He who loves purity of heart,
and whose speech is gracious, will have the king as his friend.
(Proverbs 22:11 ESV) Do the things we watch and play contribute to our purity? Do they hinder it? Are we naive if we say they have no impact?
Be not envious of evil men,
nor desire to be with them,
for their hearts devise violence,
and their lips talk of trouble.
(Proverbs 24:1-2 ESV)
Whoever plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
The devising of folly is sin,
and the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.
(Proverbs 24:8-9 ESV) Is playing video games than contain evil, evil? Again, how would you define evil? How would you define good?
I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
Then I saw and considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
(Proverbs 24:30-34 ESV) Again, on laziness but I can't help but think that a lot of video game playing and movie watching relates more to laziness than relaxation.
