“You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows. -Psalm 45:7 (NASB)
We really have no option to embrace that which is evil. We are commanded to hate sin. Wickedness, or sin is prevalent in nearly every form of entertainment, especially on television or at the movie theater. We’re not suggesting every movie or television program is evil or promotes wickedness because there are those which are intended to combat the forces of evil. In Hebrews we learn that Jesus is our perfect High Priest because He was tempted in every way just as we are but did not sin. We, with the power of God through the Holy Spirit dwelling in us are also able to stand firm against the devil’s temptations. But we need to train ourselves to recognize it wherever it is. If we compromise this command, we will lose the ability to discern when we are being tempted to accept wickedness in the content of any and all media. Jesus faced temptation three times; from Satan in the wilderness after 40 days of fasting (Matthew 4:1), by Satan through the words of Peter (Matthew 16:23), and in the Garden just before His arrest. We are commanded to hate sin. If we do not, do we truly love righteousness?
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