Entertainment sinful?

Wait a minute -

Is your Internet Business glorifying God?

Are you honestly expecting anyone on this board to believe that you don't do anything at all in your life that is not "witness" related? You don't have a cola instead of pure water? You don't read a newspaper or magazine or book that isn't 100% scripturally edifying? You don't watch television? Never go to a movie? Never camp out? Never attend or participate in a sports event? Don't ever attend a musical concert?

Stopy lying to yourself, and don't use mission work as a way of getting around the truth. EVEN 3rd world countries that are poverty striken have some means of celebration of life, and some forms of amusement.

And before you preach so hard on "deny" yourself - DO IT. Give up your home, your car, you telephone line that lets you surf the web, your snack foods and clothes that fit.

If you read the deny yourself passage in context he was telling the disciples to give up everything, even the basic security of the basic necessities, and rely on God for every single meal, every night of housing.

The fact that you are HERE says you haven't done that.

 

It's no use Texas... Harder heads have prevailed. One must know when to end a fight and I think I have to bow out here. I have said all that I need to and if they don't want to hear it then, there's nothing more I can do. God bless you for YOUR stand sister.

 

Well if there's anyone here who hasn't been in church in four years, they cannot post in Baptist Only Forums. Webmaster's ruling is active member of a Baptist Church.

Psalms 122:1 A Song of Ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the Lord."

 

DHK...you have not read very carefully. The fact is we don't have to back up something as simple as watching a baseball game with Scripture. It is not there. Now...are you going to answer my questions? Which sock does Scripture tell you to put on first? Left or right? Oh wait...Scripture does not tell you to wear socks. It doesn't tell you to have a computer and it certainly gives you no right to judge someone simply because they like something that is not sinful that you don't like. You want to talk about arrogance...

BTW...I don't see TexasSky condemning you. I think you owe her an apology for your false accusation.

 

Not that I'm fighting with you DHK...that would be futile...just trying very hard to get a point across that I have repeated over and over and over again.

 

I would submit that if we are only to 'enjoy' things that bring glory to God then one should only have marital relations while trying to conceive.

Ecclesiastes 8:15 So I commended enjoyment, because a man has nothing better under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

 

DHK,

I gave you scripture in another thread that was very similiar, New Testatment scripture that you totally ignored.

I don't disagree with God. The bible speaks often of Christians being the Children of God, and it speaks of God blessing His children.

I disagree with someone indicating that the bible says God wants nothing but suffering and misery for His people. Frankly, I think that message borders on something Satan would say.

 

James 5:13 "If any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is any one of you happy? Let him sing songs of praise. "

Phillipians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again, Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near."

1 Thessaloniana 5:16 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks to all circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirits fire

 

Good points...both of you. I've tried repeatedly to get the point across...I am just going to try my best to kick the dust off my shoes...

 

The "God is a god of gloominess," and "don't enjoy life, that is sinful," arguement is far too similiar to the Pharisees the day that they complained about Christ healing on the Sabbath. He reminded them that the law was made to serve men, not men the law. How quickly we forget.

Doesn't God DESERVE our joy?

 

DHK, as for your first post

Jim said: "I don't think ANYBODY here is espousing the idiocy of this post."

Jim, are you implying someone is an idiot? If I had said that I would be reprimanded and have it edited. I think the same should be done to you.

DHK...YOU don't want to be misaligned or wrongly misrepresented (poor grammar) for things you never said? How about when you said to me: "I bet you just loved it when Mike Tyson bit that guy's ear off..."? What "excuse" are you going to make for that one huh? BTW...the proper grammar is either wrongly represented or just plain misrepresented. Get it right please.

 

Actually I know what you did, calling the post idiocy and not the person. I have a pretty good grasp of grammar and excellent reading comprehension skills as proven by tests. But that was just your veiled attempt at calling the person an idiot. Idiocy stems from being an idiot.

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[ July 19, 2005, 11:15 AM: Message edited by: blackbird ]

 

For some of you confused by why I accused DHK of calling God a God of gloominess, understand, this all began in another thread. In one of these threads DHK actually posted that God does not approve of fun, and then listed verses from the Old Testament like, "He is a man of sorrow" as scripture that he viewed as supporting that God doesn't approve of fun.

I totally disagree with DHK in that viewpoint. God is NOT against fun. God is against SIN.
There CAN be and SHOULD be "fun" that is NOT sinful.