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Movie Morality


I think that I have ruined myself for movies lately.  I watched a movie last night, in the theaters even- it was even a chick flick, and I was surprised at how little I ended up liking it.  I watched a movie the other day on Netflix (yes I am finally doing my free trial) that I had been dying to see because it looked so funny, but I couldn’t get into it.  I was actually disgusted by it.  I have ruined myself for movies and I think that I am okay with that. 

Movies today have so much moral delinquency.  Sex isn’t a big deal, living together isn’t a big deal, being naked isn’t a big deal, cussing is a big deal, divorce isn't a big deal, hurting someone isn’t a big deal….  The list goes on and on and on.  I remember when I was younger people living together before marriage was looked at as a scandal.  Your parents cared about what you did and wouldn’t allow it.  You respected your parents enough to not do it.  More importantly, you respected your self and your God enough to not do it.  Now a days though, living together isn’t thought of at all.  It isn’t thought of as bad , it is just normal. 

Our morality has gone down the drain.  ALL OF IT.  Well, almost all of it, there are still the few choice movies and people that have good moral hygiene.  Producers take a story, that could be an amazing story, and they throw in nudity, sex, language that isn’t crucial to the point of the movie.  Since our society has seen it on TV and in movies, they think that it is okay.  It isn’t a big deal to just have sex.  It isn’t a big deal to have a one-night-stand.  It isn’t a big deal to move in with a man before you are married or to be with a married man.  It isn’t a big deal to say something that you know offends the ears of God.  Divorce is the normal thing to do.  Drinking isn’t a big deal, drugs aren’t a big deal, nothing seems to strike us as wrong as long as it is pleasing in the moment. 

But here is the thing: IT IS A BIG DEAL…  The Bible tells us to flee from sexual immorality in 1 Corinthians 6:18.  Ephesians 5:18 tells us not to get drunk.  Ephesians 4:29 tells us to watch what comes out of our mouths.  Do not let unwholesome talk come out of it.  Proverbs 6:25 tells us not lust.  Not to mention the 10 commandments. 

Leviticus 20:23 tells us “You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.” (NIV)

I don’t want to be abhorred by God.  I know that he abhors these traditions and customs, but I think that the movies that I choose to watch will have good moral standings from now on.  Sometimes you think that one might be, or you don’t have a choice, but the movies that I choose to watch myself will take the high road.  I might have to watch really cheesy movies and bad acting, or no movies at all, but all the movies and T.V. that I want to watch, I should be able to watch in front of my kids and more importantly, in front of my God. 

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  1. M.S.February 22, 2012 at 9:52 PM

    Perfectly said! I am right there with you! We are in the minority. But that is okay with me! As He said "strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." I don't mind being in the minority.

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