Things we do and decisions we make in life have consequences. For every action there is a reaction. If someone gets shot and killed they are dead forever. If someone decides to lead the police in a vehicle chase, they, the police or an innocent party could be hurt or killed. They could also end up in jail.
In many video games, if you run from the police and the car crashes, you just start the game over; same car, same character. If you kill someone in a video game, they are there and ready to play once you select play again or restart the game. In many of these video games there are no consequences. Run from the police or kill someone, just play again.
In life there are consequences. If you allow young children whose minds are still forming to play games that have no consequences, what message are you sending them, what are you teaching them. Do you believe they hear what you say, or do you believe they are getting the message from the video game that they are playing over and over and over again?
The Bible says you are to train your child in the way that they should go and when they are old, they will not depart from it. To train means to do or say it over and over again. Are you telling them the right thing as many times as that game is telling them the wrong thing?
Have you noticed over the last few years how many young people think its okay to run from the police. Have you noticed how many young people are killing young people over nothing. Creators of video games need to build in consequences. You should not be able to play again and get the same people and the same car. You should have to go to jail if you get caught. Should should not be able to play that character for a while because they are paying the price for what they did wrong.
In real life there are consequences. In real life you do not get to play again.
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