Randy Alcorn, Lord Foulgrin's Letters
"By eroding their sense of shame we've made immorality normal, not only in the world but also in the forbidden squadron. ...their new Christian friends recommended some of the movies Fletcher had been wondering if he should now avoid. I was delighted one of them said, "This is a great movie--only one sex scene, and the f-word's only used a few times." 'Titanic' is one of my favorites. How many Christian young people have watched it in their own homes? Think of it, Squaltaint. Suppose someone in the youth group said to the boys, 'There's an attractive girl down the street. Let's get together and go look through her window and watch her undress and lay back on a couch and pose naked from the waist up. Then this girl and her boyfriend will get in a car and have sex--let's get as close as we can and listen to them and watch the windows steam up.' The strategy would never work. They'd know immediately it was wrong. But you can get them to do exactly the same thing by using a television instead of a window. That's all is takes! Think of it, Squaltaint. Every day Christians across the country, including many squadron leaders, watch women and men undress and commit acts of fornication and adultery the Enemy calls an abomination. We've made them a bunch of voyeurs! Churches full of peeping toms."
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"By eroding their sense of shame we've made immorality normal, not only in the world but also in the forbidden squadron. ...their new Christian friends recommended some of the movies Fletcher had been wondering if he should now avoid. I was delighted one of them said, "This is a great movie--only one sex scene, and the f-word's only used a few times." 'Titanic' is one of my favorites. How many Christian young people have watched it in their own homes? Think of it, Squaltaint. Suppose someone in the youth group said to the boys, 'There's an attractive girl down the street. Let's get together and go look through her window and watch her undress and lay back on a couch and pose naked from the waist up. Then this girl and her boyfriend will get in a car and have sex--let's get as close as we can and listen to them and watch the windows steam up.' The strategy would never work. They'd know immediately it was wrong. But you can get them to do exactly the same thing by using a television instead of a window. That's all is takes! Think of it, Squaltaint. Every day Christians across the country, including many squadron leaders, watch women and men undress and commit acts of fornication and adultery the Enemy calls an abomination. We've made them a bunch of voyeurs! Churches full of peeping toms."
"بتقويض حياءهم، جعلنا الفاحشة أمرًا مألوفًا، ليس فقط في العالم بل حتى في الفوج المحرم. ...أوصى أصدقاؤهم المسيحيون الجدد ببعض الأفلام التي كان فليتشر يتساءل عما إذا كان ينبغي عليه تجنبها الآن. كم راقني قول أحدهم: "هذا فيلم رائع - مشهد جنسي واحد فقط، وكلمة اللعنة لم تستخدم إلا بضع مرات." "تيتانيك" أحد أفلامي المفضلة. كم من الشباب المسيحي شاهدوه في بيوتهم؟ تأمل الأمر يا سكويلتينت. لنفترض أن أحدهم في مجموعة الشباب قال للفتيان: "هناك فتاة جذابة في الشارع. لنجتمع ونذهب لننظر من نافذتها ونشاهدها وهي تخلع ملابسها وتستلقي على أريكة وتتكشف عارية من خصرها فما فوق. ثم ستصعد هذه الفتاة وصديقها إلى سيارة ويمارسان الجنس - لندنو قدر الإمكان ونستمع إليهما ونراقب النوافذ وهي تتضبب." هذه الاستراتيجية لن تنجح أبدًا. سيعرفون على الفور أنها خاطئة. لكن يمكنك أن تجعلهم يفعلون الشيء نفسه تمامًا باستخدام التلفاز بدلًا من النافذة. هذا كل ما يتطلبه الأمر! تأمل الأمر يا سكويلتينت. كل يوم، يشاهد المسيحيون في جميع أنحاء البلاد، بمن فيهم العديد من قادة الفوج، نساءً ورجالًا يخلعون ملابسهم ويرتكبون أفعال الزنا والفاحشة التي يسميها العدو رجسًا. لقد حولناهم إلى حشد من المتلصصين! كنائس تعج بالمتلصصين."
Randy Alcorn, Lord Foulgrin's Letters
"Lord Foulgrin: "You must not let him see Charis as a place of learning, exploration, duties, travel, companionship, banquets, celebrations, and productive work. A low view of heaven is our ace in the hole." (conspiring to bring Fletcher down after salvation)"
"اللورد فولغرين: "يجب ألا تدعه يرى خاريس كمكان للتعلم والاستكشاف والواجبات والسفر والرفقة والمآدب والاحتفالات والعمل المثمر. إن النظرة الدونية للسماء هي ورقتنا الرابحة."
Randy Alcorn, Lord Foulgrin's Letters
"The vermin explain their sin with sanctimonious language like, "We've prayed about it and sought counsel, and we feel it's the right thing to do." Don't let it down on them that to the Enemy what they feel is inconsequential. His moral laws don't give a rip about how any of them feel. The sludgebags have no more power to vote them in and out of existence than they have power to revoke the law of gravity."
Randy Alcorn, Lord Foulgrin's Letters
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