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Ask Pastor John

Should Christians Watch ‘Game of Thrones’?

Ask Pastor John

Desiring God

John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2014

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Christians are called not to be hip, but holy. Here are twelve reasons why Christians do not need on-screen nudity.

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0:00.0

Emily and Egan Minnesota writes in, Pastor John, do you believe there's a difference between

0:10.8

film nudity versus pornography?

0:13.6

I know many Christians who are against porn, but they have no issue watching movies or TV

0:17.8

shows that show graphic nudity.

0:20.6

And very specifically Adam writes in to ask of this, what would you say to a Christian

0:24.8

who watches the cable TV show Game of Thrones?

0:28.4

This is a television series rated TV, MA, and has become rather infamous for its explicit

0:33.2

nudity and sex scenes and for graphic scenes of rape and sexual violence against women.

0:39.0

Pastor John, what do you say?

0:41.3

Tony, the closer I get to death and meeting Jesus personally face to face and giving

0:51.2

an account for my life and for the careless words that I've spoken, Matthew 1236 and

0:58.8

how much more for intentional stares.

1:03.5

The more sure I am of my resolve, never intentionally to look at a TV show or a movie or a website

1:14.5

or a magazine where I know I will see photos or films of nudity.

1:21.6

Never.

1:22.6

That's my resolve.

1:24.2

And the closer I get to death, the better I feel about that and the more committed I become.

1:30.9

And I want to invite, frankly, all Christians to join me in this pursuit of greater purity

1:36.6

of heart and mind.

1:38.4

In our day when entertainment media is virtually the lingua franca of the world, this is an

1:45.9

invitation to be an alien.

1:49.5

And I believe with all my heart that what the world needs is radically bold, sacrificially

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