Originally posted by tiggertoddy:
Anything that glorifies the devil is against God. I had read a couple of years ago a so-called "christian" fiction novel. I didn't get past the 30th page. This book depicted demons screaming "Nyahh. nyahh! Come and get me". Actually, I saw the demons acting like a caricature of Garfield, or Bart Simpson. This book...spends most of it's time wallowing in how disgusting demons are, transcedental meditation and out of body experiences...
So does your average Chick Tract.
These people call themselves "christian" authors? They spend more time describing the devil and his atrocities, than they do glorifiying God's power and authority.
It's called "character development" and it's a perfectly legitimate part of the writing process.
I call it horror because it was a statement made by a supposed "christian" who should know better than to mock God by making such a blasphemous, and perverse statement.
Not a big fan of Perretti's and didn't read the book, so I don't know the context on which it was said, but remember, it's
fiction.
I'm sure he was writing it in the context of fiction and not as any sort of doctrinal affirmation.
is it REALLY mature to believe that it is RIGHT for a saved Christian to expect to be unscathed by watching this movie?
Depends on the movie and the individual Christian watching it.
You'd be exposed to the sex,
You mean like in Song of Solomon?
the satanic worship, the de-humanizing of the characters, the cussing, you'd learn how to summon evil spirits, supposedly to "help" you ward off evil?
No doubt that some of the things in movies today are bad but, ideally, if you're a Christian, you'd be able to discern what is real and what is not.
Is the GORE of decapitated body members just another way of praising Jesus? How about the sex?
No. That's not it's purpose.
There's an awful lot of gore in the Bible that doesn't necessarily praise Jesus.
Two unmarried people having intercourse HARDLY glorifies God.
That's porno, which is a whole different subject.
Correct me if I am veering away from God's Word when I state that we are NOT to participate in the world's ways (in this case, horror movies).
No, you're not veering away from it, exactly, but it does seem that you're reading some things into to fit your agenda.
Now if you were to say that we weren't to be involved in the things mentioned in the movie, then you might have a point.
LAs time I checked (yesterday), watching a horror movie falls in the category of adopting the world's ways and practices, much like the Christimas Tree or hunting for easter eggs.
Last time I checked, it didn't.
Why a horror movie more than some other kind of movie?
There really is NO argument: If you are a Christian, you need to refrain from watching horror movies.
Of course there's an argument and a darned good one, too.
The Bible doesn't say "don't watch horror movies", either in fact or in principle.
Now, I can understand that
some movies are not conducive to
some Christian's walk's with God, but the Bible also grants different believers different degrees of liberty and I'm not sure it's up to you to decide which liberties are for which Christian.
If I murdered another person,(the operative word here is murder), should I get away with it because I may claim I did it in the name of God, much like the terrorists on September 11th, 2001. "Islam: a peaceful way of life, where you can kill those who won't worship allah, and you can cry oppression whilst beating your wives to a bloody pulp because they simply wanted to get a drink of water".
Yes. Your murdering someone and the hijacker's murdering 3,000 people are exactly the same thing as watching a movie.
And, in reply to the guy(or gal) who praised the film, "Nosferatu":shame on you for applauding such a satanic movie. To have "Sympathy For The Devil" is to be in league with him.
I must have missed that part of Adam's post where he expressed sympathy for the Devil (perhaps you're confusing him with Keith Richards).
All I saw in his post was that he praised the technical aspects (specifically, the cinimatography) of the film.
Those films are atrocious, and only GLORIFY satan, as do ALL horror films.
I find it hard to belive that you've seen "ALL horror films"
Get a grip, people. If you can't tell the difference between good and evil (by that I mean GOD'S definition), you need to know Jesus a lot better than you profess to.
If you can't tell the difference between reality and fiction, you need to know a good doctor.
