Being a Christian is a complicated matter sometimes. God tells us to spread the word of His love and tell others that Christ died for every person's sin. However, that does not arise in every situation or context and many times that can turn certain audiences away. Lots of people have a predetermined biased towards anything to do with Christian living or God in general. I believe that people do not necessarily have to profess their faith in tremendously vocal ways like a lot of Christian publications try to accomplish.
The Paste Magazine is an example of a publication who is Christian, yet they do not flaunt that label in your face like other Evangelical magazines tend to do. Paste reviews video games, music and other medium that might not have anything to do with God in fact. How then would somebody go about incorporating some lesson about living closer to God in a review of a Boxing video game? The idea is absolutely absurd. Its simply a piece of entertainment people play in their spare time and to have fun. Especially if one is fond of such media, incorporating some kind of spiritual meaning is nearly impossible. One could argue that it is not about the video games, but having a closer relationship with God and we should be killing off any lustful, fleshly desires. But we are all human and enjoy various activities one way or another (whether that is video games, sports, music, etc.). These activities should not be the center of a believer's life, but to completely abolish them out of their life would be nearly impossible for must of us and only reserved for the most religiously devout. There should be a balance in one's life. That is the most important thing about being a Christian and living a healthy life for God. If the video games and other media start eating away at that healthy relationship, then it is up to the individual to seriously reconsider their choices.
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