tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18480132.post5174797690823343900..comments2023-06-15T02:43:41.630-07:00Comments on New Human Life: TwilightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18480132.post-72968439789171695382009-02-08T06:31:00.000-08:002009-02-08T06:31:00.000-08:00Hey Jen! thanks for the comment, I wouldn't say sa...Hey Jen! thanks for the comment, I wouldn't say sarcasm is necessarily bad it all depends how you use it, cause we do find examples in the Bible of sarcasm. There is one example which I must confess I laugh every time I read it, and its when Elijah is waiting for the baal's god to burn up the wood and animal and he's like go on keep on calling him maybe he's sleeping, or out town (1 Kings 18:1-46)...that was hilarious! <BR/>But yes the way House uses it is terrible, it doesn't edify and most of the time he's out to hurt people's feelings with it. In that case yes sarcasm is not good at all.<BR/>And as for House, there was a time when I had a small glimpse of hope for this tv series, I mean all the doctors raved about it and how great it was...so I watched one episode, although I had watched a few of them a couple of years ago when I actually had time to watch such things, anyway blasphemy, sarcasm, and cursing aside house was very good at diagnosing weird pathologies, and there was one disease that he was like yes that is X thing! these are the symptoms: bla bla bla...I was pretty impressed, that I could actually learn something from a tv series..right...I looked up the disease online, NONE of the signs and symptoms he had mentioned were true...ugh...so I don't watch it, it doesn't edify, it doesn't honor God when he blasphemes so often, you don't even learn real stuff in there so why watch it?<BR/><BR/>We have got 24 hours a day, we are supposed to do everything for God's glory in those 24 hours. Personally out of those 24 hours, I sleep 6 hours at night, I spend 8 hours at a hospital where I have to spend time with a lot of unbelievers and some who think they're believers; 1 hour in a bus on my way home, and then on a regular non-church-going-day I spend the rest of those 24 hours, 10 hours, at home. How am I going to spend those 10 hours at home? Taking in consideration that daily I have to honor God in everything I do and do everything for His glory, and be blameless for He is blameless, and merciful for He is merciful, etc. I'm going to waste those 10 hours watching stuff that don't do anything for God and certainly not for me? That's the question right there. How many hours do we spend reading our bibles? or praying (and this one is a tough one for me because I don't spend enough time praying)?<BR/>And I'm not saying never watch tv, or movies, there are wonderful movies out there that edify, I can make a list! or perhaps are just entertaining but are healthy to watch. Even the finding Nemo one, how we watch the character of Marlin, Nemo's dad, change completely although gradually and after some tough lessons when he befriends Doris, who bless her heart had to bear with that grumpy old "man". The thing is what we do with what we watch.<BR/><BR/>And I know this response is long enough! sorry Jen!! :P<BR/>But I would like to point out an example, your blog, the movies you watch are not Christian and yet you have found a way to bring glory to God by edifying the Saints with a Christian perspective on topics seen in said movies. <BR/><BR/>God bless!Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385067178930906667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18480132.post-3927156564793913872009-02-07T21:39:00.000-08:002009-02-07T21:39:00.000-08:00Rita, this may not seem like it's so bad compared ...Rita, this may not seem like it's so bad compared to the examples you've given, but I only saw one episode of "House" and I was appalled at the utter nastiness and sarcasm on behalf of the title character. In today's society, we find sarcasm to be a form of humor but it is not. Satire is a legitimate form of humor. Sarcasm is nothing but biting, caustic mean-spiritedness. I was truly saddened by this character's attitude and I couldn't bear to watch the show again.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046191580141976211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18480132.post-71917374254594734432009-01-07T19:28:00.000-08:002009-01-07T19:28:00.000-08:00"subtle sin/wordliness they contain becomes not so...<I>"subtle sin/wordliness they contain becomes not so subtle, but extremely blunt, even in those PG films..."</I>--> This is so so true!<BR/>thanks girls for the input! Glad to know I'm not alone in this boat :)Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385067178930906667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18480132.post-83076139827353889842009-01-07T18:58:00.000-08:002009-01-07T18:58:00.000-08:00Thank you Rita for this post. I totally agree with...Thank you Rita for this post. I totally agree with you. What is more important Christ or being entertained? Christ should be more important. :)Michelle Mianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535436014579720506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18480132.post-37632791675603852272009-01-07T18:47:00.000-08:002009-01-07T18:47:00.000-08:00Amen, Rita! This is an area I've definitely been c...Amen, Rita! This is an area I've definitely been convicted in...the more you grow as a Christian the less these movies/shows appeal and the (seemingly) subtle sin/wordliness they contain becomes not so subtle, but extremely blunt, even in those PG films...<BR/><BR/>This is a really good post, thank you.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745470127207480213noreply@blogger.com