Is playing gta v a sin

[Ryan2203]

Is playing Gta v a sin?

[dr3032]

I think it's best if a person seperates themselves from anything that's rather negative. I say that a bit hypcritically, as there are shows, movies, and games I like or have seen/played that would raise a few eyebrows. I've been working to get away from such things, however.

If you look at the GTA series, even as far back as the PS1 when it was a bird's eye view game, it has always depicted and glorified a criminal lifestyle. You gun people down, you beat them to death, you break the law, you deal drugs, you engage in illegal street races, in Vice City you get to purchase an adult film studio and help them produce, and you have to have sex with prostitutes to give yourself a boost in health. I don't think it's to the point where anyone kills anyone or breaks the law "because they played GTA," but I think the emphasis on crime and the stance the games and games like it seem to take, might make a person's views or feelings on such things much more soft.

You are what you focus on. Playing a game where the gameplay is focused primarily on wicked deeds, and much more glorifies and relishes in such things, isn't very healthy. I don't know if I would define as "sin" per say, but still, best avoided.

[Ryan2203]

Thank you everyone for your Anwsers

[shortangel]

pray about the GTA series,  pray & discern if you should play it or not

[Still Alive]

On 5/10/2019 at 11:47 AM, Margo73 said:

don't know what that is so don't know if it is a sin or not .. my question is why do you spend so much time on such questions .. wouldn't your time be better spent in actually reading God's Holy Spirit inspired Word and Truth so you can develop your own ever growing, ever maturing, personal, intimate relationship with God and the more you get to know Him and the more attuned you become to being able to listen to Him and hear Him speak in your heart and head, the more you will understand what He says to you .. you will learn a lot about what sin is and how it displeases God but how He will keep on loving you and keep on hoping you will see the light and repent aka change from aka turn back to God .. anything we choose to do that is contrary to the Will of God is sin and we do sin but when we do, IF we repent genuinely and sincerely, we shall always be forgiven and not punished .. if we choose to sin and choose not to repent, we choose to be walking away from God (not Him from us) and to be heading down the road to eternity in lake of fire as sin leads only to certain death but repentance restores our turning back to God and to doing His Holy Will and God will be waiting for us to do so with open loving forgiving welcoming arms .. God will not force us to come to Him or stay with Him or obey Him .. that is our choice but God wants us to be with Him .. do we want to be with God is the question .. there are things that are definitely sins and there are things that are not sins unless they cause others to stumble and fall into choosing sin but anything we genuinely believe to be a sin is a sin for us if we choose to do it because we shall knowingly choose to do it even though we do believe it is sin but, again, sin leads to eternal death but REPENTANCE leads back to restored eternal life .. please concentrate on building your relationship with God via His HOLY SPIRIT INSPIRED Word and Truth and you will become more and more happy in knowing God is with you and you are with Him .. may God bless and guide and enlighten you .. 

I'm guessing, based on that single, rather large paragraph, that you know what GTA V is. Otherwise, it makes no sense as a response to the simple, one sentence question. It's as if they asked, "Is playing tennis a sin?"  I'm all for reading the bible, studying, praying, etc., but there is nothing wrong with enjoying life as well. Jesus did it. The apostles did it. Of course, one can become a nun or monk...

[The Survivor]

I do not know if this input will be of value. Personally, I do not play Hitman, GTA, etc type of games. Not just because they have killing hookers, selling drugs to them, and banging them (but not in that order of course) but because it is human killing humans. I prefer to blow up spaceships or shoot off the heads of demons and monster.

Now, games like GTA/etc can cause some spiritual issues. I went for my BS in video game design. I did a lot of reports on crimes copied from video games. I am not saying the typical, "him playing these games made him cause this crime." I mean the specifics where someone played GTA or Hitman and did the EXACT same thing from the game than ended up with brutal fatalities. Like horror movies, porn, or presidential conventions, there are a lot of things in this world that are fed into a soul and mind and cause damage. Now, I enjoy a good horror movie for the plot, but rarely those pop up these days. No one is perfect but many are weaker than others.

The only type of online FPS with PvP I play now and then, because of reasons, are from Roblox. My system can handle it, it is not realistic, and fun to blow up block bodies of kids who are spending too much time online with video games. HAHAHA........ hmmmm, maybe I should reevaluate my lives.

[OneLight]

You become what you feed yourself, be it physical, mental or spiritual.

[Prycejosh1987]

On 5/10/2019 at 4:30 PM, Ryan2203 said:

Is playing Gta v a sin?

No it is not. Games are enjoyment however i would not invest to much time in them.