Take Jesus to a Movie?
Theme of the Week: Devious Diversions
Dave Swavely
Monday, January 1, 2007
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Key Bible Verse: And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, all the while giving thanks through him to God the Father (Colossians 3:17).Bonus Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:30-11:1
When you view or listen to some form of the arts, your motive can't be merely to please yourself, and it certainly can't be to enjoy ungodly pleasures. Your motive must be to please God. Jesus said, "You must worship the Lord your God, and serve only him" (Matthew 4:10). [Today's Bonus Reading] says you should engage in only what you can thank God for, and what brings Him glory.
Many Christians haven't learned how to enjoy the popular arts in a way that brings glory to God. They've watched movies, for instance, only because they wanted to pass the time, or experience the thrill of action, romance, or a good laugh. Or the movies have been a time they were spending apart from God, because they were deriving enjoyment from things He wouldn't like. So when a friend asks, "Would you watch that if Jesus were sitting next to you?" (a good question to ask, by the way), they could never honestly say yes, because they've never taken Jesus with them to see a movie!
But I've watched many movies fully aware that Jesus is with me, and I've communed with Him during the entire movie. Next, we'll discuss how.
—Dave Swavely in Who Are You to Judge?
My Response: Would Jesus have accepted an invitation to the last movie I saw?
Adapted from Who Are You to Judge? (P & R Publishing, 2005) by permission.
Copyright © 2007 by the author or Christianity Today/Men of Integrity magazine.
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