[Jandel]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

Sorry brothers for getting angry but seriously at least try the game before you jump to conclusions

[Levi Jones]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

OMFG what the hell are you dam people thinking....


I got to baptist in NZ and cleary you guys a F*** in the head (EX)

How many of you have played miencraft? It's a harmless game where children cannon't play online and where the world is constantly randomly generated therefore making some worlds bigger than earth itself.
You want kids to order McDonald's, watch TV advertisements??

No, we would prefer they sit in front of a computer screen.

And for your information they took out your so called hell in the game (Nether) because of religious views... See they think about you to. honestly people this game is harmless

Well, thank goodness jandel finally cleared that up with one post without reading the thread.

[kidnicarus]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

Minecraft, although it is not advertised as a Christian game, is the first Christian game aimed at Secular gamers. And it's working!

In Alpha, the player isn't told what to do or given any back-story, but it is clear to those familiar with the Bible that the game takes place in a world much like it was shortly after the Fall. The land is vast and unspoiled by human settlements, but death has entered the world. During the day you gather resources to build shelters and craft supplies. When night falls, demons appear and try to kill you.
At first glance the game doesn't appear overtly Christian, but the more you play the more it become apparent that the goal of its creator (a programmer named Notch) was to teach Biblical wisdom.

Many lessons from the Bible are delivered to the player through intuitive immersion: For example, the player learns through trial and error to build his shelter on solid rock instead of falling sand, much as we should build our lives on the rock of Jesus. This is the same lesson taught in Matthew 7:24-27, however by engaging the player in actively experiencing the parable, the game subtly and effectively reaches Secular gamers who might otherwise reject explicit witnessing.

One of the central lessons comes when the player realizes that the most important thing to craft in the game are torches. Demons can spawn anywhere there is darkness, like at night or in caves. Torches keep this from happening, conveying the importance of light in a dark world. This makes the player more receptive to the good news that Jesus is the light: "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness" (John 12:46) and "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life" (John 8:12).

Just like in real life, wandering around Minecraft in the dark is a sure way to fall victim to demons. Again, this conveys Jesus' teachings: "If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him" (John 11:9-10). The demons' fondness for darkness and spontaneously combusting in sunlight are also Biblically founded: "They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof ... For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death" (Job 24:13,17).

In the beginning, the player is fearful of darkness, but soon learns that light provides safety and his fears subside: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" (Psalm 27:1).
The Biblical themes of solidness of rock and righteousness of light are central to Minecraft's gameplay. Even the most Secular of gamers will have these values instilled in them effortlessly without realizing they are learning the Gospel.
Another Biblical theme is Spiritual Warfare. Eventually the player is able to craft armor and a sword. This is necessary to survive the scariest of the demons, the creeper, which can silently sneak up on you and explode. Unlike other demons, creepers can survive sunlight without burning, teaching the player the value of putting on the Full Armor of God in order to engage demonic powers (Ephesians 6:10-18).



(And back to the theme of light, another enemy, the giant spiders, can also survive in the day. But sunlight makes them become peaceful, showing how the light of Jesus can transform even the most wicked among us.)
To reach the Secular gamers who would never play an explicitly Christian game, Minecraft needs to be subtle and non-threatening, teaching Christian values without scaring off those whose hearts have been hardened by years of anti-Christian conditioning. Still, there are clues to the Christian purpose of the game. The most obvious is the name: Minecraft Alpha. This is of course a reference to Jesus' revelation that He is the Alpha and the Omega (Rev. 22:13). Also, the only animals in the game you can kill for food are pigs. This emphasizes the New Covenant with Jesus where we can now eat delicious ham -- a common ground we share with most Secularized people.


The other branch of Minecraft, Classic, doesn't have demons, darkness, torches, or many other Gospel elements that Alpha has. Instead, you are simply allowed to build whatever you want using an infinite supply of all types of blocks. This branch, based on an earlier version of the game, is free to play online and the multiplayer mode of it has a more social feel, kind of like a chat room where you can build things.


It's this multiplayer mode, in both Alpha and Classic, that's the true strength of Minecraft as not just a Biblical game, but a witnessing platform. Once Secular gamers are hooked on the innovative, open-ended, gameplay and have had many key Biblical values sowed in their minds, then they will be receptive to being approached by Minecraft missionaries in the multiplayer servers. Here is the real beginning of Salvation for these lost gamers, as they discover how the values they learned playing Minecraft apply to the Truth of God's plan for us all.

[Cranky Old Man]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

Stuff stolen from http://objectiveministries.org/zound...minecraft.html

Do you always steal instead of using your brain?

[Smiley_Face]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

wow, you guys really dont understand what minecraft is.

God put us on this earth so that we can enjoy life, what's better than to have fun??? people make games for entertainment.

and how you said that by building stuff is mocking God??? wtf? the people aren't purposley trying to mock God, they're just trying to have fun!!!

What's so bad about pretending to stack bricks into different objects???

you know that computer ur using right now? someone designed that on another computer, shouldnt you not be using a computer since it is promoting the acts of mocking God??

and by the way, that house ur sitting in, someone built that!!! you think we should just sit around and not construct anything since God was the first on to build everything, and us trying to do anything is considered mocking God???

why dont you sit in the dirt since you think that using our time to do something constructive is EVIL!!!!

[Meek and Humble]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

God put us on this earth so that we can enjoy life,

Um, no, He didn't. “This people I have formed for myself; they shall declare my praise.” Isaiah 43:21.

God put us on the earth to praise Him.

what's better than to have fun???

God does NOT approve of fun! http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showt...ighlight=jokes

and how you said that by building stuff is mocking God??? wtf? the people aren't purposley trying to mock God, they're just trying to have fun!!!

The problem here is not that they want to build, it's that they want to create their own WORLD. Only God gets to do that. When people build so they can feel like God, He gets angry. Haven't you read the story of the Tower of Babel? The people on earth wanted to build a really tall tower so they could feel good about themselves. God got angry and made sure they never built it.

Building something that has a practical use in the world is not like wasting time pretending you are God in a video game.

2 Corinthians 10: 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

[Lonwol]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

(Thanks go to Brother Heathen_Basher for helping me with the scriptural side of this.)

Minecraft is not really a video game. It is amazingly much worse than that. It is as if Satan, Second Life and The Sims all had a huge sex orgy and Minecraft was the bastard child that came out of it. They even have a specific variant called "Lava Survival" in which children falsely learn it is possible to escape from Hell! (No, all it is, is to have fun trying to survive against lava, stop overreacting. diot... ))

The horror that is Minecraft:


Defying God by promoting genetic manipulation!
First of all Minecraft shows us what the world will look like once the evolutionists finally get what they want and start genetically manipulating everything and everyone. This is not outdated software! This is hypermodern brand new software which is specifically designed to look like this! To mock God and His amazing creations everything has been made to look like idiotic cubes. Notice the tree and the pig are both completely made out of cubes! This is what will happen if we allow defying God's creation with genetic manipulation to go on! Minecraft is already manipulating our innocent children into thinking that all this is normal!

How this is defying God? As explained by Brother Heathen_Basher: Genetic engineering will take on a role beyond what God has given to us as His creation. The Bible states that all things were created by God and for Him (Colossians 1:16). As individuals we are made in God’s image and therefore should be subject to His plan (Genesis 1:26,27; Matthew 22:20,21). God designed all living things after certain "kinds" (Genesis 1:11-25). Too much manipulation of the genetics (altering species) could be delving into issues reserved for the Designer. (It's a little thing called a graphical style. So if I drew some stickmen wouldn't that be going against that as well? Or does my art have to be perfect? But then again, nothing is perfect, so maybe we should stop drawing pictures of life altogether.)

Turning children into sex slaves, or "griefing" as they call it.
There is not a single controlled Minecraft environment. Every pedophile can start his own Minecraft server and start luring in hundreds of innocent children. He can first let them build for hours and hours and then threaten to destroy their work unless they do his bidding. The Minecraft term for using children as sex slaves is "griefing". There is no protection whatsoever against pornography inside Minecraft and there is no control over what the inside chat function is used for. Minecraft is web browser based, so every child who can surf the web, can get lured in by an online pedophile. Since every pedophile can start his own Minecraft server, pedophiles can also track down your children using their IP address! (You idiot. griefing is destroying another players creation. Not getting forced to by a pedophile. Also the server hosters cannot access the players IP, and it goes to their ISP's location, not their own house.)

Joel 3:1 "For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink."

Walking penises are part of Minecraft porn:


Pornographic drawing made by a child after Minecraft:


A Minecraft pupet masturbating over his insane creation, also note the big balls:


Destroying our economy!
Minecraft teaches children that you can create your own tools by combining ingredients instead of the American way of ordering online or going to Walmart. It teaches children they can farm their own food instead of teaching them the American way of going to McDonald's. It teaches them to waste huge amounts of time on making their own buildings instead of the American way of buying a house with borrowed money! It teaches children to be creative instead of watching commercials on television! All this clearly damages and ultimately destroys the American economy! It can be no coincidence that this game was created while Obama is in office!
(Obama has NOTHING to do with this you idiot. I don't support Obama, but you're an idiot. Do you know what America was founded on? Hard working, and sweat and tears. They didn't go to the nearest hardware store for wood.)
Acts 8:1 "And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles."

It is clear why Satan worshipers all over the world love Minecraft:


More Satanic Minecraft:

(People like you give us christians a badddd name)

Read above.

[noble6]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

Read above.

You do make some excellent points, however, please do not overuse the word "idiot" on us. We are merely following the one true religion of Christianity!

I have done further research on the game, for the benefit of the True Christians on this site.

Griefing is not, in fact, something to do with pedophiles. Griefers are just people who destroy other people's artwork. Minecraft has admins who always ban the offender.

This game doubles as a survival game. And tell me, when was the last time a person stranded out in the wilderness survived by going to McDonalds?

It appears that Minecraft has been misunderstood in this thread. However, Jesus led me to find the truth! Praise!

-Noble 6

[Lisa H]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

You do make some excellent points, however, please do not overuse the word "idiot" on us. We are merely following the one true religion of Christianity!

I have done further research on the game, for the benefit of the True Christians on this site.

Griefing is not, in fact, something to do with pedophiles. Griefers are just people who destroy other people's artwork. Minecraft has admins who always ban the offender.

This game doubles as a survival game. And tell me, when was the last time a person stranded out in the wilderness survived by going to McDonalds?

It appears that Minecraft has been misunderstood in this thread. However, Jesus led me to find the truth! Praise!

-Noble 6

I would have to disagree with you on this. Minecraft is not a survival game. Seriously if you are lost, are you going to be even able to play minecraft!

If you are ever lost in the wilderness you can always find a McDonalds.

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

How many school shootings will happen because of teenagers playing Minecraft before these unsaved scumbags finally admit they are wrong? Really, how many?

[noble6]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

I would have to disagree with you on this. Minecraft is not a survival game. Seriously if you are lost, are you going to be even able to play minecraft!

If you are ever lost in the wilderness you can always find a McDonalds.

YOUR not lost if you play it, the character in the game is lost. Billboards for McDonalds may be THERE, but are they in the jungle? No. The Sahara? No. The tundra? No. If your stranded in, say, the Rocky Mountains during a blizzard, you need to find something to eat and build a shelter. And, of course, defend yourself against wild animals if they come a-knocking. Besides, that isn't the wilderness. Note the road behind the billboard. Is this really that hard?

[Rev. M. Rodimer]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

YOUR not lost if you play it, the character in the game is lost. Billboards for McDonalds may be THERE, but are they in the jungle? No. The Sahara? No. The tundra? No. If your stranded in, say, the Rocky Mountains during a blizzard, you need to find something to eat and build a shelter. And, of course, defend yourself against wild animals if they come a-knocking. Besides, that isn't the wilderness. Note the road behind the billboard. Is this really that hard?

What kind of an idiot wanders into the Rocky Mountains during a blizzard without bringing appropriate gear?

Wouldn't you atheists say that he should die, to "thin the herd"?

[Lisa H]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

YOUR not lost if you play it, the character in the game is lost. Billboards for McDonalds may be THERE, but are they in the jungle? No. The Sahara? No. The tundra? No. If your stranded in, say, the Rocky Mountains during a blizzard, you need to find something to eat and build a shelter. And, of course, defend yourself against wild animals if they come a-knocking. Besides, that isn't the wilderness. Note the road behind the billboard. Is this really that hard?

Minecraft has no real life survival help then.

Keep up with things, McDonalds is everywhere.

[Cranky Old Man]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

How many school shootings will happen because of teenagers playing Minecraft before these unsaved scumbags finally admit they are wrong? Really, how many?

I think they will stay in denial until all teenagers died from shootings or gay sex orgies, all caused by exposure to Minecraft.

[noble6]

Re: Minecraft: Makes children sex slaves and destroys our economy

Minecraft has no real life survival help then.

Keep up with things, McDonalds is everywhere.

I didn't say it helps you with real life survival. It's a GAME. A fun one at that.

And COM, give me one news story about a school shooting that happened that was inspired by minecraft. Not Call of Duty, not Halo, not regular depression. Minecraft. If you can, I will delete minecraft from my computer.