A pastor who’s part of a multisite megachurch has implored Christians, especially those who are single, to not waste their time on pornography and video games while “the real world is on fire.”
“The average young person today by the time they turn age 21, has spent 10,000 hours playing video games. Takes less than half of that to earn a bachelor’s degree. So I beg young men, don’t spend your time saving fantasy worlds while the real world is on fire,” said Pastor Ben Stuart of Passion City Church in Washington, D.C., during his talk on singleness and relationships at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s conference in Grapevine, Texas, on Thursday.
During his remarks, he stressed that Christian singles should “pursue an undistracted devotion to the Lord” and not be derailed by screen time entertainment, like television and video games.
“The average American spends 7.5 hours looking at a screen every day. Don’t spend your life watching other people’s lives on a screen and miss out on your own. God has given you this time…
… Read More
—-
Click Read More to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – The Christian Post.