this message of video games and entertainment<\/a> leading to sins and the cause of sins. Simply superb. I recently gave my life over to Christ and wasn’t sure if video games were wrong, even though I was being convicted in my spirit that it was. Also because I had such a vast collection. But I couldn’t keep them; the conviction was too strong.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
I glad the material here has been useful to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I simply loved this message of video games and entertainment leading to sins and the cause of sins. Simply superb. I recently gave my life over to Christ and wasn’t sure if video games were wrong, even though I was being convicted in my spirit that it was. 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