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For those who are gamers, how do you handle Christian Ethics vs gaming?

CoreyD
jonojim1337 said:
I’m surprised you’re not aware of Exodus 15:3.
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That scripture didn't elude me. I did say God fights righteous war, but that doesn't make him a God of war.
He is called a God of peace Philippians 4:9. He engages in war in order to bring peace. Armageddon is the war to bring peace on earth, and there is a final war after the 1,000 year reign of Christ.
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iluvatar5150 said:
Maybe it was one of his former Russian backers wanting his money back.

lol, Mike Flynn (speaking of people with Russian backers) complaining about divisiveness and people manufacturing crises... classic
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What exactly is a "Russian backer", and what's your beef with them?
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Kathleen30

Hentenza said:
The astronauts did not get roasted by the Van Allen belt. I posted the total rad exposure a while back in this thread and non of the astronauts died of radiation related illnesses. We landed on the moon Kathleen. I know that for a fact. As I told you before my father in law worked for the mercury and Apollo programs and I worked for Boeing in components for the shuttle in the early 80’s.
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Well Hentenza of course they never got roasted. Because none of them astronauts went to the moon. No radiation sickness either you say.. well that should tell you something ain’t right that’s if you start to question of course. Your father worked on the Mercury and Apollo programs. I doubt you not but nether But the projects were massive and like many your father was just another cog in the wheel when comes to the entirely of the plan Yes we have discussed before and we disagree. I guess we’ll know for sure who is right and who is wrong come 2027 with the Artemis venture to the moon. If the moon landing is postponed again for another few years . Then that should tell you something . That being that man never went to the moon all those decades ago
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Is there a Christian political philosophy?

jonojim1337
fhansen said:
The real problem is people in general. Even the holiest of us will be imperfect relative to God. So some degree of corruption or compromise will always prevail here on this earth. But does that mean we should just give up and isolate ourselves?

Humans are both individual and social beings. Our relationship with God is individual but also corporate as the Body, with a unity, also yet imperfect in this life, that we were created to have.

So do we ignore injustice in this world, or, alternatively, simply depend on the goodwill of believers to somehow prevent or rectify injustices? Or, instead, does a just socieity unite together under some model of government and legislate against immoral behavior such as, say murder? Or against the excesses that capitalists might go to maximize profits, including the exploitation of labor, creation of monopolies, etc? Anyway, as long as people are involved there can be no perfect political or governmental system; they're all compromises that we must nonetheless use in order to promote the common good, hopefully guided by Christian principles to the best we can.
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Well again, since Christ did say to give to Caesar that which is Caesar’s, then that’s how I expect Christians to solve politics. Of course there is some confusion as to who is actually Caesar, but that’s just coming from ignorance.
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For those who are gamers, how do you handle Christian Ethics vs gaming?

CoreyD
Delvianna said:
I'm linking this to modern day use of the word "magic". I understand the biblical connotations, but the world doesn't. To subscribe a video game developers use of the word "magic" is essentially assuming they're using the biblical context of "magic" when I highly doubt they are and why I don't think you have to strictly adhere to the biblical concept when someone uses it. People in general will call God's power "magic" instead of power or any other word choice. You can call satans magic "power" too. So I think being afraid of the word instead of applying context, is being a bit too linear.

But like I said, if someone disagrees with me and hates the word entirely, then that is completely fine.
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It's good to educate people on what they don't know.
Sadly churches have followed a trend which Jesus would not follow.
His followers do well to follow Jesus' example, if people are to distinguish between right and wrong
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Is there a Christian political philosophy?

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The real problem is people in general. Even the holiest of us will be imperfect relative to God. So some degree of corruption or compromise will always prevail here on this earth. But does that mean we should just give up and isolate ourselves?

Humans are both individual and social beings. Our relationship with God is individual but also corporate as the Body, with a unity, also yet imperfect in this life, that we were created to have.

So do we ignore injustice in this world, or, alternatively, simply depend on the goodwill of believers to somehow prevent or rectify injustices? Or, instead, does a just socieity unite together under some model of government and legislate against immoral behavior such as, say murder? Or against the excesses that capitalists might go to maximize profits, including the exploitation of labor, creation of monopolies, etc? Anyway, as long as people are involved there can be no perfect political or governmental system; they're all compromises that we must nonetheless use in order to promote the common good, hopefully guided by Christian principles to the best we can.
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Dear Pete Hegseth, I’m Grateful the Japanese Navy Spared My Grandfather’s Life

Maria Billingsley
Oompa Loompa said:
So you would then agree that the best course of action is to set up a meeting between these cartel members and God so that our brothers and sisters in Christ can finally live in peace and safety in their own country.
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Huh? The best course of action is not to blow them up to bits and pieces without knowing if they are actually guilty of drug running or victims themselves. This is how it was always done with the coast guard.The standard and long-established procedure has been to use disabling fire, often delivered by the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON) snipers targeting the outboard engines, to stop and board the vessel, which allows for the seizure of the contraband and the arrest of the crew for criminal prosecution. This model prioritizes preserving life and capturing suspects.
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For those who are gamers, how do you handle Christian Ethics vs gaming?

CoreyD
jonojim1337 said:
God is a man of war so…
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God is not a man.
Ares was the Greek god of war, and the Areopagus was probably named after it.
There were other gods of war, but I have never come across the term God of war referring to the true God.
God does fight righteous wars, but can any man made war be considered righteous, or are innocent people destroyed through these?

jonojim1337 said:
I like war games.
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I like strategy games, but I found it hard to find any that didn't involve killing alien, or other life forms.
Why do you like war games.

jonojim1337 said:
That being said, it’s important not to make anything into an idol. We don’t want to profane the Sabbath now do we.

That being said, I’m not here to judge anyone who does play video games.
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We aren't judges, but the topic "For those who are gamers, how do you handle Christian Ethics vs gaming?" calls for stating particularly how we view Christian ethics in relation to games.
This would involve getting God's view on the matter, I believe.
Would it not?

jonojim1337 said:
That being said, maybe I would like to spend my time on a more edifying activity than that.
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That's a good choice, in my opinion.
I find most video games today have little purpose, if they do have any, and they aren't very creative,,, just the same thing over and over.
Games in the past had more creativity, in my opinion.

jonojim1337 said:
Thus, I think it’s optimal to always be ready, like a good steward, who doesn’t know when the master of the house is coming.
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I agree.
Paul put it this way...
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15, 16

That's good advice.
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