Jeremy Ivens
Puritan Board Freshman
So, I'm an English major about to earn my degree. I have writing skills and I love to read. However, I've been extremely conflicted inside (not an uncommon thing for me) about what a man in Christ can and can't read.
A lot of literature, I'm sure you know, has a lot of profanity in it. Not all of it, but most of the stuff that's well written. F-bombs, the Lord's name in vain, etc. At what point do I drop the book and say, "That's enough of that."?
I have a history of condemning myself and of doing morbid introspection, so I definitely need some godly wisdom from you folks. Now, of course, I realize that I shouldn't read straight up smut, but it's almost impossible to read anything without ANY profanity!
Lately, I've been reading a lot of theology, and I feel much at home in those works.
What are your thoughts on this matter? It might not sound like a big deal, but it is to me.
A lot of literature, I'm sure you know, has a lot of profanity in it. Not all of it, but most of the stuff that's well written. F-bombs, the Lord's name in vain, etc. At what point do I drop the book and say, "That's enough of that."?
I have a history of condemning myself and of doing morbid introspection, so I definitely need some godly wisdom from you folks. Now, of course, I realize that I shouldn't read straight up smut, but it's almost impossible to read anything without ANY profanity!
Lately, I've been reading a lot of theology, and I feel much at home in those works.
What are your thoughts on this matter? It might not sound like a big deal, but it is to me.