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Resident Evil (Is it really evil?)

rpguy

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I've played pretty much most of the resident evil games, which were a lot of fun.

But are those style of games considered sinful?
 
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JacobsLadder said:
I believe spending ones time playing the 'Resident Evil' is indeed evil.

When I was growing up young people didn't have distractions like this. We used to play outdoors whatever the weather. When we were old enough we went out and worked for a living.

I can't imagine how anyone could subject themselves to such horrendous images.

Would Jesus have lazed around playing sick video games?
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There's nothing evil about Resident Evil.
 
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that fizzy guy said:
Well your op is..."is it really evil" either way it's kind of like asking do things made by man(mankind) have some form of sin in them?
The answer yes for example Resident Evil if you are referring to the movies there is certainly sin in them and just like in the games there is sin in them, some examples would be in the movies giving the idea of genetic altering people to be something else or government officials ignoring their people,or in general making killing something someone wants to do for a thrill.
The other side of this would be the gaming atmosphere which basically is "Gambling" and not just for resident evil,nearly every game in the world has some form of gambling(gambling one's fictional life in a game, gambling fictional money or real money) like even the two very first games made "Pong"(guy didn't get a license technically first video game made) and "Star wars"(the first official game made because magnavox got a patent) pong is basically tennis back and forth where it is "luck" that you win or lose in a sense and starwars has a fictional character that requires hand eye coordination but you risk a fictional character's life to progress in a sense all of this can be classified as "sinful" so yes they are sinful but, "Evil" not necessarily because while they can lead one to do "Evil" things by "influence" they are only as "powerful" as the "power" one gives them.
A good example of this for either videos or games is whether or not you are "active" in "real life" because if an individual leaves their heads in such things for extended periodsit can "hurt your body"(I know this from experience) and diminish one's "spirit" allowing satan and one's own flesh to subject an individual to "evil thoughts" and possibly to "do evil".
There is a fine though between "evil" and "sin" evil is classified as doing things horrendously with "no remorse" nor "thought to change wrong doings" sin is classified as things God/Jesus does not approve of us doing but we can ask forgiveness for or better yet ask God/Jesus to guide us to "change" for the "better".
"Remorse" and "willingness to change" are very important because if one lives by "habit" one can likely "do wrong" whether saved or unsaved because in such times one's "mind" and "heart" are not joined with God/Jesus's and so we are "Vulnerable" of our own doing.
Think of any show movie or game as a tar pit or sinking sand the longer one stays in it the more likely that one will not "leave it" and unlike sand or tar the more one spends in it the more one will"remember" day to day and the more likely one will "get back in to it" and "ignore life" but, this can easily be "counter acted" by simply "taking a break" for however long to say "read the bible", "go to church","listen to gospel songs" "do chores", "cook food" or "interact with others".
To be more frank "evil" doesn't come from "material things" it comes from people's "minds" and "hearts" and though you might "feel" the evil or something from such things the items themselves aren't "evil" for they are not "alive".
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1. The ones who do genetic alterations are the VILLAINS.
2. In Resident Evil there are good cops and bad cops.
3. The heroes only kill the villains while protecting the innocent.
 
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Sparkey said:
More like Resident Gory...

My ex Brother-In-Law (sister's ex hubby) was a Hollywood Movie Producer wanna-be. His movie was entitled, "Little Cory Gory," but it never caught on. Big corporations ripped him off of his rights to his own movie (yeah, 'Unheard of,' --not). The production value was excellent but the subject matter? Worse than questionable. Objectionable is more like it. There's a big appetite for such things.
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Resident Evil is harmless.
 
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rpguy said:
I've played pretty much most of the resident evil games, which were a lot of fun.

But are those style of games considered sinful?
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Yes. Very obviously so. Just read the Bible.

Philippians 4:8
8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Ephesians 5:3-12
3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;
4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
7 Therefore do not be partakers with them;
8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
9 (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;
12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

Psalm 101:2-4
2 I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;
3 I will not set before my eyes anything that is wicked. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
4 A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.

Isaiah 33:15-16
15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
16 he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.

You can always find people who will encourage you in things that God says are wrong. Some on this thread have done so quite confidently. But GOD says to us all in His word that some of the things we want to enjoy are EVIL, they are of darkness and sin, and we ought to have nothing to do with them if we want to say we know and walk with God.

1 John 1:5-6
5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
 
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Tenchi said:
Yes. Very obviously so. Just read the Bible.

Philippians 4:8
8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Ephesians 5:3-12
3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;
4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
5 For this you know with certainty, that no immoral or impure person or covetous man, who is an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.
6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
7 Therefore do not be partakers with them;
8 for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
9 (for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
10 trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;
12 for it is disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

Psalm 101:2-4
2 I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;
3 I will not set before my eyes anything that is wicked. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
4 A perverse heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.

Isaiah 33:15-16
15 He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,
16 he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.

You can always find people who will encourage you in things that God says are wrong. Some on this thread have done so quite confidently. But GOD says to us all in His word that some of the things we want to enjoy are EVIL, they are of darkness and sin, and we ought to have nothing to do with them if we want to say we know and walk with God.

1 John 1:5-6
5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
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RE is harmless.
 
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I'm saying this from a point of self-confession, I believe we tolerate way too much from video games that if Jesus was next to us in the flesh, He wouldn't approve of.
 
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