TV thoughts

[thunderbyrd]

this is a passage from the book "Walk of Repentance" by Steve Gallagher. i think it's worth sharing.

i recently heard a message from romans 12:2 by

a minister for whom i have tremendous respect.

he said that God is trying to transform our

"fallen" minds into the Mind of Christ.

Although the anti-christ wasn't the topic of

his message, he made a very poignant statement

that bears repeating. he said that those who

continually watch television are keeping their

minds within the mentality of this world. he

said that one day a man will appear on thaT

television claiming to have all the answers for

all of the problems of mankind.he went on to

say that Christians often naively think that

they will be able to withstand the deception of

the anti-christ when he comes, but those who

watch television are at present aligning their

minds with him already. he said it would be

IMPOSSIBLE for them to withstand the heavy

delusion that will come upon the world that

day. he said: "if they can't say "no" to that

TV now, what makes them think they will be able

to say "no" to it when that day comes?"

Edited February 23, 2008 by thunderbyrd

[Guest man]

It's not the TV that allows this deception to occur...it's the condition of the heart.

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thess. 2:11-12

[psalmone]

This reminded me of when I stopped watching tv once for 1 1/2yrs as a protest and to pray more, which I did and to do other 'spiritual' things like I'd occupy some time in Christian chat on the internet also, some of which was constructive. Though everything wasn't perfect I'd gotten too raw and too sensitive and would wince at tv, unable to concentrate and bear it or people like before. Up til now approx. 6yrs later, it's still not relaxed like before though things are improveing. There is a fall 'from even tv standards' and it's in those "not so social" times one'd need fellowship because spritual awareness can become heightened and one finds oneself as though on one's own. Because of these experience I don't like exagerrate against tv because there are godly influences involved even though subtle.

[OneLight]

It's not the TV that allows this deception to occur...it's the condition of the heart.

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thess. 2:11-12

I'll also add Matthew 24:24

For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

TV is just a tool that is used by everyone. As mentioned, it is the heart that needs to be right with God. As this generation seeks for a "better" and "newer" connection with God, they are forgetting what the Bible tells us and are accepting what popular preachers are telling them

Lets look at all of the scripture from man.

The Great Apostasy

Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

TV is just one of many tools, but the most widely used tool. In just about every house there is a TV, if not 2,3 or even 4. If we were to analyze the shows that are for our "entertainment", we will see that they are leading us away from God. This would be another good discussion in another thread. Satan using our enjoyment through TV to blind us into accepting evil as normal.

[Searching soul23]

The heart of the matter is a matter of the heart. You can sway one's opinion, chage their point of view; but only when the heart is changed can the old become the new.

Give us clean hands, Lord. Give us Pure hearts.

TV may actually be helpful to some people in some ways. To other people, it may be destructive. By the same token, some people have born bad fruits after receiving Biblical advice, because their hearts were wrong.

[Vickilynn]

The heart of the matter is a matter of the heart. You can sway one's opinion, chage their point of view; but only when the heart is changed can the old become the new.

Give us clean hands, Lord. Give us Pure hearts.

TV may actually be helpful to some people in some ways. To other people, it may be destructive. By the same token, some people have born bad fruits after receiving Biblical advice, because their hearts were wrong.

Shalom,

AMEN.

The same thing with the Internet. It is but a tool. For some it's good, and there are those who get into trouble using it.

The problem is the heart, not the tool.

[Guest LadyC]

tv is not evil.... just thought i'd throw that in there. plenty of good programming, much of it even godly programming. you just gotta have CABLE!