Thank Eric this question has been bothering me for a while….it just seems weird to be Christian and play L4D (back when I had a console) so I ended up getting rid of it.

I understand the fact of if it get more time and how it affects you……I just needed to learn a lesson of self-control,plus playing these games in a Christian fellowship where the focus is on God makes it a whole lot better. This question has just been on my heart for a while and I just needed a little counsel on this. Thanks Eric and Patrick.

Somthing that seems to be bothering me is that I keep remembering when Jesus says Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks….and we fill our heart by what we watch, listen to, and read. So it’s like say I play MW2 for 1 hr a day and give God 3hrs a day…my heart is still being polluted,desensitized,and twisted. The games still affect you in the long run….so that’s what I’m feeling put on my heart.

That is a really tough question.  I have to play devil’s advocate here.  I know that a lot, a LOT of Christian gamers will say exactly what Eric did….that it boils down to conviction.  And I am not picking on Eric when I discuss this, I agree, to a degree about this position.  That said, I think too many people use it as a crutch.  There are times it is used validly, and there are times we throw it out just so we can keep doing what we want to, or to justify something we shouldn’t do.  Now before you react to this let’s consider the rest of this line of thinking—the only one’s who can correctly analyze which side of that line that you stand on are yourself and God.  It is up to us to maintain that relationship with Him and pursue Him so that we can police ourselves and keep ourselves in check, way before anything gets out of hand for others around us to notice.  I will certainly admit that I have given ground and time to gaming that I could have better spent for something in the kingdom.  I wonder what God has in store for me in the future.  What I do know, for myself, is that I am afforded some measure of leisure time to game, so, for now, I take advantage of that time.  I also know that this is one season in my life, that may ultimately come to a close.  For now, I have time to game in this season–it doesn’t negatively impact my marriage or my walk and it’s a bonding experience I share with my children.  I do not doubt, however, that this season may someday end and God will require me to move on to other things, for that I am aware and ready.  I don’t know if that answers your question well, but feel free to let us know!  :O)

I’m glad you guys are gonna talk about it on the podcast and after talking with my youth church worship leader I understand the conviction thing and one day I’ll be back on the gaming train. As for now I’ve actually been thinking about making a Christian video game based on the wars of David and the battle of Revelation. I am of course still gonna support the show any way I can…..thank you all for saying your views on this.

So the podcast has been posted, and we got in depth into the topic. Let us know what you think.

The wars of David, huh? That could be really good. I agree with Chris; many of the Christian Video Games are just really cheesy. People need to stop trying to make a good Christian game and instead make a good game that is Christian. That may sound one and the same, but they are not.

As for the game idea I actually want it to be open world for the wars of David  game with skyrim elements in leveling up and assassins creed way of movement and battle.