[SierraNichole]

So, ive been thinking about this subject lately. God calls us to be Holy as He is Holy and to be blameless in Holiness, etc etc. Ive been wondering...doesnt God call us all to the same point of Holiness? No one is called to be less holy or holier than others right? We are all called to be Holy so shouldnt the standards be the same for everyone? I was speaking witha friend about this and said that if God says a movie isnt good for me, as a Christian, to watch isnt it the same for all Christians? Why would God put different standards on each of us if we are all called to teh same level fo holiness? Her response was, "Well, some ppl can handle certain things more than others. Maybe watching violence in a movie gives you nightmares but it doesnt affect me at all". And that just didnt strike me as true. If we are all called to Holiness then if God says something is not ok for one, isnt it not ok for the rest of us?

[Josey Wales]

well you are correct, but i think the movie example is a little different, i think with movies/tv/music it's how each person interprets it, like i watch all the movies with violence/drugs/sex ect. i listen to secular music, like right now i'm listening to the offspring. but it doesn't mean that i'm going to lose holiness because of that, or it's worng, i just think of it as that was a good movie, but i didn't like that or something. or i don't like that lyric i won't listen to it, or i won't take it to heart.

[bobthecockroach]

Originally Posted by SierraNichole

So, ive been thinking about this subject lately. God calls us to be Holy as He is Holy and to be blameless in Holiness, etc etc. Ive been wondering...doesnt God call us all to the same point of Holiness? No one is called to be less holy or holier than others right? We are all called to be Holy so shouldnt the standards be the same for everyone? I was speaking witha friend about this and said that if God says a movie isnt good for me, as a Christian, to watch isnt it the same for all Christians? Why would God put different standards on each of us if we are all called to teh same level fo holiness? Her response was, "Well, some ppl can handle certain things more than others. Maybe watching violence in a movie gives you nightmares but it doesnt affect me at all". And that just didnt strike me as true. If we are all called to Holiness then if God says something is not ok for one, isnt it not ok for the rest of us?

This is a good topic (and threads like this should probably go in Theology ).

Romans 14 is a relevant passage. As is 1 Corinthians 8.

I think basically you can be holy while watching or not watching certain movies, depending on how you approach it. If you believe it's wrong to watch a movie, but you watch it anyway, you aren't being holy. If you think it's OK to watch a movie and make fun of people who have a problem with watching it, you aren't being holy.

[Reynonese]

I believe the problem most people run into is that they want to set their own standard of holiness when its clear that we are to judge ALL of our actions against Gods standard of holiness. That's why He says "Be holy even as I am holy", the key word being I. That means we are not to judge our holiness based on friends standards, the pastors standards, or even your spiritual fathers standards but against Gods standards. Next time your gonna watch a movie with violence or sex in it, think to yourself, would God sit here and watch this movie? Would sit here and listen to this music that doesn't glorify His name or edify me? And you should read 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 for a better understanding of this. God Bless.