{"id":493,"date":"2009-12-02T10:04:58","date_gmt":"2009-12-02T14:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=493"},"modified":"2024-04-01T02:52:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T09:52:13","slug":"twilight-a-spiritually-confused-reminder-for-christian-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/twilight-a-spiritually-confused-reminder-for-christian-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Twilight\u2019: A Spiritually Confused Reminder For Christian Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>by Ted Baehr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;When you buy tickets to spiritually confused and biblically illiterate witchcraft and vampire movies, or nasty sex comedies, you are NOT drawing closer to God. You are pulling away. You do damage to the most important relationship in your life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past weekend, over 12 million people voted with their entertainment dollars to see \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180828162758\/http:\/\/www.twilightthemovie.com:80\/\">The Twilight Saga: New Moon<\/a>.\u201d Several million were no doubt church-going teenagers and young adults..\u201d Several million were no doubt church-going teenagers and young adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNew Moon\u201d is a spiritually confused, dangerous work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the one hand, it metaphorically asks the question, \u201cHow can I overcome my sinful nature and save my soul?\u201d Thus, the \u201cgood\u201d vampires in the movie are constantly trying to overcome their lust for human blood, often succeeding but sometimes failing. On the other hand, the movie\u2019s heroine decides she wants to risk the possibility of losing her soul by becoming a vampire so that she can be with the vampire she loves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus Christ is very clear about the real spiritual dangers in this second message when He asks His disciples in Mark 8:36, \u201cWhat good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average American citizen today, however (especially the nation\u2019s young people), is biblically illiterate. 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