Video games are wrong!!!!!!!!

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PeterJens

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Video games are brilliant for escapism, getting away from situations you are commited to but currently cannot change. They are though just a repetitive challenge, but also they provide immediate feedback on skills aquired, and level acheived, which is why they are so addictive, especially if in the real world, everything looks so difficult.

It has been shown for some very withdrawn people games can be a self affirming experience.
It appears from your description you had gone over the top.

My son used games as a way to participate with friends to have fun together, like any group activity. My daughters are simply not interested, though have played together with friends a bit. I would suggest this is probably mainly a boy problem, and more of a symtom of life issues that are already present in someones life, and gaming is merely an expression of it.

I am therefore happy you spend your time enjoying something else, but that does not mean what you did before did not serve a purpose for you etc.
 
secularhermit

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lumberjack said:
I don't play video games [except maybe 10 min of Angry Bird when I'm really REALLY bored]: it's a waste of my time. Do I think video games are addictive? Maybe, depends on your personality I guess, but almost anything can be addictive. I'm not the expert but I suspect that some games [like WoW] were specifically designed to be addictive. Btw I don't think you can truly get rid of everything that makes you "sin." Like I used to have a drinking problem, don't drink anymore, but everywhere I go, parties, clubs etc there's people drinking. Liquor's readily available everywhere. So ultimately what it comes down to is getting right mindset, not [just] getting rid of anything that makes you "sin.'
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Yes, Jack!

It is like loving a person, I could be an addict to her, but anything done needs a balance.
 
Jimbone

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WolfGaming said:
lol thanks for the Wolf pic and hey I am not the wolf in sheep fur ok I want to be all out I am a siner and want to be better prase God he gave us a second chance.
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Amen little brother. I agree with you 100% and it does my heart good to see one so young to see this so clearly. I am not a teen either (at least in actual age) and until I was 33 years old I LOVED video games, and absolutely never thought of them as "bad" or "wrong" in any way. It is very easy for us to convince ourselves the things we like can’t possibly be against God. The truth of the matter is they are a distraction to pull our attention away from God along with ANY other entertainment that’s not made to bring God glory, period. There is no way to escape that truth when you break it down to the core. Not only that but 99.9% of any games out there are just pumping worldly values and ways into your brain nonstop anyway. I NEVER even thought of them as bad in any way before I was regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Why would we when we are raised and programed from birth to see all this stuff as innocent and anyone that calls it out for what it truly is will be labeled an extreme legalist and shunned even by fellow Christians because they haven’t been lead to this truth yet themselves. They may never be lead to see them as bad either, each of our relationships with Him are personal and He works in each one of us differently. An example is He may need us playing games to get His word to someone you play games with regularly.

I would suggest being careful about how you present this to others though, because as you see, people can get bent out of shape easily when we start calling out things they don’t see as sin and still love. The way I’ve found works best when dealing with these touchy subjects is to just share how Gods worked in YOUR life, in a way that doesn’t sound like you’re trying to point the finger at everyone and that people can’t really refute you on. It’s a very touchy subject these days, and the way the Spirit lead me to see them as useless as anything but distracting me from God and my family was an overnight thing at my regeneration. The next day I picked up my controller 1 time for about 2 minutes before I just decided that there were better ways to spend my time (like playing with my 2 sons). I put it down and haven’t played again in 19 months now, and after a 33 year habit of loving them and playing every chance I could is a testament to His glory alone. I would have never come to that conclusion without His Spirit in me. Keep strong in your beliefs brother and just keep focusing on Him. Thank you for sharing, and I wish you well on your walk with Christ.
 
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WolfGaming

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lumberjack said:
I don't play video games [except maybe 10 min of Angry Bird when I'm really REALLY bored]: it's a waste of my time. Do I think video games are addictive? Maybe, depends on your personality I guess, but almost anything can be addictive. I'm not the expert but I suspect that some games [like WoW] were specifically designed to be addictive. Btw I don't think you can truly get rid of everything that makes you "sin." Like I used to have a drinking problem, don't drink anymore, but everywhere I go, parties, clubs etc there's people drinking. Liquor's readily available everywhere. So ultimately what it comes down to is getting right mindset, not [just] getting rid of anything that makes you "sin.'
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i mean like in my house.
 
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WolfGaming said:
i mean like in my house.
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So you never go out you say? It's easy to go out and buy another game, or even to download it to your pc. Getting rid of things that make you "sin" helps, but isn't enough in itself. You have to change your mindset, so you'll never be tempted to game again, EVEN when for some reason you find yourself in a gaming arcade. Ultimately change comes from within.
 
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lumberjack said:
So you never go out you say? It's easy to go out and buy another game, or even to download it to your pc. Getting rid of things that make you "sin" helps, but isn't enough in itself. You have to change your mindset, so you'll never be tempted to game again, EVEN when for some reason you find yourself in a gaming arcade. Ultimately change comes from within.
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I totally think your right.
 
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Ok here we go all you gamers need to hear this, games are of the world and we are not we are from God, we are just here for a time as a test to see who is worthy to enter in God's kingdom. I was a really heavy gamer like most of my time was spent playing video games when I should have been reading the bible and telling my old friends instead I was all in the world aka all in sin and I am not saying I don't fall and stumble which I do but I am trying to better and now I am trying to put my focus on God. Me and my family left the U.S because of how it was just bad for us and we where all in sin and hardly in God so God opened a door for us to move where we are now, it reminds me of how God helped his people get out of Egypt, they left but did the ways of Egypt leave them? lol The same thing happened with me and my family but now we are trying to pursue God . Ok before you start making excuses for how playing video games are ok and how it is not really a sin just think about this #1is it advancing the kingdom of god #2 do you need it #3 does it make you sin in anyway #4 what would Jesus say if he saw you doing what your doing. Man thank God Jesus did not come back 3 months ago I would be going to hell like with out a doubt.
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I'll agree with some of your points, but really, most of your logic and reasoning have no biblical foundation or is just flat out wrong thinking in how you approach concepts. Much of this post does nothing at all to advance your belief. Some of what you say even seems to discredit you.
 
maxwel

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WolfGaming said:
lololololol why are most of the people replying on this adults ololololol this was for teens.
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Some of us, being older and wiser, have this RIDICULOUS idea...

we think we might have some TEENY TINY bit more insight into things than teens have.


I know.
It's crazy.
Some people on CC have been studying the bible before your PARENTS were even born.
It's crazy to think ANYONE could know more than a teenager.
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WolfGaming

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maxwel said:
Some of us, being older and wiser, have this RIDICULOUS idea...

we think we might have some TEENY TINY bit more insight into things than teens have.


I know.
It's crazy.
Some people on CC have been studying the bible before your PARENTS were even born.
It's crazy to think ANYONE could know more than a teenager.
: )
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(face palm) you know I did not mean it like that.
 
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WolfGaming said:
we are just here for a time as a test to see who is worthy to enter in God's kingdom
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Son.

NOBODY is worthy to enter Heaven.

Playing computer games doesn't make you any less worthy.

We are worthy because of what Christ has ALREADY done.

Not because we shun the things of the world.

Through Christ, we are made righteous in Gods eyes.

Not through shunning things of the world.

Remember what Paul said to the Corinthians?

EVERYTHING is lawful to me. But I will not be mastered by ANYTHING!
 
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I will agree with you that games and movies are desensitizing kids today.

That is Satan's little ploy. To make them think that blood, gore and violence are "okay".

But you're either going to be a schmuck or you're not.
 
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Rudimental said:
I will agree with you that games and movies are desensitizing kids today.

That is Satan's little ploy. To make them think that blood, gore and violence are "okay".

But you're either going to be a schmuck or you're not.
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man your so right well I have been a bit foolish but games are just not good for me and I wish I could change the post name to games can be wrong.
 
maxwel

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WolfGaming said:
(face palm) you know I did not mean it like that.
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Adults come into the teen area when they see a teen raise a MEANINGFUL ISSUE.
We usually stay out when the teens are just chatting.

Gaming is a multibillion dollar industry, and it spans the entire globe.
It's something to take seriously... for good or bad.
 
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maxwel said:
Adults come into the teen area when they see a teen raise a MEANINGFUL ISSUE.
We usually stay out when the teens are just chatting.

Gaming is a multibillion dollar industry, and it spans the entire globe.
It's something to take seriously... for good or bad.
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ahhaahahahha I don't know why but that makes me laugh lol.
 
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Rudimental

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He's alright just don't directly look at him in the eye and you'll be fine. ;)
 
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