Kevin,

I hope I am not reading you wrongly, but I think there are actually two seperate questions in your OP.

1) To what extent can believers partake of the 'things of the world' without being spotted by the world.

2) To what extent can believers engage in activities that God allows or has not condemned but which are not directly spiritual.

I think sometimes (and I am not saying you do it) discussions of this nature get a little confused between the two and that hinders the clarity of discussion. For instance, if being spotted by the world was not under consideration, there would be (IMO) no difference between taking an hour to watch TV and taking an hour to walk in the park. Yet most christians would consider the two activities of a different 'type' in that there are many christians who would shun the former but have no problem at all with the latter.

Just thought that might help to focus the discussion a bit. Of course, I could be wrong...

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Mark
Independent baptist
Singapore