"Christian Nerds Unite" Loves The World

First and foremost, let me explain myself.  As I have mentioned many times before in this blog, I used to be a fan of many things, game shows, Star Trek, etc.  I still consume this entertainment from time to time, and I still have much knowledge of these fandoms.  However, I am trying to remove my association with such things in the name of Christ (James 4:7-10), because of His warnings, which are mentioned in this piece.

 A while ago, I came across this podcast called "Christian Nerds Unite".  Immediately, alarm bells were ringing, because of the whole "nerds" thing, not the whole pocket-protector glasses nerd, etc., but the whole "I love pop culture" nerd thing.  So, in the spirit of I Thessalonians 5:21, I went to their website.  Here is what is said on the main page, clear as crystal:

Hi Guys! Ricky Pope here from the Christian Nerds Unite Podcast. On the show we dive deep into our nerdy fandoms and look at them through the lens of our faith by chatting with Christian content creators and experts who love comics, science, video games, media, sci-fi, and fantasy. Discovering how their faith shapes their creative work and their lives. You can listen on your favorite podcast app!

What is a fan?  According to Oxford Languages, a fan is:

a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.

I John 2:15-16 says:

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

Ricky Pope, as a fan of many things, loves the world, and the love of the Father is not in him.  

Now, I am not saying that it is loving the world to use the things of the world in and of itself, for Paul says:

1Co 7:31  And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

It is the abuse, overuse, that is sinful.  In addition, we are warned against being a friend of the world in James:

Jas 4:4  Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

Is not fandom being a friend of the world?  Mr. Pope cannot use Christianity as a means to also continue being a fan of things of the world.  God is jealous:

Jas 4:5  Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?