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SEE NO EVIL: CAN CHRISTIANS WATCH ANYTHING ON NETFLIX?
by Pastor Mike Fortune
August 26, 2017
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Keeping Our Kids Safe
Internet Safety
Twelve Questions to Ask Before Watching Game of Thrones
by Pastor Mike Fortune
August 26, 2017
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Keeping Our Kids Safe
Internet Safety
Twelve Questions to Ask Before Watching Game of Thrones
- Policy: By beholding we become changed (1 Peter 1:13; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Philippians 4:8)
- Principle: In the world not of the world (1 Peter 1:14; John 17:15-18; Romans 12:1-2; Stats; Quote)
- Person: Live as holy examples worth following (1 Peter 1:15; John 17:19; Philippians 3:17; 1 Timothy 4:8,12)
1 Peter 1:13
13 So think clearly and exercise self-control. Look forward to the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
2 Corinthians 3:18 (KJV)
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 3:18 NLT (Scripture Reading)
And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.
Philippians 4:8
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
1 Peter 1:14
14 So you must live as God's obedient children. Don't slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn't know any better then.
John 17:15-18
15 I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do.17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. 18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world.
Enough.org
21% of Christian men and 2% of Christian women say they think they might be “addicted” to pornography or aren’t sure if they are (compared to 10% of non-Christian men and 4% of non-Christian women) http://www.provenmen.org/2014p
28% of Christian men and 11% of Christian women say they were first exposed to pornography before the age of 12 (compared to 23% of non-Christian men and 24% of non-Christian women). 2014 Pornography Survey and Statistics. Proven Men Ministries. http://www.provenmen.org/2014p
Romans 12:1-2
1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
John Piper
Sexual relations is a beautiful thing. God created it and pronounced it good (1 Timothy 4:3). But it is not a spectator sport. There is no great film or television series that needs nudity to add to its greatness. No. There isn’t. The closer I get to death and meeting Jesus personally face-to-face and giving an account for my life and for the careless words that I have spoken (Matthew 12:36), the more sure I am of my resolve never intentionally to look at a television show or a movie or a website or a magazine where I know I will see photos or films of nudity. Never. That is my resolve. And the closer I get to death, the better I feel about that, and the more committed I become. http://www.desiringgod
Pediatrics 2013
Results found that violence in films has more than doubled since 1950, and gun violence in PG-13–rated films has more than tripled since 1985. When the PG-13 rating was introduced, these films contained about as much gun violence as G (general audiences) and PG (parental guidance suggested for young children) films. Since 2009, PG-13–rated films have contained as much or more violence as R-rated films (age 17+) films. http://pediatrics.aappu
1 Peter 1:15
15 But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16 For the Scriptures say, "You must be holy because I am holy."
John 17:19
19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
Philippians 3:17-20
17 Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. 18 For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. 20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.
1 Timothy 4:8,12
8 Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 12 Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.
