Holy Word versus Hollywood

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Holy Word versus Hollywood

There are a lot of words being spoken in the world today and all these words are endeavoring to be "truth" to us. What you choose to be your source of truth will determine the quality of life you will live. As a young adult you are under pressure to make decisions based on all these sources of truth.

Pilate asked one of the most powerful questions that can be asked today in John 18:38 and Pilate said "what is truth" after saying this he went back to the accusers and said "I see no fault in this man at all" wow. Let's deal with the first statement first, what is truth? This is a big question in our lives because we are constantly making decisions based on what we perceive to be truth. We all create our realities based on what we determine to be truth.

I want to zero this on the matter of relationships, as this is a key area in your life as a young adult. Hollywood has painted this amazing picture of the way relationships work. Boy meets girl the fall in love at first sight or there is a fight then they fall in love and when they do the lips find each other then they are glued to each other then hands tear of cloths and they make passionate love in ways that it can only be done by actors. You got to be paid to do that stuff it does not happen in real life that's why the divorce rate is high in Hollywood (or rather its low because there are few marriages)

The second statement is a confirmation, consolation and comfort that if you use Christ as the premise of truth in your life you will be safe. Pilate said "I find no fault in him AT ALL" (emphasis added) there is nothing wrong with this man he has no fault in his believes, values or what he represents. Wow what words to come from a man that was supposed to be an enemy. I have always wondered how they make that clicking sound when kissing in the movies I think I need lessons. Lol. But the truth is we are under the impression that what we see in movies is real and when we don't find it in our relationships we go shopping hoping to find it.

Using the Word of God as your foundation for building your relationship is the wisest thing you can do. In fact using any other source of "truth" has proved to be disastrous, marriage has been under severe attacks throughout history because the enemy has always known the power of good marriages. Right from the garden the devil attacked the first marriage and won that's why we have problems today.

There are so many substitutes to "truth" for your relationships let's look at what Hollywood says about the matter and compare it with the Holy Word of God.

Look at the list below and compare number 1 from Hollywood and number 1 from Holy Word etc and see where you stand.

Hollywood

1. Fall in love (you can fall out of love when things get difficult)

2. Date as many people to find your flavor (dating trains lack of commitment)

3. Touch, kiss, cuddle, caress "make love" to solidify the relationship

4. Be secretive about relationships

5. Sex is the foundation, what you get from your partner not what you give

Holy Word

1. Decide to be in love (deciding to be in love trains discipline even when things don't go well)

2. Courtship as a sign of commitment (courting trains commitment)

3. Flee fornication (sexual sin) as this causes the relationship to be strong

4. Be accountable about your relationship

5. Love is the foundation of the relationship, what you can give not what you can get.

These five comparisons on the different "truths" that are taught by Hollywood and the Holy Word help us to see how far apart these worlds are. Any Hollywood movie will teach the wrong perspective about relationships the choice is yours. Do you want a lasting fulfilling marriage or do you want a temporary empty thrill that ends in heartache?

Let's talk about this further you can respond on this blog or email me on pastortich@pwmi.co.za

What do you think about Hollywood’s version of love?

Hollywood love is lust built on infatuation not lasting love built on commitments and covenant. Infatuation is a word built of two words intense foolishness. If a relationship birthed from infatuation does not develop to the level of commitment it will always be a shallow one that does not last. Hence the high divorce rate even among Christians. If we take our advise from the wrong source then we are in trouble. If the foundations be destroyed what can the righteous do? Move your relationship to a place of commitment so that you can build a strong relationship.