Well, last time we were together on Wednesday, we looked at a warning text in the Bible that

applies to our media diets.

Hebrews 2.1, that was the text.

It encourages us to focus our attention and not get distracted from the cross.

Incredibly important text for our lives inside the attention economy, as it's been called

now.

Today's question also relates to our media diets.

It comes from an anonymous listener asking about a Christian view of fiction.

Here it is, Pastor John.

Hello.

I've been struggling to understand 1 Timothy 1.4 and Paul's warning against myths.

What implications does this verse against ancient myths have for a culture like ours, full

of contemporary myths and fictional storytelling?

Jesus told stories.

Jesus Lewis wrote great fictional stories.

Harry Potter is a best-selling series of contemporary mythology.

So, how do we view our own cultural myths, our captivating novels and superhero movies

and long-running TV series, considering Paul's warning to believers to not be devoted

to myths?

Do we face a spiritual danger in our fiction today or not?

That's a good question.

It's a good question exegetically for what Paul meant.

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