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Understanding the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gaming

Explore the positive and negative effects of gaming on individuals, from enhancing skills like hand-eye coordination and problem-solving to potential issues such as aggression and social isolation. Uncover the spiritual perspective on gaming and learn how to incorporate Yahweh's teachings to counter negative influences.

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Understanding the Positive and Negative Impacts of Gaming

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  1. Gaming Watchman 2017

  2. Definition Gaming is the action of playing, gambling, video games , computer or board games. the playing of games developed to teach somethingor to help solve a problem, as in a military or business situation.

  3. Gaming Positive Negative Aggression Social isolation Confusion Bad language Health problems Anxiety Create fantasies • Helps hand and eye coordination • Problem solving • Multi-tasking • Decision making • Memory • Teamwork • Reasoning

  4. Purposes or reasons for gaming • Fun: enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure • Boredom: the state of being weary and restless through lack of interest • Friends/Family: Following others pleasure or interest through acceptance • Isolation: The state of being alone and cut off by wish or circumstances. Review screen 4 for position purposes

  5. Spirit of Gaming Video & computer Gambling Board Play Violent Psalm 7:16 Depression Isa 61:3 Lying Psalm 40:4 Pride 1John 2:16 Contention Rom 2:8 Idleness Ecc. 10:18

  6. How tormenting spirits will use gaming • A tormenting spirit is found in the soul area: Reference Handout (Gal 5:19-22) • Spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self control • Soul: Flesh, mind, will, emotions • Flesh: Murder, sexual immorality, Corruption, indecency, contention, fighting, jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, factionalism, intrigue, envy, and drunkenness.

  7. Threefold Nature of Man Soul Area Mind (Thinking G-d’s thoughts (2Co 10.35, Phil 4.8, Col 3.1-2) Emotions: Loving what G-d loves; hating what G-d hates Will: Choosing what G-d chooses. Refusing what G-d refuses. Flesh: Offering the body to G-d to be used for righteousness (Gal 5.16-21, 24; 2.20) Taken from Handbook of Spiritual Warfare By Ed Murphy 1992

  8. The end game to pursue Yahweh and His foundation • Reading Gods word day and night to feed your spirit so that you may be equipped; ready for warfare • Pray before any and all games, allowing the holy spirit to identify those sinful and negative spirits. • Find ways to include Yahweh teachings in all your activities leaving no room for the adversary to quench the Spirit.

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