Grace Evangelical Society

P.O. Box 1308, Denton, TX 76202
  • About
    • Home
    • Beliefs
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
  • Resources
    • Grace in Focus Magazine
    • Grace in Focus Radio
    • Free eBooks
    • Journal of the GES
    • Book Reviews
    • Partners in Grace Newsletter
    • Audio Messages
    • Videos
    • Blog
    • Su Gracia Gratuita (Spanish Blog)
    • Graça sem limites (Portuguese Blog)
    • Email Subscription
    • Bookstore
    • Online Tracts
  • Store
    • Main Page
    • On Sale
    • Return Policy
    • Your Cart
    • Your Account
  • Events
  • Connect
    • Contact Us
    • Free Grace Church and Bible Study Tracker
    • Free Grace Jobs
    • Ministry Links
  • Donate
    • One Time Donation
    • Monthly Donation
    • Your Account
  • Search
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Home
→
Grace in Focus Articles
→
Bye Bye Netflix

Bye Bye Netflix

January 1, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Grace in Focus Articles

By Shawn Lazar

Since having kids, my wife and I have time to watch maybe one show a night. It often takes two or three nights to finish a movie. But over the last four or five years, finding things to watch has become increasingly difficult. We’ve had to tune out more and more shows because of their increasingly sexualized content—especially LGBTQ content, even in shows that are supposed to be “family-friendly.” Have you noticed that trend, too?

If so, it’s not your imagination!

I’ve read that GLAAD, the leading organization advocating for homosexual issues, is aiming to have 20% of all characters on TV be LGBTQ by 2025. And Hollywood is bending over backwards to make it happen.

A while ago, Abby and I made the decision that once a show starts pushing an LGBTQ storyline, we stop watching. We probably should have made the same decision over other issues, but this is the one that really stung our consciences. As a result, we’ve had to stop watching a lot of programs!

Now, we don’t watch a whole lot of TV. Since getting married in 2005, I don’t think Abby and I have had cable for more than a few months. Instead, over time, we’ve opted to subscribe to Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime where we could pick specific shows to watch at our convenience. But that’s getting tougher.

Our kids watch Netflix. As Netflix starts producing more and more of their own material, the LGBTQ stuff is seeping into everything. Or rather, they’re intentionally putting it into everything so that it’s becoming unavoidable.

So last month we decided to cancel Netflix. However, I didn’t quite get around to doing it…until today. I found out that Netflix was showing a Brazilian movie depicting a gay Jesus.

That’s too much.

Part of the difficulty here is that we live in a mixed society, with people we don’t agree with. We have to find a way of living together. But there are limits. I’m not going to give money to a company that openly attacks my Lord and Savior.

We’re looking at alternatives, such as PureFlix or VidAngel.

I’ve been thinking more and more about what the Biblical doctrine of separation is, how it should be applied in the church, and how it should be applied in the modern world. It is clearer to me how it applies to our heart’s desires and intentions. It is not as clear to me how it should apply to how we relate to wider society.

I’m looking at how the Anabaptists do it.

I’m looking at how both old and modern Fundamentalists do it.

I’m still thinking, learning, and praying about it.

Paul said, “Be not conformed to this world” (Rom 12:2). And James said that pure religion involves keeping “oneself unspotted from the world” (Jas 1:27). If Christians keep watching this kind of stuff, the spots will keep forming.

In the meantime, #byebyenetflix; it’s just not worth it.

____________________

Shawn Lazar lives in Denton, TX, with his wife Abby and their three children.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google+
  • LinkedIn
  • StumbleUpon
Shawn Lazar

by Shawn Lazar

Shawn Lazar is the Editor of Grace in Focus magazine and Director of Publications for Grace Evangelical Society. He and his wife Abby have three feral children. He is an ordained Baptist pastor. He has a BTh from McGill University and an MA from the Free University of Amsterdam. He has written two books: Beyond Doubt: How to Be Sure of Your Salvation and Chosen to Serve: Why Divine Election Is to Service, Not to Eternal Life.

Cart

Recently Added

February 26, 2021

Los creyentes que juegan con fuego se queman (Juan 15:6)

“El que en mí no permanece, será echado fuera como pámpano, y se secará; y los recogen, y los echan en el fuego, y arden”...
February 26, 2021

Isn’t Faith More Than Mental Assent? – Is Belief Enough?

Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio. Over the last few weeks, we have been answering our listeners questions. Bob and Shawn will continue taking questions...
February 26, 2021

The Significance of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper

For some people in Christianity, baptism and the Lord’s Supper have lost their meaning. When babies are baptized, as they are in many groups (Roman...

Grace in Focus Radio

All Episodes

Listen to Stitcher

Listen on Spotify

Grace In Focus Magazine

Grace In Focus is sent to subscribers in the United States free of charge.

Subscribe for Free

The primary source of Grace Evangelical Society's funding is through charitable contributions. GES uses all contributions and proceeds from the sales of our resources to further the gospel of grace in the United States and abroad.

Donate

Bookstore Specials

  • The Gospel Under Siege: Faith and Works in Tension $16.00 $7.00
  • Best of Zane Hodges - 2 DVD Set $40.00 $15.00
  • Luke: The Life of Imitating Jesus - Volume 2 $8.95 $2.50
  • GES 2021 National Conference Registration $0.00 – $65.00
  • Beyond Doubt: How to Be Sure of Your Salvation $15.00 $7.00
Grace Evangelical Society
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

(940) 270-8827 / ges@faithalone.org

4851 S I-35E Suite 203, Corinth, TX 76210
P.O. Box 1308, Denton, TX 76202

Tweets by GESwebmaster