It is interesting to me that this argument would work very well on the topic of watching sports... also stupid. Playing sports has some profit (I Tim. 4:8), but I think only if it is used to further the gospel.
Matt. I totally agree. However, I must put in a caveat for the online multiplayer games. I put in hours of play per week (with my wife, by the way) and spend that time with people from all over North America. I have counseled some [marital, pre-marriage, grief, job-loss], I have shared the Gospel with them, and I hope that every word that comes out of my mouth or from my fingers shows them Christ. If it wasn't with other people, it would be a waste. People are not a waste of time, no matter how bad they seem to be to us, Christ paid the price.
Matt. I totally agree. However, I must put in a caveat for the online multiplayer games. I put in hours of play per week (with my wife, by the way) and spend that time with people from all over North America.
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If it wasn't with other people, it would be a waste. People are not a waste of time, no matter how bad they seem to be to us, Christ paid the price.
Great point. I am glad you added that in. It is so easy to demonstrate one side of an issue when you blog, but most things are usually multi-faceted.
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