DQYL Ch. 6&7

Answers to Questions:

• The greatest problem with television is that most of the shows have bad language or violence or provocative material that most people should be watching. Expecially the younger humans. Internet is kind of the same thing. You have to watch which sight that you look at, and ask yourself if it is bring you closer to God. It might be. I'm not saying that it isn't. Everyone should be careful about what they watch and listen to because what you listen to or watch  will come out sooner or later (weither you like it or not).

                 Ways TV affects me:

1. language
2. attitude
3. ???

• If someone compared my TV/Internet time to my God time they would probably have a bad idea about me and my walk with God. I don't spend as much time with God as I should, which isnt good and I need to work on it.

Summary:

1. In this chapter we talked about what we do in our day to day life and if people can tell by how we act if we are christians. I said that in my free time they could probably tell but in some areas of my life you probably cant. which really opened my eyes and made me realize that people are watching and i need to show my christian-ness (<--yeah) all the time not just sometimes.
2. We also talked about giving everything up to Christ. Which we should all do because he gave himself so we need to give back everything. We don't deserve anything here on earth anyways, and its all going to be gone soon. Christians need to have a strong relationship with Christ, and whenever we have something that we idolise, weither it is money, food, toys, whatever, we are putting up a barrior between us and God and if you just give it to him, and make him your idol than you will have a really good relationship with him. Luke 12:15 says "One's life does not consist in the abundanceof his prossessians"

Katie Tutt

Hey Katie,
We miss you here at OBA.
How is Florida?
-Haley

Jesus Camp

Good:
~Their passion was a great thing. Even though these kids were like... crazy, they still had a great passion for God and the works of God.
~They Worshipped with everything they had. All their might. I think we should do that more. Not in the crazy cult like way but we need to be more on fire with God.
~Theirs beliefs about abortion was pretty much right on.
~Praying for the government to do well that was okay but they kind of made it look like they were asking for a different government or something. Like something better. When really we need to be praying for the government that we have and praying that they do there job for the good of the country. And just to remember that God put the government people in charge for a reason.
Bad:
~These little kids were completely brainwashed. They were so demanding of God and I dont even know.. Weird. Okay
~This Camp seemed like a cult of some sort.
~The Jesus Camp is pretty much making an Army. An Army of kids around the age of 9-14 (roughly). Its..yeah. In the movie it didnt even look like the kids were kids. I know that the movie only got a little bit of these kids lives but seriously.
~The Lady I think said something like "you made a promise to pray about ???? (i dont remember) so you need to go and pray.." and that just made it sound like she was trying to scare the kids into praying. Nobody should be scared into praying. Thats just... Mean.
~Worshipping G.W.Bush.... Yeah....... that was weird. nuff said
~When the adult and the kids at this camp worshipped and talked or whatever it was kind of in Vviolent way. It was like Violent Evangilism.
~Them smashing the cups or whatever.. that was very dangerous. what if a peice of glass flew up and hit someone or cut them in the neck hitting the Carotid Artery and they bleed to death!! that would be horrible!

DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE!!!!

1. Boasting in the cross happens everywhere. In your everyday walk with God. you just need to go out and tell people about christ and the cross and just everything that he has done for you and everything he will do for them. yep. i need to boast more in the cross in just every aspect of my life because i dont like talking to people i dont know but i shouldnt let that hold me back.

2. its confusing but it means that we have like died to ourselves. that we  are no longer in complete control of ourselves because we have given ourselves up to christ and he is in complete control.

3. I am living by faith by trusting that God will give me the words to say to people to bring him the most glory i struggle with having faith in the areas that i have to trust that everything is going to be okay. and that even though i worry i know that God is in control and that he knows everything and has a purpose. :)

Grilled Cheesus

This episode of Glee was really.... Harsh to Christians in some parts. it moked christianity and made fun of it. like making a grilled cheese sandwich portray god is just.... okay.  again in some parts. in others it was good. like the people that believed in Jesus were okay but the people that didnt.... yeah... okay. The writers have a really bad veiw on christianity. they think that christianity is unreal. basically. they dont believe that God exists and that he care. or whatnot. they portraying their beliefs inaccurately. they probably just assume but i cant really judge cause i dont know their life.

Salt and Light

Matthew 5:13-16:
¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."

What does this verse mean:
     This Verse says that we should let our light shine and show people that we are christians. Not hide from people but embrass our christianity!! :)
Explain how to apply this to life:
     We need to tell people about christ and show them what God has done in your life and how we should live. We shouldnt do anything that should put a bad name on God or christianity. REPRESENT!!

Halloween

    Okay first things first, i actually have heard the Adventures of Odyssey Halloween thing. Next thing. I dont have a problem with halloween. But i do think that it can get out of hand with the whole messing with dead people and spirits. i agreed with  "we should all take seriously the world of spirits and the dangers of real witchcraft and messing with the occult." i'm not saying that you can only dress up at Bible Charaters and such and not ninja turtles thats your own business but i do think that we shouldn't be all lets mess with a a ouija board and with spirits and witchcraft. i think its kind of disrespectful.

    I also liked what it said about Halloween traditons and how most of it is innocent fun, not pagan. again i think it is all about how you celebrate halloween and what you do on halloween.
    3 John 1:11 -Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.