“It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.” Proverbs 25:27
Too much of any one thing is not good. Even visiting one’s neighbor too often becomes too much–“Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.” Proverbs 25:17
Evidence that one is indulging too much in one thing is that it begins to crowd out and take the place of other things that are a part of a wholesome life. Eating too much junk food diminishes one’s appetite for necessary nourishing food, which affects one’s health in a negative way. There are many other examples.
Some of the most vibrant and productive Christians lived before the age of the movie. Thus the argument can rightly be made that Christians do not have to have movies. Our forefathers founded our nation without movies. So movies are not the source of individual motivation to work hard, be smart and productive. Friendship, fellowship, fun and good times all existed before the movie.
I know we won’t be able to turn the clock back to the time before the movie, but as Christians, we need to prove all things. We need to be good stewards of our time and opportunity. We must not foolishly let our liberties become our snare. If you think a movie is a good thing, then make sure you use it for the better, not worse.
There is a down side to the movie, however. Setting aside the fact of the billions of dollars people pour into Hollywood, that enables them to wallow in squalor and sin, as well as this money being the working capital to produce other movies that blaspheme Christ and celebrate wickedness, the point I wish to make is this: even if you judge the movie to be good, how much is good for you?
With these things having been said, let’s do some considering. When a person stays up late to watch the movie, thus making them feel too tired to get up on time to attend the Bible teaching in Sunday School, is the movie “good”? When a person takes hours to watch movies, but they have no time to get their good works done, is the movie good? When a person is bored with real life and only satisfied in the fantasy world of the movie, is the movie good? When the movie replaces creative thinking, project undertaking, skills development, rewarding and productive undertakings, the ability to have fellowship and friendship with real people, on a real life basis, is the movie good?
When the movie keeps one’s heart and mind so preoccupied, that there is no time or interest in real communion in God’s Word and prayer, is the movie good?
When one is at a loss unless they have a movie, this sounds more like an addiction rather than an addition. What’s framing your life?
SHARING
