Is TV now the norm in the UPCI home?

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Abiding Now

What a cop out. No one is really living what they profess. Happy that it's not that way in my world.

Some people do live what they profess. But the people amening the preacher preaching against TV while hiding one in their homes??? Nope!

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by ILG

Some people do live what they profess. But the people amening the preacher preaching against TV while hiding one in their homes??? Nope!

[obriencp]

Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam

Declaring "holiness" in the context of "NO TV" on the internet is beyond funny

HAHA!!! I thought the same thing!

[Reader]

And while on the internet, on a forum where there are "backsliders," liberals and bearded Christian men!

[obriencp]

Originally Posted by Reader

And while on the internet, on a forum where there are "backsliders," liberals and bearded Christian men!

guilty (depending on who you ask), guilty (depending on who you ask), and guilty.

[Abiding Now]

Originally Posted by Reader

And while on the internet, on a forum where there are "backsliders," liberals and bearded Christian men!

Sounds like a normal day to me.

[acjcpastor]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

Well what I have found out from experience is that people try to find ways to circumvent or find loopholes in the laws.

That is why you have preachers, who have a TV in the garage, so they can truthfully say they not have a TV in the house.

Then you have preachers who since they did not bought the TV in their house, they can truthfully say they do not own a TV.

Then you have preachers who are constantly in someone's else house watching TV, who can truthfully say they do not have a TV in their house.

Then you have the preachers who use a monitor to watch all kinds of movies and TV programs, who can truthfully say they do not have a TV.

Then you have the preachers who use their computers to watch Netflix, Zulu and other videos who can truthfully say they do not have a TV.

Laws only create more laws, that is precisely what is happening in the UPCI, which is a rules oriented organization, they are now creating more rules for the Internet age, it just goes on and on, because people are looking for loopholes.

This is precisely where the Pharisees went wrong, they added rule after rule to the Sabbath to the point that people begun to hate the Sabbath.

Like you say "The conviction has to come from the inside."

So you’re saying the 1080P High Definition 3D projector hanging from my ceiling and projecting to a 100” screen mounted on my wall, while connected to a satellite DVR, a terrestrial OTA DVR, the Internet, Blu-ray, DVD, and even VHS won’t be breaking the rules if I move it out to my garage? Sweet!

[aegsm76]

Never had a TV and never will.

Churches that I have attended have been consistent in teaching to "set no evil before your eyes".
I have seen several that started out saying they could control what they watch and end up with it controlling them.
Frankly, I do not know how people have time to watch it.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

Never had a TV and never will.

Churches that I have attended have been consistent in teaching to "set no evil before your eyes".
I have seen several that started out saying they could control what they watch and end up with it controlling them.
Frankly, I do not know how people have time to watch it.

While I do have a television, I agree with something you said. I never have time to watch it. Sometimes I'll catch the news or catch something on the weekends. Beyond that... there really isn't enough time to sit and stare at the television all day.

[Aquila]

In my opinion... if a family can get to the place where they can willingly let go of their television... they'll find a lot of peace and time to do the things they have intended to do for many years, but put off for "lack of time". I have one, and it gets on my nerves most of the time. I don't have cable or satellite TV and I don't want it. There are only a hand full of things I've found interesting. And though I have a television, I'd still rather sit down and study my Bible, read a good book, or listen to music and worship.