Ten Commandments For Christian Performers: #1, Love God First

Then God spoke all these words, saying, 'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.'

Exodus 20:1-3 (NASB)

Through faith and obedience to Jesus, we are now born-again children of God. We’re delivered from Satan, sin, and death!

In our B.C. state, Satan was our dark and merciless boss. We were trapped by lust, lies, and dead habits.

Why?

Outside of God, the smartest among us… are no match for the devil’s dark brilliance.

Satan lies! Under him…

  • Big mountains seem impossible to scale.

  • Deep valleys seem to suck away our hope,

  • Unless we join the team that SEEMS to win.

  • But “seems” are faulty seams. They tear apart.

We owe our lives to the God Who made us, and we owe our freedom to Jesus Christ. On these two Truths, “seems” and “seams” don’t exist. 

Actors, models, and talent for Christ:

  • Do NOT love a “VIP” more than God.

  • Do NOT love money or fame more than God.

  • Recognize the deceitfulness of power plays.

  • Understand they’re on a road to ruin,

  • Paved with fool’s gold, called vanity and pride.

Also:

Refuse to buy into your own “brilliance.” Convenience stores along this twisted path are filled with compromises that tempt you.

How do you dodge the easy temptations offered in the fields of entertainment? You 'Become strong in spirit' and 'mighty in deed and word in the sight of God and all the people' (Luke 1:80, 24:19).

You focus on the God, Who delivers:

‘No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it’ 1 Corinthians 10:13).

You show yourselves as…

‘Courageous for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God' (2 Samuel 10:12).

Your love for God overshadows all else--even Hollywood.

Ten Commandments For Christian Performers: #1, Love God First

NOTE: God is my Ghostwriter. If anything I write is on point and agrees with His Word, it’s not from me. You may see notes to 'Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.' If you think you're not in show business, think again. Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage and all its men and women merely players. Mostly true. But you're not merely players. You are messengers and ambassadors for the King of kings. This series is a re-write of a prior 2011 series.

Carey Arban