just so good" has always been something I did, knowing that it was just a lot of "blowing smoke" to make myself feel okay with watching material that was frankly...not worth watching.
But I grow in faith and mature in faith and am just trying to slowly work these kinds of things out of my life. Slowly but surely it is becoming an easier and easier thing to do.
There is an INFINITE amount of entertainment in the world, and between work, family and faith...no single human truly needs a massive amount of entertainment to get them through life.
There is certainly no need to resort to any entertainment that features obscene nudity or sexual content.
Coming back to this video, I'm curious what Piper's position would be on nudity in classical painting and sculpture. I know many see some kind of distinction, but I increasingly do not.
Praise be to the lord of light
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Lmao stop 😂
Have y'all never heard of vidangel. It's a streaming app that allows you to filter out gore, nudity, language basically anything inappropriate. How it works is it'll filter through a streaming app like Netflix or HBO so you have to have Netflix to filter and watch anything on Netflix through vidangel. But I used it to watch game of thrones and completely cut out all nudity and profanity and it worked really well. Just thought I'd let y'all know.
8:43 That is one that I can agree with to a degree, Deadpool is a good film, but so is The Chronicles of Narnia, But 50 shades isn't (at least not to me), The point is a good film doesn't need to have sex in it, but sex (or a lack thereof) is not enough to make a film good.
non christian friend asks you, what did you think of game of thrones last nght? "O, I don't watch it because of nudity" - end of conversation
Nudity offends you? Snowflake.
its not the nudity, its more the storyline and violence that are not great. I just dont have time for the crap.
@@M.H.I.A.F.T. yes unless in the context of marriage, where it should be.
Since the show came out my husband and I decided not to watch it. Growing up into adulthood my husband really struggled with a pornography addition. Thankfully he was able to conquer it, so he doesn't want anything that will bring that back. So when people have brought GOT up my husband shares his reasons and people of all beliefs (and lack of beliefs) respect it. It's all about not being a pretentious prick when speaking to people.
@@sarahpyke307 does he read song of songs
Amen!
8:40 what you need for stories in order to be good
Ok, I like the plot of Game of Thrones. I know the nudity is wrong, even though I don't think lustful thoughts from it. I mainly watch because I like John Snow, KING OF THE NORTH! So my question is this, I can set my DVR to censor nudity and such...so is it ok if I make it PG13 by omitting all the nudity? I know, I know, the answer is no. I'll just read the books and tear out the lustful pages. : (
Bloodbath Of Salvation Dude, same.
Alex Of Salvation I can relate with your struggle! Just let it go though cos make no mistake about it, struggling with the Holy Spirit is a very grave pernicious sin
It's hard, but stop compromising it, do you love John snow more than jesus?
Tactical Raptor For me it is the same. I like the plot. I love the depths of the chatacterical writing and the unpredictability. I don't care about the sex and nudity scenes. Sometimes they even disgust me. I just love the twists and that the evil hearts of people are clearly shown as that: evil. There are no heroes and no people without fault. Most of the characters even morally fail. I like it because it's realistic. Not like Hollywood tries to do in most movies and shows. GOT doesn't play down or superelevate morally bad deeds and thoughts. It exposes them.
Tactical Raptor - a guest minister, speaking to our congregation, told us that he has watched "Empire " and "Power" because he knows many of his congregants watch those shows. He's keeping in touch with what's influencing his people.
Now, we would expect an ordained minister of the Gospel to be spiritually stronger than most lay-believers. I mention this because he did not condemn the programs from the pulpit or the believers who choose to watch.
However, I know he is concerned about his flock, and likely the Holy Spirit is inspiring him with messages to give his congregation on being in the world but not of the world.
I also mention this because this minister was willing to investigate what was popular rather than condemning the shows and watchers based on hearsay or snippets of shows.
Season 8 has been delayed, so you have time to decide whether you should finish the story out or move on. I can't make that decision for you.
I can tell you that Jesus is present in "Game of Thrones " and in George R. R. Martin's World of Ice And Fire. Christ won't be identified by name, and at this point, I don't believe R'hllor is based on Jesus. But God created GRRM who in turn created the World of Ice And Fire.
You are aware of the spirituality of the story. I see it as part of Martin's quest to understand the God he grew up learning about. Martin described himself as a "lapsed Catholic " but I don't believe he is an atheist.
So much in the show (and books) mirrors what's going on in our world. Themes such as "Winter is coming " and "Valar morghulis" echo "Jesus is coming " and " As it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.... " The wars and political intrigue remind believers of the strife in our world in the face of a greater spiritual battle.
As I said, I can't condemn or condone your watching : that's between you and the Holy Spirit. But if you do follow the story to it's conclusion, take Jesus with you.
There are shows with blurred lines like
A hard tvMA show can be like Game of thrones and The walking dead. But a Soft tvMA can be like Samurai Jack season 5 cartoon which doesn't care about the edgy stuff.
This is the best lesson ever. I also think the same. I restrict my feeds so much, i only got Christian and nature programs that is coming through... I want to let go of wifi and my cellphone.
I’m sorry but we are talking about “Game of Thrones” the bible is basically saying no time for entertainment you don’t watch Game of thrones to see nudity. If everything has to be serious then what is the point of doing anything.
I hoped Piper would say Yes! to GoT, But i know better... At the start of the series several years ago, i did not see anything wrong with it. I do now. On the other hand: i really want to see how the series ends.
In short, if you watch game of thrones, your eternity will look rather like Kings landing when Daenerys and her dragon is done with it.
someone i know like this series a lot. I was intrigued so i watched the first episode. I was shocked on the nudity content that i never watch the second episode.
Because natural human bodies are so bad.
God created us and you're ashamed of his work?
@@commonsense9173
It's not about hating the body. It's about being modest and not over-ENJOYING it. God created a lot of good things. But we are not supposed to indulge in them outside of how he instructs, for our own benefit. For me, a woman, seeing breasts on the screen draws no reaction from me because I have no sexual interest in women. For a guy or a girl with interests in girls, that's way different. It becomes flat out porn at that point. (To clarify, I try to stay away from movies with nudity in it altogether simply because I represent the faith, anyway).
Within a godly marriage, the appreciation you're talking about it glorifying to God. Outside of it, it's almost impossible to keep from glorifying the creation without giving much thought to God. Plus, if you're in a relationship then looking at another person with lust is the same as cheating, anyway.
@@jericawilson1484 He told you that? In person? Did you take pictures?
@@commonsense9173
I just...read the Bible.
Dude, you're acting like seriously nasty to people. Guessing you're a troll or something.
As a Christian, I also struggle to stop watching some shows even when you do not know that some nude parts will appear at some point. But I ask, when you go to beach and see all those beauties passing by, have you sinned already?
How about some women in churches exposing their chest, since you great them, no way you won't look at them first but then you turn your eyes away. So have you still sinned?
God knows that our eyes would see things that we are not supposed to see - via movies or while walking but the key thing is what you allow your mind to feed on at that point in time.
So that is why we should guide our heart / mind so when we see these things, we are not carried away.
My portal into George R. R. Martin's World of Ice And Fire ( Game of Thrones) has been RUclips videos and Wikipedia articles over the last six months. After I got involved, I was challenged by Joel Moroney's video similarly titled "Should Christians Watch Game of Thrones? " I've replied there.
How should Christians watch "Game of Thrones? " I believe is a valid question. By the time these cautionary videos were posted, many believers had already been drawn in to George R. R. Martin's world and the worldwide phenomenon that is "Game of Thrones. "
Seven seasons have aired, and the 8th-and-final season has been delayed. There are some believers who should not continue with the show. Those who haven't begun I'd say would do well not to begin.
However, for those who choose to follow the story to its conclusion, here are some points to consider.
The God that disciples of Jesus Christ claim to worship is present in The World of Ice And Fire. Our God created George Martin who has described himself as a "lapsed Catholic. " I see Martin's masterwork as part of his quest to understand the God he grew up learning about.
The World of Ice And Fire is steeped in spirituality. Many religions and religious practices exist. Some articles say GRRM modeled those religions on faiths that exist in our world.
In Psalm 139, David asks, "Whither shall I go from thy Spirit, or whither shall I flee from thy presence? " Of course, the answer is that God is present everywhere - even the farthest reaches of our imaginations. All the Utopias, Dystopias, Post-apocolyptic worlds, parallel universes, multiverses, and whatever we can dream up - the true, living, life-giving God is there.
So, for those already caught up in "Game of Thrones " and the World of Ice And Fire, the challenge is what positive and edifying elements can you take away from this journey? "Winter is coming " echoes "Jesus is coming. " "All men must die " echoes "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.... " "Bend the knee" and "All men must serve" point to "Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. "
I'm not trying to justify watching "Game of Thrones " or reading GRRM's books for titillation or enjoying "stolen bread. " If the Holy Spirit is convicting anyone on their watching or reading, those persons need to stop, repent, re-focus and move on in Christ.
What helps me is I read the "Chronicles of Narnia " in school. C. S. Lewis wrote that series and he was an associate - if not a friend - of J. R. R. Tolkien who wrote "The Lord of the Rings. " George R. R. Martin has expressed admiration for Tolkien and his work. In a way, I was primed for Martin's work - and so were many of you.
So, how should believers watch G. O. T.? Mindful that Jesus is watching us, that He is present in the story (even if not mentioned by name or identifiable with any god mentioned in the tale); mindful that The World of Ice And Fire is much like our world, and how we get caught up in fighting each other when a greater battle is raging.
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Roberto Esquivel - thanks for the encouragement. I appreciate your reading the comment - I know it was long.
I have weaned off "Game of Thrones " - I seldom follow up on video notifications now. But GRRM 's world is still fascinating to me. And in saying that, I am reminded that we worship the greatest Storyteller of all....
Spencer Grant Martin's world is make believe, but the Bible is Truth.
beautiful
Before my conversion, I used to watch this series. I even watched a lot of gory movies. I was once a fan of horror movies. Name them, I know them. But after conversion, I abstain from watching them. When I tried watching once, my stomach turned. I now realize how shallow these kinds of movies.
I believe we need to ask grace from God to grow more and more to love God's holiness and fellow man and women in such a way that we will prefer to abstain from delighting in nudity and pornography than to defile our souls with sinful pleasures.
Not only that, but I also try to remember that I need to have my heart as pure as possible for my future wife.
An answer could be, It's up to you. You could skip past the nudity, get a version of the series that censors the provocative stuff, etc. Depending on how the show affects you and your conscience, that should be the framework you use (other than the bible of course) to determine whether It's suitable for you to watch or not. I see a lot of people drawing parallels between the nudity in the show and pornography. With pornography, the individual is most likely watching the content to lust, with GoT that's not the primary focus of the show. It's not lost on me that an individual could watch the show to lust or for any other sinful purposes and so obviously a line needs to be drawn. But beyond that, a viewer could ignore those parts or not be phased by them. Please stop using "real Christians", It's a pretentious and untrue term formed by the basis of your own perception and no objective definition. It sets a bad stigma among Christians and inhibits constructive criticism. If you want to convince another Christian that they're incorrect don't berate them and bring them down.
but I agree with everything else.
Amen! Christ made me completely *stop* all impure/lustful thoughts of the mind, and I feel truly liberated from the things of the flesh.
I feel like a new person thanks to Him.
Jesus has the power the heal all your impurities of the heart, I can speak on this as He has already done it on me :))
Guys I recently started watching the vampire dairies ( I know I’m so late) and I become weirdly obsessed/ defensive over it. It was my favourite thing and I would spend my day looking forward to watch the episodes. I finished season one and it was amazing . But then i realised my spirit changed , I distanced from the lord. While I was reading the bible I was thinking about what would happen in the next episode. I would have sexual dreams and fantasies about the vampires in the show. I would desire to be like the powerful girl witches and vampires in the show. Then I realised WHAT AM I DOING? how can I watch a show that shows these devil creatures. Vampires , witches and werewolf’s don’t exist and we’re not created by god. They are all the devils creation and THSI is why these shows ( teen wolf, TVD, the originals, the witches , Harry Potter , twilight) are so popular for teenage girls. We become obsessed with the idea of supernatural and even find it to be attractive ? It’s disgusting. I rebuke these thoughts in the name of Jesus . How can I spend time watching a show that has witchcraft ? I realised all the time I spent watching supernatural stuff when I was a kid ( Sabrina the teenage witch , wizards of Waverley place , H20 : mermaids) I realised how wrong this all is. I mean these shows don’t benefit us either . They cause us to become obsessed and take uo our precious time and thoughts causing us to sin. Please give up these sinful shows. It’s not worth it. I immediately stopped watching TVD and didn’t watch anymore of the seasons. It was so hard and I’m still struggling I lost my appetite and sleep I missed the show so much as it became a part of my routine ( would watch it everyday). But I prayed about it and asked the lord for help with my addiction to shows about the supernatural. I FEEL SO MUCH better now . And I’m getting closer to the lord every day. I have more control over my thoughts and I’m Genuinely happier and feel free. Trust me it will be hard to give up these shows but remember Christ has freed you, there is no bondage and every chain is broken. So don’t be a slave to these shows. Control your life with the help of the spirit. Live by the spirit and you will notice how good life can be.
Good advice because sin starts with a thought and these shows can implant that thought.
I have never seen game of thrones though everyone talks about it.
Don't
You're not missing too much, it's just a cheap copy of actual world history. Read history instead.
I really love your videos pastor John and value all of your counsel. I watch GoT, but I have no interest in the nudity or the violence, in fact I often turn away at these parts. I'm just really interested in the story and the characters; I want to see the Stark children all reunited and to see who will become king or queen, and how they will defeat the white walkers. They have toned down a lot of the sex and gore since they've realised the show doesn't need it to get good ratings any more. Because lust is not something I struggle with as much as others, I feel like perhaps it might be bad for some to watch and okay for others. On the other hand, I will not watch anything to do with witchcraft, because I was involved in that kind of stuff before being saved. I agree with what you say about conscience, but my conscience was clear until I saw this video.
8:25 There are also people who are waiting to kiss after marriage. Their first kiss is going to be in front of a lot of people (including Children) in a church.
But it’s done with modesty 😊
Here’s a great question will I still go to Heaven if I’m an agnostic and I am??
No. You’re not even acknowledging Jesus as the Son of God. Jesus is the way not your hopes of a general higher power.
Sofia Bravo I think I would have to disagree with you on that one cause I believe in god but all agnosticism is that you seek knowledge or more of it it’s not like I’m an atheist who doesn’t believe in anything so you’re wrong sorry.
Okay bear with me for a minute.so we know there's a God the same way know there's a builder when we see a building. Now what the atheist do is deny the existence of a builder and believe the building for no reason just manifested into an extremely complex system that if tweaked slightly in a multitude of ways would prohibit life as we know it.so acknowledging the fact that there is a builder doesn't mean that since you have acknowledged what should be clear you'll be welcomed into heaven. Matthew 7:21 "not everyone who says to me,' Lord, Lord',will enter the kingdom of heaven.But only the one who does the will of my father who is in heaven.
How do we do the will of the father?
Well first of all we can't do the will of the father without knowing the father and we can't know the father without the son.
1 John 2:23 No one who denies the son has the father, whoever acknowledges the son has the father.
And so by saying God will gladly welcome you into heaven and he wants to but won't because you have rejected the son of God which is the only thing that can freely redeem us from sin because of his sacrifice. Sin being the only reason we can't be with God. So by denying the son you deny God because the son is from God and the only way to be with God. Now all you have to do to be with God and granted eternal life, is to acknowledge and accept that Jesus Christ is the son of God and your personal savior that he died on the cross and rose again in order for you to be saved and grant you with eternal life. And you have to trust and accept him, and confess and repent, meaning to turn away from or give up sin. And do the will of the father which is in the bible. Now all of the this not applied is worthless. For knowledge without application is worthless. And I know this is a lot but it's not just saying it then forgetting it and living as though as we did before we knew him and his word the bible. I also know how burdening this can feel being told that you have to change otherwise it's eternal torment. But I'm saying all these things because I'm deathly afraid that if you continue life as you are, and life is long until you're at the end of it. That those last few moments will be of deceptive comfort. As if jumping out of a plain trusting in a parachute you didn't even put on. From deceptive comfort to true fear in realization that the only thing from then on is eternal pain. And a thought that you could've instead had an eternity in paradise.
So please don't gamble with your salvation the house always wins. Also please don't make the mistake I did by thinking that since I said the words and thought yeah I'm saved but yet didn't repent and lived as though I had never been saved. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters. Either you'll hate the one and love the other or you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Now money might not be the problem but the verse basically means you can't serve God and something else. For me it was sin as it is for all of us. Before Christ we were slaves to sin, meaning we served sin, sin was our master. But when we accept Jesus fully and turn from are old master, sin. He becomes our new master. One cannot live in sin and be with God. And a sinful life is tempting believe me I know, it wouldn't be called temptation if it didn't look like fun. But I can say from experience the pleasure of sin is fleeting. The more we do it the less happiness we find in it. But the joy God gives, whew, brah. It's unlike anything this world has. And the only way to experience that joy is through Jesus and obeying the Father. Accepting Jesus is a win win situation, your granted eternal life and he's with you always, taking your yoke. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Sin is a huge burden we forget we have and are only aware of how big it is once it's gone.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and please don't brush it off because of the anxiety it all brings I know it's a hard thing to grasp, but please if you have any question please ask, anything at all that doesn't make sense, I guarantee there's an answer. Two youtube channels id recommend is, living waters, and cross examined. But seek first God, please I beg you.Try, search find an answer. Please you can only gain.
@@darkshadows6328 Hey this is Britt but i'm on a different account. Anyway i was just seeing how you're doing, and if you have any questions about God or anything we previously talked about. if you have any objections or are confused about anything i would really love to talk, and although i might not be able to answer everything i guarantee ill look and try to answer you in a way that is truthful. Also the last time I texted you I didn't really represent Christ or really point you to him. And im really sorry, i was struggling a lot with my relationship with God and was more centered on morality than Christ. I don't won't to encourage sin which separates us from God but morality is not what brings us back to to him. Christ is the only way, and once in Christ no evil can snatch us from him. John 10:28-30 (I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand) and its not about being morally perfect but about believing in Jesus Christ. this is a verse thats helped me a lot through my fears and doubt of salvation. John 11:25-26 ( Jesus said to her,"I am the resurrection and the Life. the one who believes in me will live, even though they die. and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?" its not about how much you believe but that you believe. great faith and little faith are equal. as long as you believe and place your faith in Jesus you will live. even if youre faith is as large as a mustard seed if its placed in Christ you are saved. a verse i've personally used a lot is mark 9:24 ( "Lord, i believe; help my unbelief?") and to be honest I am extremely weak, once you believe in Christ Jesus, God is your Father. and he is not a God of fear but a God of love. another verse Isaiah 53:5 (But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.) its not about how much you can do for God but what He's done for you. God wants to know you and you to know him and he loves you more than you or me can understand. if you want to know why please pray for God to help you understand and read the book of john. if you don't own a bible i'm willing to buy one for you. I pray for you often, more recently the past couple days. if you have any prayer requests please let me know. I tell you all this in Jesus name. if you have any questions or things that you disagree with and wanna talk/debate probably argue about im willing to lend a ear or keyboard.
I think JESUS for using you as a special instrument for His Glory!!! Amen!🙏🏼
I've never considered watching Game of thrones. This is the first time I've heard anyone talk about it.
The funny thing is..I don't have to see a man naked to lust after him. Most of the actors on tv I've always liked I don't really know what they look like naked and I've never sat there and thought please take your clothes off like most men do with women. The thing that makes me lust after guys is being well dressed and walking with confidence and having good manners but also a wild side. That's what I find irresistible in men. But it doesn't matter if you're naked or not because Jesus said if you look with lust you commit adultery in your heart
1 John 2:15-17
King James Version
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
I know that here is the thing my wife would have my kids to watch the movie and I would drive them to there rooms.I understand an am not a fan of this movie am praying for her.
What about the Witcher?
Honestly I tried to watch the first couple of episodes and I couldn’t it’s pretty graphic as well with nudity and to be honest a little more on the spiritually dark side. My opinion to you as a Christian is not to watch it