“Game of Thrones” is hailed by a lot of Christians as a must-see show despite its abundance of nudity, violence, and sex scenes, but two pastors insist that believers should not watch the highly popular HBO series. Josh Pease of Think Christian said he stopped watching “Game of Thrones” for some time because of the sex and violence in it, but returned because of the lesson he learned from the characters of Westeros. He was drawn to the humbling situation of the place and the awareness that a similar kind of brokenness exists in the modern world. He added that the series made him realize that like the heroes of Westeros, Christians need to let their light shine amidst a dark word so that evil cannot prevail. However, Christ Covenant Church senior pastor Kevin DeYoung and Desiring God founder Pastor John Piper both firmly say that Christians should not watch “Game of Thrones” mainly because of the nudity in the show. They are also calling on believers to follow what the Bible says about sexual immorality, lust, and sin, The Gospel Herald relays. …show more content…
Pointing to Matthew 5:27, he repeated Jesus’ warning against lustfully looking at a woman and Apostle Paul’s instruction in Ephesians 4:3-12 to avoid sexual immorality and other things that “the world does in secret.” DeYoung acknowledged that there are people who think that they can watch sinful sex and not participate in the act, but the Bible reminds Christians about the power of the eye and how important purity is. He said he could not imaging Paul giving the Ephesians the go signal to pay monthly fees to watch simulated sex scenes as long as they are not involved in those