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Ministries|Sat, Sep. 29 2007 11:41 AM EDT

Halo 3 in the Bible?

By Lane Palmer|Christian Post Guest Columnist

Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. (Ephesians 6:14-18)

Like Halo 3, you need to take your time and learn how to use your weapons and defend yourself, but what it basically boils down to is study and memorize Bible passages, living life like Jesus did in terms of integrity, holiness, righteousness and faith in God for everything, and, of course, stay in a constant state of prayer. If you do these things, you’ll be victorious. If you don’t, well, you’re basically dead spiritual meat.

So enjoy jumping into the world of Halo 3, but don’t forget about the real battle being waged in your house, your school, your work, and even in your mind on a daily basis. Put on your armor and let’s finish the fight!

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Lane Palmer is the Youth Ministries Specialist for Dare 2 Share Ministries in Arvada, Colo., where he works with to provide resources for youth leaders and students. Dare 2 Share exists to energize and equip teens to know, live, share and own their faith in Jesus. For more information on Dare 2 Share Ministries or the GameDay youth conference tour, please visit www.dare2share.org. Send feedback to lane@dare2share.org.

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  • RBB »
    Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:30 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 4

    DannyPoo - "Any references to scripture in this game, are Not coincidence"

    Are you trying to say that you think that the designers of this game meant it as some kind of biblical study tool?

    Daily we see Christians go further and further from the scriptures. What we need are things to bring us back to the actual Word of God, not to anything that can be used as a substitute.

  • 3origZlovers »
    Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:17 pm Agree: 3   Disagree: 4

    I hear your message...but right off the bat my attention catches where you used "planet" instead of the "Earth"...it is so frustrating to hear people not give HIM credit for HIS creation. God named this "planet" we inhabit the "Earth" how are we giving HIM praise, glory and the credit for all HIS creation when we fail to acknowledge HIS creation from the get-go. I've seen this happen in the last 20-25 years. Its the trickle-down effect from the secular world working hard to discredit our LORD at every turn. Even good people are failing to acknowledge HIS works. I think its important for us Christians to show the world that we understand and acknowledge even the little things in GOD'S WORD. Thats why I believe its important such as in this case to always acknowledge one of GOD"S creations. By saying so, we in effect are giving HIM the praise and glory HE deserves...we do the world a disservice when we don't.

  • DannyPoo »
    Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:12 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 8

    Any references to scripture in this game, are Not coincidence. Ex: there is an enemy called the "flood" that rempage the whole universe. To fight the "flood", they have something called Halo rings, that when activated kill all life in the universe.

    There is a ship called the "Ark", that the people who previously inhabited the universe used as a way to escape the destruction of the "flood" and the Halo rings.

    Master Chief is called in a later section of the game called "The Forerunner", If you aren't aware John the Baptist is traditionally called the forerunner.

    The parallels are interesting (there are more), and the author of this article could have talked in more detail about these. These simple ideas used in this game, are a great starting point for conversation with a non-christian.

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