Warning About Movies

USING MOVIES AND TELEVISION IN MINISTRY

Don’t feed your mind with the following carnal activities in television.  Remember that friendship with the world is enmity with God.  When you feed your mind with carnal things of the flesh, it produces death and is in opposition and hatred against God.

James 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Romans 8:5-9 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Using movies for examples of God speaking is a shady area that is not recommended unless the movie is fiction, a true life story where the movie represents the goodness of God and does not promote unscriptural things in sexual innuendos, violence, witchcraft, filthy communicating, jesting, etc.  Sometimes a true life story is about overcoming those things, so try to be perceptive in how much time and focus is on what is being overcome vs the purpose of the movie. 

If you really want purity in your Words, it is best to stay away from TV and movies unless they stay away from the following negative behaviors.  Movies and TV can defile your eye and ear gates and cause your visions and receptivity to the Lord to be deluded and impure.  There are good “how to” shows and documentaries that are educational and helpful that are not carnal without defiling your conscience and those who are listening to you.

When you are in ministry you are accountable to teach others how to be obedient to God’s Word and not be a stumbling block to them, but rather point the way to walking in holiness. 

This is a list of some of the things scripture speaks against. 

LIST OF UNSCRIPTURAL FELLOWSHIP

Abuse………….. Misuse, mistreat, maltreat.  (2 Corinthians 11:25)

Accuse ……….. Charge, blame, incriminate. (Luke 23:10)

Adultery………. Infidelity, fornication.  (Matt 15:19)

Ambition………. Overly enterprising, stepping on others, determined, goal oriented.  (Acts 8:19)

Angry………….. Violent passion, indignant, exasperated.  (Colossians 3:8)

Anxious……….. Exaggerated and distracted concern, apprehensive, uneasy, worried, dread and fear.  (Philippians 4:6)

Apathetic……… Indifferent, dull of feeling, passive. (Revelation 3:16)

Argumentative Disputing, contending, hair splitting.    (2 Timothy 2:24)

Betrayer………. Double cross, trick.  (Matthew 26:25)

Bitter…………… Resentful.  (Acts 8:23)

Blasphemer…… Irreverent, reviling.  (Matthew 15:19)

Boast…………… Brag, proud, arrogant.  (2 Timothy 3:2)

Co-dependent… .Leaning on someone other than God.  (Deuteronomy 6:5)

Compete………. Ambitious, aggressive, contest, oppose.  (Mark 10:37) 

Complain……… Grumble.   (Jude 16)

Compromise….. Bargain with evil.  (Genesis 19:8)

Compulsive ….. Obsessive, driving passion. (Matthew 12:45)

Condemnation ..False guilt.   (Romans 8:1)

Control………… Dominate, push, restrain.   (Acts 21:12)

Covet …………. Desiring something that belongs to someone else, envy.  (Exodus 20:17)

Coward ………. Fearful, lacking courage.  (Revelation 21:8)

Critical…………. Disapprove, faultfinding.   (Galatians 5:15)

Curse………….. To curse, doom, condemn evil upon.  (Matthew 26:74)

Cursing………… Swearing, profanity, filthy communication.  (Colossians 3:18)

Deceive……….. Defraud, delude, dupe, mislead.  (Mark 7:22)

Defensive…….. Justifying, guarding, shielding. (Isaiah 45:9)

Depressed……. Despondent, downhearted, downcast, desolate.  (Proverbs 15:13)

Desiring praise ..Desiring esteem, admiration. (John 12:43)

Despise……….. Little regard for others, low opinion of, arrogant.   (2 Timothy 3:3)

Discontent …… Disgruntled, unsatisfied.  (Philippians 4:11)

Disobedient ….. No submission or conformity.  (2 Timothy 3:2)

Divination ……. Witchcraft.   (Leviticus 20:27)

Double‑minded ..Vacillate between two opinions.  (James 1:8)

Double‑minded ..Vacillate between two opinions.  (James 1:8)

Double‑tongued ..Two stories. Saying a thing with the intent to deceive.  (1 Timothy 3:8)

Doubter……….. Skeptic, unbeliever, mistrust, suspicion.   (Hebrews 11:6)

Downcast…….. Low in spirit, depressed, joy withered away.  (Joel 1:12)

Drunkard……… Intoxication, insobriety.  (Luke 21:34)

Emulation……… Envious and contentious rivalry, competition, challenge. Galatians 5:20)

Envy……………. Jealousy, rivalry, competition.   (Galatians 5:21)

Extortion………. Acquire deceitfully, defraud, blackmail.  (Leviticus 19:13)

Evil thoughts…. Unkind, tear down the person.  (2 Corinthians 10:5)

False witness… False, deceitful testimony.  (Matthew 15:19)

Fearful…………. Timid, scared, lose courage.  (Revelation 21:8)

Fierce………….. Brutal, rough, savage, violent, wild.   (2 Timothy 3:3)

Filthy speech…. Foul speaking, low and obscene speech, vulgar language.  (Colossians 3:8)

Filthy…………… Defiling, dishonorable, dirty, wicked, vile, pornography, smut.  (James 1:21)

Foolish…………. Senseless, folly, reckless.  (Mark 7:22)

Fornication……. Sexual immorality.  (Colossians 3:5)

Gossip…………. Spreading rumor, scuttlebutt, hearsay.  (1 Timothy 5:13)

Greed………….. Covet, hoard, grasp, possessive.  (Acts 5:2)

Grievous………. Weighty, load, burdensome. (1 John 5:3)

Guilt……………. Blame, fault, error, shame.  (1 John 2:1)

Hatred…………. Strife, detest, abhor, loathe.  (Proverbs 10:12)

Heresy………… Disunion, dissension.  (Galatians 5:20)

High-minded…. Conceited, inflated.  (2 Timothy 3:4)

Hopeless………. Despair, past hope.  (John 11:32)

Homosexuality ..Vile affections against nature.  (Romans 1:26)

Hypocrite……… Masquerades, faker.   (Matthew 23:15)

Idolatry………… Infatuation, inordinately fond of.  (1 Corinthians 10:14)

Impatient……… Restless, intolerant, resistant towards long suffering.  (Numbers 20:10 – 11)

Impulsiveness… No self control, unpremeditated, rash, impetuous, spontaneous.  (Proverbs 29:20)

Inconsistent…… Erratic, discrepancy.  (James 1:6)

Indifferent…….. Unresponsive, detached, apathy, unconcern.  (Revelation 3:16)

Jest…………….. Banter, wit, joke.  (Ephesians 5:4)

Jealous………… Possessive, monopolize, envious.  (Proverbs 6:34)

Knowledge lust.. Passion for knowledge for wrong motive.  (2 Timothy 4:3)

Lazy……………. Idle, slothful, indolent.  (Matthew 25:24-27)

Liar…………….. Telling falsehoods, untruth.  (Revelation 21:8)

Lewd…………… Unbridled lust, shameless, indecent, sensual.  (Galatians 5:19)

Love of pleasure ..Preferring pleasure to the things of God.  (2 Timothy 3:4)

Lust…………….. Craving, an absorbing longing for, hunger, desire.  (1 John 2:16)

Malice…………. Desire to injure, animosity, spite.  (Colossians 3:8)

Mock…………… Scoff, ridicule, deride.  (Jude 18)

Murder………… Kill with ones words as well as literally kill.  (Matthew 15:19)

Murmuring……. One who discontentedly complains against God, grumble, mutter.  (Jude 16)

Perverse………. Without natural affection.  (Romans 1:24)

Phobias………… Irrational fear, avoidance, aversion.  (2 Timothy 1:7)

Poverty………… Unproductive, insufficiency, shortage.  (Proverbs 15:19) (Romans 12:11)

Possessive……. Controlling, grasping, selfish, cling.  (2 Samuel Chapter 11)

Proud………….. Arrogant, vain, self love.  (Proverbs 16:18)

Procrastinate…. Delay needlessly, put off.   (Proverbs 6:9-11)

Presumptuous.. Boldly arrogant, offensive, foolhardy. (Psalm 19:13)

Quarrelsome…. Contentious, ignites strife.  (Galatians 5:20)

Regret…………. Looking to past life or sins, not accepting the Lord’s plan and His forgiveness.  (Luke 9:62)

Reckless………. Heady, heedless, careless, rash.  (2 Timothy 3:4) 

Rejection……… Feeling discarded.  (Genesis 29:30-32)

Resentment…… Offense, umbrage, embittered, hostile.  (Genesis 4:4-8)

Reveling………. Drunken carousing, rioting.  (Galatians 5:21)

Revenge………. Taking things into ones’ own hands instead of waiting for God, retaliate.  (Romans 12:19)

Revile………….. Slander, rail.  (1 Corinthians 5:11)

Sanctimonious. Hypocritically devout.  (Matthew 23:14)

Seduce………… Entice, decoy, lure.  (1 Timothy 4:1)

Sedition………… Dissension, divisions, sects.  (Galatians 5:20)

Self willed…….. Arrogant, stubborn.  (2 Peter 2:10)

Sensuality…….. Sensory pleasures.  (Jude 18)

Self pity……….. Self sympathy.  (Jonah 4:8)

Skeptic………… Doubter, unbeliever, cynic.  (John 20:25)

Slander………… Defame, dishonor.  (Proverbs 10:18)

Sodomy……….. Sexual perversion.  (Genesis 19:4-5)

Strife…………… Bitter conflict, selfish or self promoting which causes quarrels, division and dissension.  (Galatians 5:20)

Striving………… Disputing, contending, arguing.  (Romans 9:20)

Talebearer……. Telling secrets, spreading gossip or rumor.  (Proverbs 11:13 )

Theft…………… Steal, rob.  (Matthew 15:19)

Traitor…………. A betrayer, treacherous.  (2 Timothy 3:4)

Truce breaker.. Irreconcilable, impossible to appease.   (2 Timothy 3:3)

Unbelief……….. No faith.  (Matthew 17:17)

Uncleanness…. Impurity of thought, motive or deed.  (Colossians 3:5)

Unforgiveness.. ..Refusing to pardon.  (Matthew 6:14)

Unholy…………. Sacrilegious, blasphemous, irreverent, ungodly, profane.  (Leviticus 10:10)

Unjust………….. Wrongful, dishonest, unfair.  (Proverbs 22:16)

Unmerciful……. Without leniency, unsparing.   (Matthew 18:33)

Unstable………. Unbalanced, uncertain, fluctuating, fickle, changeable.  (Ephesians 4:14)

Unthankful……. Without gratefulness.  (2 Timothy 3:2)

Violent…………. Cruel, fierce, vehement.  (Psalm 7:16)

Wavering……… Vacillating, doubting, hesitating, fluctuating, instability.   (James 1:6)

Wickedness….. Depravity, malice, iniquity.  (Mark 7:22)

Witchcraft……. The use of drugs – see Strong’s #5331, medications, magic, sorcery, witchcraft.  (Galatians 5:20)

Wantonness….. Self indulgence, self gratification.  (James 5:5)

Wrath………….. Fury.  (Colossians 3:8)