tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535532491333971540.post7057745700855915411..comments2023-03-22T23:01:29.853-05:00Comments on A Mind Full of Mud Puddles: Think on These Things, Part 1Brett Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01960919914357855373noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535532491333971540.post-37306143717147586202011-07-05T08:57:41.191-05:002011-07-05T08:57:41.191-05:00This is an issue I worry about the most. I have al...This is an issue I worry about the most. I have always felt uncomfortable watching The Hangover and such movies, but "it's not what goes into a man that defiles him, but what comes out." Like so many other things, I'm guessing the issue is about the heart. In the case of The Hangover, my motives are hard to justify, but there is a greater danger in trying to "purify" myself by purifying my surroundings. The Amish have done that and all but made themselves unnecessary in the world. <br /><br />I really think that Christians have conceded the world just because of this debate. The music and movie industries have been completely secularize not because non-Christians are more gifted but because Christians have pulled out. If we limit ourselves to only movies that are sin-free, we will never have the experience to write a truly funny and relevant comedy for the world. <br /><br />Paul went into the philosophy courts in Greece to debate with non-believers. Jesus went to whatever kind of Roman tavern-equivalent setting to be "eating and drinking with wine-bibbers and sinners." <br /><br />I don't know, but I can't keep from thinking that since the Holy Spirit goes into the Rated R places with the right motives, maybe we can too.<br /><br />This is Brad. Still no Google I.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com