So I made a tweet on Marvel movies, and I think it's time to expand on that because there's something we need to hammer home in the body of Christ.

What exactly is it? The impact some of today’s films have on our generation, and even more so on our (future) children

Let me preface this by saying I watch Marvel films as well, so this isn't a topic to completely ban, dissociate, or cancel Hollywood films from our homes (because you can bet some people wont read half of this thread but still come to their silly conclusions just to cause chaos).

Rather, this is a plea for us to be more deliberate in how much of God we pour into ourselves and subsequently into the lives of our children, so their thought process isn’t shaped by these movies. I'll go over a few of the characters who sparked that concern

Scarlet Witch, a super hero, was my first source of concern. I'm not going into details, I'm just pointing out who our children will refer to as super heroes. Characters they would want to copy. Doctor Strange is in the same boat (who is a sorcerer, same-same).

Over the years, foreign films have beautified witchcraft & sorcery. We may know that witchcraft is a no-no, regardless of how many movies we see about it, but believe me, it is harmful for a child to grow up with this kind of orientation without a proper knowledge of God's word.

The message is consistently the same: there are "good witches" and "evil witches." NETFLIX KIDS is also known for these types of shows.

Another example is Venom, which was released in 2018, followed by a sequel in 2021. The plot revolves around a man whose body was fused with that of a "symbiotic alien" (a funny euphemism for a demon, in my opinion) named Venom.

The sheer gore in the sight of this monster that was supposed to be the hero of the story freaks me out. Venom is a creature that dwells inside a man and manifests in times of battle. Venom can also take control of a man's activities without visibly appearing.

Last year, I had the opportunity to talk to a gathering of high school students.

I casually asked, "Who has seen Venom?" Hands were raised.

"Who likes Venom?" I asked again. Almost all hands were raised again. When they observed my surprised expression, they dropped their hands.

This year, Morbius was released. I haven’t seen it but from research, it’s the story of a Dr with a blood disorder who sought help from a means that turns him into a vampire; a blood-sucking demon. That’s the Hero. He is possessed by and manifests another being inside of him.

And finally the presently trending series: Moon Knight. A regular guy shares a body with a mercenary that possesses Egyptian powers and he asks for control over his body from time to time. He, like Venom and Morbius, is possessed by and manifests another being inside of him.

These are just a few instances; let’s not even get started on Disney's ambitions to fully integrate LGBT themes into their children's materials, which will no longer be a coded affair. (Side note-Disney owns Marvel)

Again, I'm not advocating for a ban on Hollywood films or a boycott of Marvel films (though, if you can, good for you).
I'm requesting that we become more sensitive and vigilant than we have ever been. The world is getting darker, and the devil is becoming increasingly crafty.

Make a firm commitment in your heart to nourish your heart with God's word as much as possible so that you can pass it on to your children and younger siblings.

This will function as a powerful deterrent to the negative content that’s out there.

We can’t completely prevent germs in the air, water, or food, but we can strengthen our immune system to combat them when they get in the body.

In the spirit, it's the same way. Spiritual germs are present in the media, but your spiritual immunity is the most important factor
That’s by the way, let’s go back to marvel…

The world is getting darker, and the devil is becoming increasingly crafty.

Ishilove:

Wisdom and truth. Hollywood is glorifying and glamourising homosexuality, witchcraft, sorcery and occultism, and we are becoming more accepting of them.

Ishilove:
I was on Twitter when I saw 'Mount Zion' was trending. I thought the company had produced another movie, but alas it was something totally different. Joshua Bamiloye, one of the sons of Evangelist Mike Bamiloye, founder of Mount Zion faith Ministries and Mount Zion Television shared a series of thought provoking tweets about the increasingly dark and dubious content in movies, specifically Marvel movies that resonated with me because of the undiluted truth it contains for Christians.

If your attention span is a tweet long, this thread is not for you.
https://twitter.com/jay_mikee/status/1514949022309654528

GloriousGbola:


Hmm. How do you see Harry Potter movies? What of the narnia movies?

Ishilove:

Nope. Never seen them. I've never been able to get myself to watch any Harry Potter movie because my spirit rejected it from the very beginning. I cannot watch a movie that glamourises witchcraft in any form.

Ishilove:

Wisdom and truth. Hollywood is glorifying and glamourising homosexuality, witchcraft, sorcery and occultism, and we are becoming more accepting of them.

Kobojunkie:
So what if Hollywood is supposedly becoming more accepting of those things, all of which have been around since the very beginning of man, what then?

What is the hullabaloo about? Why do you folks let these your pastors and mogs use you to forward their hate-filled agenda, against God by the way?

GloriousGbola:


What of the narnia movies and books?

GloriousGbola:
The same marvel that gave us black panther way back in the 60s?

The same marvel that has celebrated diversity way way back? Do you see that the xmen are a team that was diverse in an age when heroes were still cis white men?

Do you understand that the xmen are a metaphor for the civil rights movement? And that magneto and xavier are analogies of malcom x and Martin Luther?

Please do not allow some barely educated pastor get it twisted.

Again, I'm not advocating for a ban on Hollywood films or a boycott of Marvel films (though, if you can, good for you). I'm requesting that we become more sensitive and vigilant than we have ever been. The world is getting darker, and the devil is becoming increasingly crafty.

Ishilove:

Nope, none.

Ishilove:

Kobo, I'm not going down that road with you. Leave me to my beliefs and I will leave you to yours. The world is big enough for all of us.

GloriousGbola:


That was a trap question you see.

The narnia books were written by Cs Lewis. A devout Christians who incidentally was a former atheist

The lion the witch and the wardrobe is a straight up Christian allegory. Aslan is jesus. The witch is Satan. Aslan is sacrificed (crucified) for Edmunds non sin. Aslan dies and rises.

The Lord of the rings is an allegory for drug addiction.

90% of people will speak against this and other books/media without actually reading them.

It also spoils the message when people read the books and cannot find celebration of witchcraft but promotion of humanist values.

At the barest minimum the Harry Potter books are annallegory for nazis. The whole mudblood thing is nazi master raceing

The irony is that everything being said was also said about other taboo subjects like interacial marriage

I am sure white versions of this pastor would have also spoke out against star trek in the 60s.the first TV show where black women were not maids but in leadership positions.

Kobojunkie:
You claimed there is undiluted truth in this for Christians, and I am trying to understand how truth take enter any of the man's ridiculous claims..

Jesus Christ didnt sent any of His followers to monitoring the world nor Hollywood so why is your mog pretending God is concerned about Hollywood and wants His own?

Why is he urging Christians, those supposed to be commanded by Jesus Christ alone to bother themselves, in the name of God, with what Hollywood is supposedly focused on?

Ishilove:

If you find his position ridiculous, that's on you. I'm not blind to the craftiness of Satan, and if you are, then that's also on you. It is not my prerogative to convince you. Hollywood is one of the biggest movie industries in the world with a wide outreach. He is telling us as Christians to sieve what we watch and be on guard against the negative content that so many movies contain. If you find this thought process ridiculous, then you are blinder than you know.

Kobo goodnight. I don't have power for your warped reasoning this evening.

GloriousGbola:
Summary,

don't watch Hollywood movies
Also don't watch naija movies occultism etal
Don't watch Indian movies (those ones are straight up idolators)
Don't watch Korean movies
Don't watch Chinese movies
In short don't watch movies.

Watch only pureflix movies

Ishilove:

Wisdom and truth. Hollywood is glorifying and glamourising homosexuality, witchcraft, sorcery and occultism, and we are becoming more accepting of them.

Kobojunkie:
Nigerian Christianity and delusions are like conjoined twins!

Kobojunkie:
Interesting claim!

You mean the very same Satan that Jesus Christ literally handed Peter over to to be tested? That same Satan?

Did you ever notice how Jesus Christ instead warned His disciples to beware of false prophets and teachers instead instead of Satan himself?

More than half of His teachings center around warnings about false teachers and false prophets, instructing His followers to reject the leaven of Pharisees- the false teachers and prophets - , to guard against their teachings and doctrines, but not much in the way of warning against Satan Himself, why?

Jesus Christ is written to have chosen Judas Iscariot, a man, to be a part of His flock, but in John 6 vs 70, He, Judas, is said to be the devil, why?

You say you are not blind to the craftiness of Satan....and I wonder if you truly understand who Satan is to begin with..

Magnoliaa:


You make so much sense, Kobo. And I find how you present biblical truths refreshing! Away from all we've been taught and grown up with. For the most part, I do not get why people 'attack' you so much.

I am sure if the modern days Christians we have now were present during Job's era, they would have called God Himself anti-christ.

I mean, the same God gave Satan the go-ahead to inflict pain on Job and cause him troubles.

Ishilove:
Wisdom and truth. Hollywood is glorifying and glamourising homosexuality, witchcraft, sorcery and occultism, and we are becoming more accepting of them.

Magnoliaa:
You make so much sense, Kobo. And I find how you present biblical truths refreshing! Away from all we've been taught and grown up with. For the most part, I do not get why people 'attack' you so much.

I am sure if the modern days Christians we have now were present during Job's era, they would have called God Himself anti-christ.
I mean, the same God gave Satan the go-ahead to inflict pain on Job and cause him troubles.

7. “But ask the animals, and they will teach you. Or ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
8. Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. Or let the fish in the sea tell you their wisdom.
9. Everyone knows that the Lord made these things.
10. Every animal that lives and everyone who breathes— they are all under God’s power. - Job 12 vs 7 - 10

AmazonTopaz:
I think kobo has the egalitarian/liberal view of Christianity not the typical mainstream one practiced in Nigeria.

I like how he is up to date on the Bible and challenges some Christians here he is kind of like a textualist who reads the Bible in light of how it was written unlike some people who run with what they are told.

I may be completely wrong on kobo though