hating that which is evil

I would like to share something here that has really been on my mind and heart lately.

I have always been against bad movies and bad things on T.V. For my self there is absolutely no way I want to watch, and fill my head with bad things nor for my kids heads too of course.

But whenever I would ever tell someone else how I felt, and would say bad movies and such were not good for a person.
Often I would hear comments like, "Oh it don't hurt me." "It just goes in one ear and out the other." "I don't let that stuff bother me." " It is not good for the children, but it is ok for adults." or (which i feel is the lamest yet) "It is just a movie."

I know we all have a different opinion on whats "bad". And that is very sad if you ask me. ( we will get to that later though)

So ok, I have no prove that watching "bad" stuff hurts a person. But there is one thing I know: God hates evil and as children of God we are to hate evil too. And how can one truly hate evil or bad things and still enjoy watching them? You can't in my opinion.

Now we need to define what evil is. I would say evil is anything that is not of God. Evil is everything that God hates. ( we can find some of those in Proverbs 6:16-19, and also in the 10 commandments)
And I think evil and bad mean pretty much mean the same thing, don't you? So rightfully we all should have the same view of what is "bad". There should not be what is bad to me, or what is bad to you, but what is bad to God.
I think that makes since, don't you?
So what is "evil " or "bad"? Anything and everything that is not of God. Period.
And what are we suppose to do about it?
HATE the EVIL. HATE the BAD.

"Seek good and not the evil, that ye may live:.... Amos 5:14

"Hate the evil, and love the good....." Amos 5:15

"The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the forward mouth, do I hate." Proverbs 8:13

"Ye that love the Lord hate evil:.... Psalms 97:10

"Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good." Romans 12:9

"I hate and abhor lying: but the law do I love." Psalm 119:163

" I hate vain thoughts: but the law do I love". Psalm 119: 113

And the comment, "It is just a movie": that doesn't justify a thing. If it is evil, it is evil; I don't care if it is in real life, or acted out in a movie, or made up in a book. If it against the things of God we are suppose to hate it.

There is many movies that are suppose to be good but have a little bad mixed in it. And not all T.V. is bad of course, but often you have to endure some bad to get the good stuff you want. Sad, huh? And every time that happens I have a feeling Satan is somewhere laughing. That is just what he wants.

Anyway i could go on and on why I very dislike T.V in general , and most movies ,but that would take way to long ( cause I have lots more reasons :) ), so I will save that for another post! :)

May we all hate evil and put it far from us, and love that which is right, and good, and true.

In Him,
Mae