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Originally Posted by TRFrance
Some questions for you sir, if you don't mind...
1...Is LS any less a man of God now that/if he is approving of tv?
2...Are his messages any less anointed if he believes now tv is not a sin?
3...Is TV a holiness issue to you? Are we to assume you believe if a person has a tv they are not holy?
1...What is wrong with a man changing his mind on something that's a non-salvational issue? Or is it that you think tv IS a salvational issue?
2...If tv is the devils box, can it not be said just as passionately that a computer is also the devil's box? There's all kinds of filth that's easier to access via your computer, and harder to filter out, than via a tv set.
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Preferences change, but convictions remain.
My opinions on LS will remain mine since it would appear that some want to argue the issue.
Yes, tv is a holiness issue to me. I don't own one for the reason that it is not possible to control something that has only an output. TV is merely a receiver of whatever filth is coming down the pike. This includes commercials which are becoming more raunchy with time.
I was recently on a hospital trip with an inmate. I have to sit in the room at all times. The tv was on and it was kinda hard to miss the flesh exposed in a bra commercial. I could have spent my day without seeing that.
I was somewhat shocked since I don't watch the thing. It had been some time since the last time for me to see anything on it.
I find it difficult to believe that anyone can find that it isn't a holiness issue since we are to set no wicked thing before our eyes. To sit in front of tv is to do the opposite of what this scripture proclaims which does indeed involve holiness.
If someone has one are they unholy or less holy than another? Paul said to lay aside every weight. TV may not be inherently sinful, but it most definitely is a weight. If you are constantly exposing yourself to its carnal pleasures, it is going to weigh you down. There truly is no way to keep that from happening.
The Bible says that Lot vexed his soul. This happened because he pitched his tent towards Sodom. He had already parked himself where he could see the goings on. Eventually, he moved right in.
When God sent angels to spare his life, he became as a mocker. The angels literally had to drag him out along with his backslidden wife who dies and his wicked daughters who later slept with their own father. Wonder where they learned that?
I have a wonderful friend who brought the kids to church every sunday, wednsday, and all. The oldest child later was found to have slept around much and became a follower of a perverted rock star.
The parent told the child "We didn't teach you this". But, the child learned it all on that wonderful invention called "tv".
The fruit of tv is carnality. Many children today are backsliding as a direct result IMO of being exposed to so much "alternative" lifestyle options.
Eventually, a child will choose from the input given.
Train up a child...
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