Watching The UFC - Is It Wrong?
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I am this way all day long every day
no matter where the good Lord takes me.
face to face
in the walmart or the grocery stores
makes no difference to me...I walk it
And if someone sins around me...I say something to them about it
no matter what whatsoever no matter who they be.
And I boast upon my God to everyone every where I go.
They get an earful from me whether they like it or not.
no matter where the good Lord takes me.
face to face
in the walmart or the grocery stores
makes no difference to me...I walk it
And if someone sins around me...I say something to them about it
no matter what whatsoever no matter who they be.
And I boast upon my God to everyone every where I go.
They get an earful from me whether they like it or not.
Not of God? God created everything except sin. What we do with or in the world within the morality of God decides if something is moral, immoral or amoral. God has us remain in the world to labor for the Kingdom as we are also not of the world. We are not to take others out of the world but guide them in Spirit to be fruitful in labor.
John 17:14-15
New International Version
14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
Philippians 1:22-25
New International Version
22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
John 17:14-15
New International Version
14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. 15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
Philippians 1:22-25
New International Version
22 If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do not know! 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body. 25 Convinced of this, I know that I will remain, and I will continue with all of you for your progress and joy in the faith,
I think for you it is time to stop. You must be responsive to the leading of the Spirit. I used to watch UFC myself. It was really the only sport I enjoyed watching. I think the root reason was wishing I had the skills they had just in case I ever had to take down a bad guy or protect myself.
Nevertheless, I was a drunkard at that time and it was part of my drunken world. Now that I have been reading the Word and have been pressing into the full life of dedication to preaching the Gospel as my main goal in life I no longer engage in any form or entertainment. I read commentaries and study the Word of God when I am not engaged in active ministry tasks. My love for the Word of God satisfies me in a way that entertainment never could. The Word has become my entertainment.
I don't watch movies or TV. Occasionally I will watch a David Attenborough documentary about fish or something or a cooking video but I don't waste time with video addictions.
As a result of almost no media exposure for nearly 5 years now, I find many things offensive to my pure conscience that I was once desensitized to. Including UFC. I am offended by the whole culture. It is altogether other than the Love, kindness, mercy, and human compassion involved in Gospel ministry and I cannot put on the "It's just a sport hat" and pretend I am someone else for an hour or two.
The whole, "lets be a different kind of person for an hour" than what we are when we are in prayer is not something I can do.
You are probably being transformed by the renewing of your mind and wondering whether you are being too legalistic on yourself.
I would say, follow your heart and go deep in the Word and Gospel ministry and forget about why other people don't have the same views as you do. Not many are going to go deep in the things of God as the prophets that they wish they were. Be that one in a million. Stand alone.
Become a stranger to all that is of this world. Find pleasure in the holy things of God and don't think you are strange if you feel you can no longer be entertained by things you once were insensitive to. This is a good sign that you are actually following the path of obedience in the Spirit one decision at a time.
The more you obey the promptings of the Spirit the deeper into the light you will come until you will look back at the things you once tolerated and be appalled that others don't see things the way you do. But we must not think less of them, remembering that it is a progressive journey for each of us.
But remember that simply to remove these worldly amusements from ones life will not in itself cause one to come into the light. One must be lead there, by acting on the prompting of the Spirit and removing things that we begin to question, because one believes it is not pleasing to God and they desire to please the Lord because they love God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. Only then can they know the path of holiness and the difference between the Spirit and legalism.
But how do I know if it is not pleasing to God or just me putting unnecessary restrictions on myself. You have probably heard this before, but it is good advice. "If you have to ask yourself "is it a sin?" it probably is something you should put off. Once you put it off you will be able to see clearly and looking back after you have been abstinent from it for a while you will probably say ..."Yes, it was a sin for Me..." and you will not want to return to it.
The joyful life is the holy life. An indescribable joy is available for those who free themselves from this world by obedience to the Spirit and those who choose to compromise and tolerate worldliness in all it's many forms have no idea what great joy they are missing if they were to change their mindset to a "no compromise" heart for Christ.
Nevertheless, I was a drunkard at that time and it was part of my drunken world. Now that I have been reading the Word and have been pressing into the full life of dedication to preaching the Gospel as my main goal in life I no longer engage in any form or entertainment. I read commentaries and study the Word of God when I am not engaged in active ministry tasks. My love for the Word of God satisfies me in a way that entertainment never could. The Word has become my entertainment.
I don't watch movies or TV. Occasionally I will watch a David Attenborough documentary about fish or something or a cooking video but I don't waste time with video addictions.
As a result of almost no media exposure for nearly 5 years now, I find many things offensive to my pure conscience that I was once desensitized to. Including UFC. I am offended by the whole culture. It is altogether other than the Love, kindness, mercy, and human compassion involved in Gospel ministry and I cannot put on the "It's just a sport hat" and pretend I am someone else for an hour or two.
The whole, "lets be a different kind of person for an hour" than what we are when we are in prayer is not something I can do.
You are probably being transformed by the renewing of your mind and wondering whether you are being too legalistic on yourself.
I would say, follow your heart and go deep in the Word and Gospel ministry and forget about why other people don't have the same views as you do. Not many are going to go deep in the things of God as the prophets that they wish they were. Be that one in a million. Stand alone.
Become a stranger to all that is of this world. Find pleasure in the holy things of God and don't think you are strange if you feel you can no longer be entertained by things you once were insensitive to. This is a good sign that you are actually following the path of obedience in the Spirit one decision at a time.
The more you obey the promptings of the Spirit the deeper into the light you will come until you will look back at the things you once tolerated and be appalled that others don't see things the way you do. But we must not think less of them, remembering that it is a progressive journey for each of us.
But remember that simply to remove these worldly amusements from ones life will not in itself cause one to come into the light. One must be lead there, by acting on the prompting of the Spirit and removing things that we begin to question, because one believes it is not pleasing to God and they desire to please the Lord because they love God with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. Only then can they know the path of holiness and the difference between the Spirit and legalism.
But how do I know if it is not pleasing to God or just me putting unnecessary restrictions on myself. You have probably heard this before, but it is good advice. "If you have to ask yourself "is it a sin?" it probably is something you should put off. Once you put it off you will be able to see clearly and looking back after you have been abstinent from it for a while you will probably say ..."Yes, it was a sin for Me..." and you will not want to return to it.
The joyful life is the holy life. An indescribable joy is available for those who free themselves from this world by obedience to the Spirit and those who choose to compromise and tolerate worldliness in all it's many forms have no idea what great joy they are missing if they were to change their mindset to a "no compromise" heart for Christ.
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I wasn't expecting this. And what I mean by "this" is that a person such as yourself would write exactly what was already in my heart. I now realize that perhaps in the depth of my mind, I was hoping that someone might convince me that it is ok to watch people do and say so many things that are in total contradiction to the Path that we are to follow.
The foul language associated with the sport is something that bothers me very much. The sayings of, "I'm gonna kill you!" "Your dead!" These words and ideas pain me so much. We are to be kind and gentle with one another and to be honest, I almost feel like as the popularity of MMA has grown so exponentially, that this sport has been at least partially responsible for the rampant hatred that has escalated, and not just between Americans, but between nations.
I am certain that you will understand what I am about to write, but first . . . Scripture:
Matthew 19:21 NKJV - "Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
I wish that I lived in the Days of Jesus. I would be so happy to rid myself of all earthly things and simply go where Jesus went, ate what He ate, slept when He slept. Earthly, worldly things are something like anchors, keeping us stuck, or dragging along with incredible tension and binding. Nothing, there is nothing that would make me happier than to look over at a sleeping Jesus. Or, to look up at Him as I sat on the floor before Him. The thought of these things makes me weep and disrupts my breathing. It is such a difficult world to live in without knowing anyone who thinks and feels this way. I long to know people with gentle and kind spirits. I long to be surrounded by people who have a soft, tender, and responsive heart to others. But, there is not one that I know.
I was about to say that you will never know how much I appreciate what you have written to me, but I think that I am probably wrong. You have been given Holy Understanding, and because of this, you have been trusted with Knowledge, for you have acted upon it. And in this Knowledge, you have clearly obtained the Wisdom of the Lord.
Breathe . . .
The foul language associated with the sport is something that bothers me very much. The sayings of, "I'm gonna kill you!" "Your dead!" These words and ideas pain me so much. We are to be kind and gentle with one another and to be honest, I almost feel like as the popularity of MMA has grown so exponentially, that this sport has been at least partially responsible for the rampant hatred that has escalated, and not just between Americans, but between nations.
I am certain that you will understand what I am about to write, but first . . . Scripture:
Matthew 19:21 NKJV - "Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me."
I wish that I lived in the Days of Jesus. I would be so happy to rid myself of all earthly things and simply go where Jesus went, ate what He ate, slept when He slept. Earthly, worldly things are something like anchors, keeping us stuck, or dragging along with incredible tension and binding. Nothing, there is nothing that would make me happier than to look over at a sleeping Jesus. Or, to look up at Him as I sat on the floor before Him. The thought of these things makes me weep and disrupts my breathing. It is such a difficult world to live in without knowing anyone who thinks and feels this way. I long to know people with gentle and kind spirits. I long to be surrounded by people who have a soft, tender, and responsive heart to others. But, there is not one that I know.
I was about to say that you will never know how much I appreciate what you have written to me, but I think that I am probably wrong. You have been given Holy Understanding, and because of this, you have been trusted with Knowledge, for you have acted upon it. And in this Knowledge, you have clearly obtained the Wisdom of the Lord.
Breathe . . .
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Do you work to go on vacations? Exercise? Feed yourself food? Upkeep your house? You are still of the world and as the scripture explains. We must be diligent with the time we have and our labor to make it meaningful.
If something is amoral then it is the matter of are we putting God first in our daily activities or the amoral hobby? Hobbies are good but not when they take time away from God.
If something is amoral then it is the matter of are we putting God first in our daily activities or the amoral hobby? Hobbies are good but not when they take time away from God.
My friend, Jesus walked [away] from His creations as He walked up that hill to die. He did not fight in any way, shape, or form. I am proud of what you have written thus far. So, walk away from Peachy, for we are being goaded into becoming angry. We are being goaded into sin.
All respect to you . . .
All respect to you . . .
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The Lord gives us a choice have the kingdom, of heaven as our home kingdom or the kingdoms of the world. Both has their laws to abide by. We are to live in the kingdom of the world as strangers, and live by their laws as long as they do not conflict with the laws of the Lord. Love is the basis of all of the kingdom of heaven. We are not to fight our enemies but do good for them.
To get pleasure from watching competitions is to live in the kingdom of the world as our home kingdom.
To get pleasure from watching competitions is to live in the kingdom of the world as our home kingdom.
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