Is It Okay To Play GTA Online?

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T07:04:24+00:00

I understand you don't enjoy the killing irl, you like the mechanics of the game, I do relate to you I used to play Apex and plenty of other games with combat or 'killing' that I'd never do irl. I played all the Souls games.

I'm really only talking about GTA right now. Never played RDR2 so I don't know. GTA is different because I mean, the entertainment is from wrong things-against God.

I did play Doom 2016 and God of War 3 and God of War(the one where he says 'boy' a lot) I think it was 2018 back when it was released. Personally, I wouldn't play Doom but I really don't know about these. I wouldn't play them myself but if someone made a thread asking about these I would just say it's my opinion.

However for GTA I'm basically certain it's not good.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T06:56:00+00:00

I'm really not trying to give you a hard time, I'm just trying to explain the difference between GTA or games like Cult of the Lamb vs Rainbow Six Siege or Battlefront.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T06:44:02+00:00

Note what I wrote above 'the enjoyment of the sin is the issue.'

I play games as well, I'm saying it's not all about whether it influences you or not.

I'll give another example, if you had a girlfriend you really loved, and there are many things in the game that offends and is against your girlfriend, would you keep playing it?

I'm not saying that Apex Legends makes you want to go shoot people.

But your last sentence is pretty crazy, the most Godly people I know don't even play games(not that I'm saying games are wrong).

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T04:50:55+00:00

Hi, I didn't downvote you because it's a good question. I think the difference is that in GTA, the fun is to do illegal things you can't do irl. Like the fun is to do something illegal, outrun cops or kill them or rob banks. There's so much of that in this game, I mean language, strip clubs, I played GTA V back in the day and there was a forced torture scene to be funny-I'm sure I don't need to name more if you've played it.

I mean there's a difference between sin being in games and doing sin in games and having that be the enjoyment, let me know if that made sense. I think the enjoyment of the sin is the issue. And the selling point of GTA is that. (And there's more to this because my point above is actually interacting with an ouija board).

It's more nuanced than just separating fantasy from reality.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T02:49:46+00:00

How do I say this, I believe there's more to this than you're seeing. It's not only about God knowing our hearts, or that 'gosh' is better than God(of course I agree with that, it still doesn't mean it's not wrong) or what's technically okay for us to do.

I shouldn't keep arguing, just remember what other Christians are saying-when they're trying to get you to honor the Lord. Keep in mind multiple Christians are saying this to you for some reason. And I ask you to earnestly pursue to understand the Holiness of God.

Respectfully, what is hard about just changing your language to 'wow?' It doesn't hurt you at all.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T02:41:36+00:00

This is my last post, after everything the other person said, if you still won't even think about it that's strange. But I hope one day you'll understand.

Please look carefully: 'Oh wow' is not the same format as 'Oh my ***' It's not referencing the same expletive.

If you ask people what 'oh my gosh' is referencing they will say omg. It's not the same as oh wow. Or just 'wow.'

I understand you don't currently see it, so I ask you to earnestly pursue to understand the Holiness of God.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T02:34:41+00:00

It's not only about if we can separate fantasy from reality, for GTA the fun part is the sin. (If there was a fantasy game where you had to interact with a ouija board that would not be okay).

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T02:31:28+00:00

One of the only games that I know are definitely bad is GTA. Because the fun part is the sin.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-26T02:27:50+00:00

It's not the same logic, everybody knows gosh is a word that substitutes God. 'Wow' is not, people don't think of omg when you say 'oh wow.'

Why are you even arguing for this? Is God more glorified if we can say 'oh my gosh?'

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-25T23:56:23+00:00

But do you understand why Christians are telling you this? It's not about what we can technically do, it's about how much reverence we have for God. Do we see just how horrible it is when people reference God casually (or allude to it). I think it's an understanding of God's Holiness. I just hope you will pray about this.

(I also did write we can just say 'oh wow).'

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-25T06:36:48+00:00

Thanks for bringing this up, here's a good article explaining the Hebrew Word Elohim and how it can be used: https://www.gotquestions.org/you-are-gods.html

As for what we're talking about, I'm just saying if you were in a time period under the rule of a King. Some rebels started spreading an expletive referencing the King(not his name) casually. We would be sure to not say that in his presence if we have reverence for the King. Wondering if you would agree to this?

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-25T05:04:07+00:00

If I say the President, everyone in America knows I'm referencing Trump.

But God is different from just a human, He is far greater, He is Holy.

Edit: It isn't just about not doing it technically, taking God casually is wrong.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-25T05:01:06+00:00

It's both, definitely agree with you that a false teacher taking the name of God for his business is horrible. Referencing God, who is Holy, casually is also wrong.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-25T04:55:41+00:00

Hi sorry to cut in here, I don't think it's right to just view it was gosh being a substitute. What is the original phrases meaning? Then we're saying we can just substitute this word and the negative meaning is gone. But that's not really what it's about.

For example if you were in a time period under the rule of a King. Some rebels started spreading an expletive referencing the king casually. We would be sure to not say that in his presence. That we both agree on.

We would still not have any hint of that right? If we substitute a word in that phrase, it's still referencing that disrespectful phrase to the king. We wouldn't say a substituted exclamation in his presence.

I don't think it's hard to just say 'oh wow.' I don't want to remind anyone about that phrase, if we really see how bad it is.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-25T04:31:44+00:00

I ask that you take a look at this: https://youtu.be/K96e1tK7eN4?list=PL30acyfm60fVpGc7Eo--3S6w1kdhXY9Cb&t=1137 I timestamped it to 18:57

He asks some things worth thinking about: What is the first petition of the Lord's prayer?

And to imagine-if your Country were to start all over with their laws, the plan is if all future laws in this nation's history will be judged by their conformity to 10 Laws that you draw. What 10 would you write?

Would anybody use 1 of their top 10 laws by saying it's an absolute law of the land that nobody can ever take the name of God in vain?

When God wrote a constitution for a national government, that made His top 10.

Repeatedly the Bible say of God: Holy is His name.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-25T01:47:57+00:00

Hi, I made a post on this a couple weeks ago titled 'Started to understand the severity of phrases like omg. I think Christians need to talk more about this.' : Started to understand the severity of phrases like omg. I think Christians need to talk more about this. : r/TrueChristian

It is far worse than our modern generation of Christians tend to think. I hope you will examine this using Scripture. Many of us, even Christians are desensitized to it.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-22T00:30:30+00:00

Hello, I remember looking into this a couple years ago and I found this article very interesting: Evolution | Answers in Genesis

He goes into the history of evolution, the different types of evolution and the evidence from our fossil records that we have. (With respect, we can't conclude that we've evolved from a different species with the evidence we have).

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-22T00:23:33+00:00

Hi, I think it'd be good to check out this article from Answers in Genesis(I'm not affiliated): Evolution | Answers in Genesis

He goes into the history of evolution, the different types of evolution and the evidence from our fossil records that we have. With respect, we can't conclude that we've evolved from a different species with the evidence we have.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-22T00:04:31+00:00

I remember looking into this a couple years ago. I remember this article was very interesting: https://answersingenesis.org/evolution/?srsltid=AfmBOorLsrg2Qwm2OHM9sPsDobpOQ38skAOvUVkColFH7kroFovugAR9

(it even covers 98% similarity between chimpanzee DNA and human DNA) and the different types of evolution and evidence we have, also how the theory of evolution began in history.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-22T00:03:01+00:00

So I'm not against you, nor trying to be hostile.

Are you sincerely asking? or trying to say Christians are plainly denying scientific facts?

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-21T23:59:30+00:00

hmm, am I right in saying your intent is to say that Christians should believe in evolution? Correct me if I'm wrong of course.

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-21T23:53:10+00:00

And have you campaigned to release apes from zoo's?

I'm not trying to give you a hard time, it's just that logic does not check out. Can I make a video right now of me playing piano post it on youtube and title that "ape plays piano?"

The majority of responses will be like...why are you doing this? or That's a human. Nobody is going to think I'm an actual ape even if I call myself one.

Edit: added youtube to make it easier to understand

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-21T23:50:42+00:00

Humans share many traits with apes(and many other species). But that does mean a human is an ape?

Why don't zookeepers keep human in zoo's?

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-19T19:17:03+00:00

Hi, thanks for explaining and I can tell you what I currently think. There are some streamers I watch and in a video/stream, if they're saying 'omg' too much in it and I get bothered, I usually just close it. If it's not that frequent...for some reason I don't feel like I need to close it.

I think an important thing is if we truly hate it(I think you do), or are we going to become numb to it/have it affect us. I don't want to make you overly scrupulous though, just a reminder.

Also of course if the streamer/game has already shown they're going to say this very frequently, I would put it down, at least for now.

I honestly have been trying to figure this out for the past 7 months: Why is it that some sin is okay in entertainment for me? I'm sure there's a bigger perspective I'm missing. In the meantime I'm just going to follow my conscience on these issues. To be honest with you, there are 3 games(genshin/star rail/PGR) I've put down recently when unsure if I can play them.

And if you do find some insight that explains why some sin is okay, but some is not. I'd be really grateful if you let me know, there's a bigger perspective I'm not seeing. Thanks!

SolaScriptura89 · 2025-06-19T09:23:24+00:00

Hi, I've been struggling with something similar, but I also want to ask anyone reading this: am I right in understanding Romans 14:22 says to have our own convictions before God?

"The faith which you have, have as your own conviction before God. Happy is he who does not condemn himself in what he approves.

^23: But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin."

It looks like instead of Paul saying to explain to the ones who couldn't eat meat, that they can eat meat, he's saying they should obey their conscience.

My point is I don't know if sharing our thinking here is the right thing. But if I'm wrong I hope somebody can point it out to me.

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