The Christian and Entertainment
Rev. Dale Kuiper examines the biblical perspective on entertainment by conducting a concordance study of Scripture's vocabulary and emphasis regarding leisure, work, and Christian conduct. Through careful analysis of what the Bible says and does not say about entertainment, games, and sports, Kuiper argues for a biblical standard of sobriety and warns against worldly attitudes of boasting and glory that often accompany recreational pursuits.
In preparing this speech, I thought it would be helpful to check out in a concordance the words usually associated with our subject of entertainment. What do the Scriptures say? What is the scriptural emphasis? I believe this is the proper and safe way to proceed. And I want to share my findings with you at the outset. The word entertainment is not found in the Bible at all. Once we read “entertain,” in the sense of hospitality, but never the word entertainment. The word fun is never used in...