Like a couple of months ago I saw a interesting video on youtube of a testimony from someone who claims Jesus spoke to them about this very subject. I know, I know, "youtube testimonies, great source that is" etc etc But I'll share the jist of it, take from it what you will. But it kinda hit home with me because I'd play a lot of competitive games. Various types of shooters and military related games etc etc, even got into the Witcher and Dark Souls franchises like 6 months ago because I got them for free from that Xbox games with Gold feature..
Anyways the main reasons why it was advised if not demanded that a lot of these video games are to be avoided was because of the desensitization these games cause. Desensitization to ACTUAL murder and a desensitization to the act of imposing your will on another. You can see how this type of programming effects non believers. A lot of these kids online are cruel, expressing their anger through racism and all kinds of hatred- and for what? For what appears to be an innocent game? You see it making them mad. You see it with these competitive games especially.
Now how it was said that the deception works is that these games, they give the user a false sense of self worth by exercising their will against others which makes the user feel like they accomplished something by forcing themselves upon others. It gives them a false sense of self worth by way of imposing aggression on others. Then there was the addiction aspect of these games. The Idolatry it forms in kids. There are kids who just can't stop playing. Gaming is their world. It was said in this testimony that Gaming is our adversary's answer to life's problems. It's a world to disappear to when life is too hard for a lot of these "Gamers." Went on to explain how the whole conception of Video Games was meant to get younger minds off of Christ at an early age. I'm sure everyone's heard or read in the news how not many kids, just a few kids have killed their parents because their parents took Call of Duty from them as a form of punishment etc etc. It's crazy how some kids are effected by this.
But yeah, the testimony in the video just exposed the whole engineering aspect on how these games destroy the soul and mind and how the target is to get people numb from a young age and to fall into fantasy, an idle and idol type state. That this is done through all sorts of secular entertainment. Video went on to claim that Jesus isn't trying to deprive you of fun, that he's just asking that we be smarter than our adversary since he's had an extensive amount of time to hone his skills of deception and corruption. Also mentioned to stay away from games that openly depict sin etc etc
Again, just something to think about. Don't get all defensive or anything lol.
Anyways, this scripture came to mind for some reason so I'll share it.
1 Corinthians Chapter 6
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What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
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For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.