26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. Deut 7:26 (KJV)
All types of visual entertainment are idols. We have built temples to these idols. Our living room, Movie Theatre, Internet malls, Game rooms, arcades, arenas, colliseums. We have gatherings to honor these idols, super bowl party, movie night, every night for most. Not new. The colliseum held 50,000. Christians and criminals eaten, Gladiators fought, Hollywood action movie. Circus Maximus held 250,000. Chariot races, public baths, sounds like NASCAR. TV and other visual entertainment (Videos, video games, cell phones, computers, shows, races) are devices of Satan and have destroyed the structure and order of famalies that God ordained so long ago.
11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. 2 Cor 2:11 (KJV)
How much control does Satan have?
The average person in America watches over 8 hours a day of TV, The average person will watch over 40,000 hours of TV by age 17. By the time a person reaches 70 they will watch between 7-10 years of TV. The average house has 1.9 children and 2.4 TVs. IN Canada every immigrant has a right to get a dictionary, some manuals and a television. This is how they control the people and tell them how they are supposed to live. The people do not get a bible. A study of 770 families by Columbia University says that people who watch 1 hour of television a day are twice as likely to commit a violent crime. The programming content had nothing to do with it. Oh 1 hour won’t hurt me though, or will it?
7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Gal 6:6-8 (KJV) What are we sowing to?
Why is TV so dangerous?
It shows us violence, aggressive behavior, sexuality, academic performance, body concept and self image, substance abuse, and on and on. How less would we know about these things if it was not for visual entertainment? How much more Holy could we be? When we watch TV we laugh at many things. Comedy is how many things are introduced. 20 years ago Homosexuality was not accepted. It was displayed enough that it is OK now. Promiscuity, adultery the same. Satan is patient. Have you ever laughed at a sinful act that you would never participate in? Laughing at it is condoning it. Why does TV glamorize rebellion? Why is it ok to attack Christianity but not Islam? The people who run the media are atheists, global change agents and evil. Knowing this why do we still use visual entertainment? Do we sneak around to view it? Do we hide our movies so everyone that comes over won’t see them? Non-Christians display their movies. Is Satan our friend? Are we afraid of offending him, or are we trying to be sympathetic or even empathetic to him for committing the same sins that got him kicked out of heaven and into eternal damnation? Satan is not our friend and neither are the people who create this sinful smut that we are so drawn to.
Pokémon (episode #38) Packs a Punch
On the evening of December 16, 1997, millions of people all over Japan gathered in their homes to watch Pokémon (episode #38). About 20 minutes into the program there was a scene of a rocket explosion that flashed red and blue lights at a rate of about 12 times per second. This explosion scene was mixed with about five seconds of flashing lights from the eyes of "Pikachu," a popular Pokémon character. Suddenly, viewers started to complain of blurred vision, headaches, dizziness and nausea. Some people even had seizures, convulsions and lost consciousness. A total of 685 children (310 boys, 375 girls) were taken to hospitals by ambulances. Although many children recovered during the ambulance trip, more than 150 of them were admitted to hospitals. Two people stayed in the hospital for over 2 weeks! Washington University. This is a children’s show!
Other Dangers!!’
Did you know that when we watch TV the light that creates the picture on the screen is not reflected on to us but is transmitted to us? We are actually the screen the picture is being displayed on. Our brain reacts to the delivery of the picture as well as the content being delivered. This is a double curse. According to Herbert Truvman, who was the manager of corporate public opinion research at General Electric, he did some research on how the brain reacts to the television, when a person watches television brain activity switches from the left to the right hemisphere, the left is the seat of logical thought, this is where we analyze everything, If a person has the gift of discernment the left side of the brain is very active, The right side of the brain treats data coming in uncritically, it allows everything in, instead of getting a logical response it gives an emotional response, someone watching the passion responds emotionally, there is no conviction so the conversions brought about are because of emotions and most do not last.
This shift from the left to the right side of the brain causes our bodies to release endorphins, the bodies natural opiates, these are similar to codeine and heroin, now it is possible to become physical addicted to visual entertainment, we can handle it, we are stronger than the devil, not when we play at his house, Our brain has difficulty in distinguishing between fact and fiction, even if we know it is fake our brain still accepts it as fact, this is how commercials cause us to buy their product whether or not we need it. Our subconscious takes over. If TV is not a drug just watch how people will react when it is taken away from them, when the electricity goes out, see how Christians will sneak around just to watch TV because they know it is wrong, they will put their movies out of site so other people won’t see them. People who are not Christian will proudly display their movies. Let’s put every thing we watch to the Philippians 4:8 test. If we do this honestly we will not be able to watch anything, just try it. Why is everything on the news negative when there is just as much good in the world as there is bad? The negativity is the opposite of what God wants for us. The media knows this. 1Cor:19 you are not your own, quit acting like you are. He can tell us what to wear, what to listen and yes what to look at.
How do we stop our addiction?
18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. 19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. Acts 19:18-20 (KJV)
There are many websites that tell you how to get help of TV addiction. None of them say get rid of the TV. If you have any other type of addiction the first thing you are told is to get away from what you are addicted to. NOT TV There are many websites that tell you how bad TV is for children 0-3 years old but after that it is ok. If it is bad for babies it is bad for us. Would any of us know as much about sex or should I say fornication, rock and roll and all other secular and contemporary music, rebellion, wars, drugs, the heinous crimes around the world, homosexuality, and all of the other things that depress us, hinder us, and cause us to take our mind off of God if we had never watched TV. Why do we continue to tempt ourselves and why do we continue to peak at what the devil has for us as if it were something that would help us in any way shape or form. Why do we flirt with Satan himself?
18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 2 Peter 2:18-20 (KJV)
22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. Mark 4:22-23 (KJV)
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 2 Cor 10:2-6 (KJV)
How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don’t even have the strength to turn off your TV?
(Eph 4:22-24 KJV) That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; {23} And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; {24} And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:1-2 (KJV)
What are we renewing our mind with?
The media does not care about you or your well being. They only care about making money and having their agenda pushed. Would you allow a muslim into your house to teach your children? Would you allow a homosexual into your house to show you how to cook? How about a murderer or child molester or a common everyday thief in your house to show you how to raise your children? If you watch TV including good movies if there is such a thing than you might as well be letting these people in your house. These are the type of people that write, produce and direct the movies you are watching. If you are addicted to TV so bad that you cannot do without it then maybe you should watch just the static. This might not influence you too bad and it has about as much intelligence as most shows and movies. But wait the static causes headaches because it is emitting background radiation. This is also present even if there is not static but it is stronger if you are watching static.
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: 2 Peter 2:1-9 (KJV)
Let's let God deliver us out of our temptations. Let's let God rule our lives and let's let him be our joy. Praise God.
2 comments:
For almost a decade we only used the TV for select videos and dvds. We thought we were doing good in that we were keeping a majority of the trash on TV out of our home. However, this study convicted my husband to finally get rid of the TV altogether. It has been such a blessing and we are seeing such fruit.
Our younger son used to be very tied to whatever he saw on the TV -- he could watch a 30 minute show and talk about it for hours. We also had struggles with his behavior and lack of work ethic. Since removing the TV, his work ethic has improved as has his relationship with his brother. We have also been blessed to see him sit down and read his Bible outside of his usual Bible time. It has also allowed us more time as a family to work on our property and to even just sit back with each other around a fire talking, singing hymns, and reading the Word.
Getting rid of the TV has been such a blessing in our home and we truly thank you for sharing this Bible study with us.
In Christ,
The Suttons
We got rid of the television about 4 years ago when I got saved and started reading the Bible. I could not justify hanging on to it after reading all the Bible had to say about the world, evil, etc. We did not watch much before that, but any amount is too much. I am thankful we got away from it.
This study reminds me a lot of a sermon by Patrick Waldner called "The Destructive Influences of Visual Entertainment" - I have it linked on my blog; it's from Charity. (maybe you heard it?!) We listened to it a few years ago, but I plan to order copies to hand out to friends and family.
I am enjoying your blog so far. Thank you for sharing.
In Christ,
Joanne
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