…It is important to emphasize that it is not only dangerous for Christianity as a movement that Christians do not know how to think like Christians when they go to the movies, but it is personally damaging because to watch a movie with no regard for God, quite simply put, is sinful. 

I kind of get fed up with people saying that certain movies are off limits to Christians.  Yes, I know that some movies that will entice us in weakness to sin.  Here is Peter’s quote:

Christians should avoid movies which will promote sin in their lives.  What I really have in mind is films with sexual themes which can stir up the heart to pursue after things which God has forbidden.  Movies are entertainment, first and foremost, and so it’s important that we prioritize.  The entertainment offered by a film should never outweigh its cost to our souls.

But because God is a story telling God that interprets all reality in relationship to himself.  The author of this article says, “There is always a telos – a purpose – when God tells stories to His people.  In fact, what the Emergents seem to have missed about the thrill of storytelling is that when God tells stories, He explains why He has told the story or done His mighty act, and He explains what the story means, its significance.  He provides closure, and brings the story to an end. God interprets the story for us, so we are not left to ourselves to do so.”  And I agree.  This again brings us back to the fact that everything has to do with God.  If He is, indeed, the center of the universe, then we cannot help but see everything around us in reference to Him.  You can read the full article by clicking the title below:

Watching Movies to the Glory of God
ARTICLE BY ADAM PARKER 

I love the conclusion, because it is balanced and doesn’t go down the path of legalism.  Movie watching is related to the situation in the church in Corinth: “The church in Corinth was surrounded by hedonism and evil; Paul could have told the Corinthians to simply pack up and start their own city in the desert away from all the temples and prostitutes and idolatry, but he didn’t.  Instead, he assumed they would stay in their world.  Paul’s advice was not to flee from the world, but rather to respond rightly when evil presented itself.  We should do no less.”

Let’s live in the world, but all the while be interpreting everything according to a Christian worldview.