i read some of these posts...not all, it's like 18 pages long now
....but
the biggest thing to ME is: what does God say about all this? does God laugh at what WE laugh at...or would He call that an abomination, or sin? if our lives are truly no longer OUR lives, then it's not up to us to make a decision! if we were bought by God, and we belong to Him, then my mind belongs to Him, my body, this temple, belongs to Him. why subject the Holy Ghost to filthy music, to bad tv shows, to nasty stuff!?? We put the HG through so much....and then act like "well, God knows my heart!" indeed, He does! but He also desires that that same heart He knows please Him in all things....did ya'll know that in the scripture, "delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart"....desire there means to find pleasure in and bring pleasure too! God should be delighting in us! is He delighting in me? am i pleasing Him with my life?
that's what it's all about. i have heard MANY MANY arguments on this subject (and i'm a hardcore supporter of g. craige...gotta have a g. craige quote everyday! lol), but to me it all boils down to how much i really love God and want to please Him. it's not about my religiousity or my holiness, but about God's holiness and His standards. God loves us soooooo much that He was willing to give His Son for our sins....all throughout the Bible God has shown His love for us over and over and over again. God's love for us is abounding and ever flowing! Isn't it only fitting that as my "reasonable service" I try my best to love the Lord back, my sacrificing my life, my thinking, MY ways, My will, to Him? Lord, let our love for YOU increase more and more so that we desire to please You in everything, being willing to let go of things we need to let go off at anytime to glorify You even the more. in Jesus' Name, amen!