we discussed video games and movies<\/a>, and I mentioned that my husband is an avid video game player. Anyway, I know the violence is wrong in games, but what if the characters that you are fighting in a game look more like animals or impossible-looking monsters, then is it still bad? It’s not a sin to go hunting.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
The difficulty in answering your question is that you are using “violence” loosely. There are parts of the Bible that are violent, such as David slaying Goliath, but this act of violence was not wrong. In this particular case, it was the Israelite’s avoidance of violence which was wrong (I Samuel 17). There are other acts of violence that are also mentioned which were wrong, such as the plans to rob people mentioned in Proverbs 1:10-19. It isn’t wrong to mention that such evil exists in the world, but it is wrong to participate in such. Being a policeman can be violent, but that violence is necessary to subdue evil (Romans 13:4).<\/p>\n
Therefore, it isn’t possible to make a blanket statement that violent video games are wrong. It doesn’t address the nature of the violence and what is being taught. Is the violence for the purpose of being cruel, for the “fun” of being violent, or to spread evil? Is the violence there to promote standing up against evil and to prevent further harm?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: A while back\u00a0we discussed video games and movies, and I mentioned that my husband is an avid video game player. Anyway, I know the violence is wrong in games, but what if the characters that you are fighting in a game look more like animals or impossible-looking monsters, then is it still bad? It’s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[759,38,1231,200],"class_list":["post-24785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-entertainment","tag-morality","tag-video-games","tag-violence"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32137,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-sinful-to-play-airsoft-laser-tag-or-paintball\/","url_meta":{"origin":24785,"position":0},"title":"Is it sinful to play Airsoft, Laser Tag, or Paintball?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 11, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi, I was just wondering is it a sin to play Airsoft? Airsoft is a game in which people shoot rifles that majority of the time are mock models of actual firearms that shoot plastic bbs. The objective, generally, is to shoot the other person with a bb and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25388,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/will-parents-be-held-accountable-for-the-video-games-their-children-play\/","url_meta":{"origin":24785,"position":1},"title":"Will parents be held accountable for the video games their children play?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Will parents be held accountable for the video games their children play? What if one is a step-parent? Answer: Whether a child genetically comes from you or not, the fact that you have taken on the role of a parent means you are responsible for the raising of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23367,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/black-lives-matter-is-no-different-than-the-democrats-or-republicans\/","url_meta":{"origin":24785,"position":2},"title":"Black Lives Matter is no different than the Democrats or Republicans","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello Brother, First I like to start off by saying this website has been a tremendous help with my Christian walk. I am a member of the church, and I stumbled across this website roughly five years ago. I check your topics pretty much each week, and I agree\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":39763,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/can-violence-and-wars-end\/","url_meta":{"origin":24785,"position":3},"title":"Can violence and wars end?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 21, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: We usually hear of killings, fighting, and wars, each and every day these days. All of us would love it if these would end. The question is: Can these acts of violence and wars end? Answer: \"What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":18740,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-you-think-a-movie-with-a-good-storyline-but-some-immorality-scattered-in-should-be-watched\/","url_meta":{"origin":24785,"position":4},"title":"Do you think a movie with a good storyline but some immorality scattered in should be watched?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 25, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I read\u00a0your comment on a question about movies and video games. I believe you even referred to watching the Lord of the Rings movies if I'm not mistaken. I totally agree that there are movies that Christians should not watch. What do you think of movies, though, that have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":50566,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/your-answer-to-the-man-who-slapped-his-pregnant-wife-was-horrible\/","url_meta":{"origin":24785,"position":5},"title":"Your answer to the man who slapped his pregnant wife was horrible","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 8, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: You have an answer on your La Vista Answers page to\u00a0a husband who slapped his pregnant wife twice that goes on for three paragraphs about the wife being at fault. In the end, it casually mentions that violence isn't the answer, but that should have been at the top\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}