Until these past couple assignments, I never really have put much thought into objectionable elements. I mean, I know there are plenty of them out there in the world that is shown in literature, movies, internet, etc., and that they affect the way I make decisions in life. And of course, there has been school and parents that have been around telling me how those things are wrong and that I should avoid them in my life. I understand that the Bible does give us guidelines on how we should live and to follow Christ with our life. However, as I put more thought into it, I honestly believe that being exposure to these elements should be avoided.
I’m not saying that the objectionable elements are okay for a person to read, watch, or do. Rather, it is kind of impossible to avoid. Plus, although we aren’t suppose to live with that, we can’t just separate ourselves from the world, because we are the world. Instead we should actually be living in the world, exposed to all this. However, although we are exposed, we shouldn’t be embracing the evil, but rather instead, we should actually try to push out the evil of the world and replace it with Christ.
So we are exposed to the objectionable elements of the world like sexual desire, swearing, and violence and killing. All this is sin and shouldn’t be part of our lives. However, just because we are living our lives exposed to all this, doesn’t mean that we are living sinful lives. It is the way you think and let those things affect you. As Christians, you should know that killing and swearing and all of the elements are wrong. With this understanding, being exposed to it doesn’t mean that you should be condemned for being involved with it all. It is kind of like Paul and the meat offerings to false gods. He ate of the meat that was sacrificed to the false gods. However, technically the meat was provided by God. So as long as Paul only purpose in eating the meat is to nourish his body to serve God even more, then I think it’s not bad. Same goes to us being exposed to the objectionable elements. As long as we have an understanding that they are wrong and not apply them to our lives, it is not bad that we are exposed. The major one that I feel strongly about however, is anything sexual. Although it is almost impossible to avoid, you just have to keep it in your mind that sex is something that should only be for marriage. When it comes to sexual contents, especially in movies, I would say to avoid seeing it as much as possible. The world portrays it in a way that says that would bring you happiness. Yet, really as I see people, it really doesn’t always bring happiness. It’s temporary but the craving just gets worse.
I think it’s also okay to be exposed to the elements because it is really just entertainment. For example, I’ve watched Hannibal. The whole story is about killing for revenge and there is quite a lot of swearing in it. However, the killing really just adds to the excitement and opens up a person to how life is affected by not only physical damage but also psychological. It can be taken in an educational way. It gets a person thinking. However, the thoughts shouldn’t be like how to kill a person but rather reflecting on how the mind and body is affect by one’s actions.
So in general, I think that it is alright that we are exposed to most of the objectionable elements. You just have to have good judgment on how you let it affect your life. The Bible provides a good basic of how your life should be in Christ. To be exposed to the elements is really just like a test and challenge of your faith. It could show how strong your faith is and also strengthen it. However, with poor judgment it could be reversed. As Christians we have to encourage each other along with the unsaved to have better judgment in how the elements affect us.
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