Since the invention of the TV society has

gradually become more vile and demonic over

the years. It has been said that Clark Gable
was the first person to use profanity in Gone
With The Wind. In our day, this seems like
kids stuff compared to what is heard and
seen. In our cartoon a person whose mind is
in neutral watches and hears things that have
often been produced from godless Hollywood.
Such has become a habit for many, much like
any other kind of addiction of the flesh, that
one needs to turn from. Misusing Gods holy
name on TV is semi-common, even though
this is a very serious sin:
You shall not misuse the name of the
LORD your God, for the LORD will not
hold anyone guiltless who misuses his
name (Exo 20:7).
They speak of you with evil intent; your
adversaries misuse your name. (Psa 139:
20).
If you call yourself a Christian, how
can you just sit back and allow these wicked
people to blaspheme Gods holy name in your
house and not be angered to the point of turning from it? Have you forsaken your first love
(Rev 2:4)? Even using euphemisms are not
proper for a Christian.
Also, from the cartoon it is apparent that
this unclean habit of TV watching has a hypnotic, intoxicating effect even to the place of
taking some or part of ones time away from
personal Scripture study. (Before the invention of this vile tool the Bible was not in competition with the TV in our raging spiritual
battle. Television is one problem the Christians in the days of the Apostles never had to
battle with.)
Perhaps TV is part of the reason why
there is such general ignorance of the Bible
and false doctrine in Christian circles. It is so
bad that it seems the average professing
Christian knows the TV stars and sports figures better than the characters in the Bible.

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They cant remember where certain verses

are in the Scriptures but they know the characters, times and channels of their favorite
TV shows!
Getting back to our cartoon picture, what
is the man in the cartoon watching? Though
we cant be sure, several possibilities are:
PHe is watching one of the innumerable detailed, graphic sexual scenes shown in the
course of a month.
PHe has tuned into one of the many talk
shows where they are discussing one of the
perverted but common things that is of interest to the sinful nature, but that also spiritually defiles the viewers.
PHe is watching a violent, brutal beating and
murder take place that is real to life.
The TV viewer is certainly being slowly
desensitized to the evils of the world as the
world comes into his home and mind through
the TV. (Note: He doesnt have to go out into
the worldhe allows the world with all of its
evils to invade his precious home setting.) If
others in his family, or even his friends,
would see the same pictures and hear the
same words they too could be spiritually defiled as well. Have you ever consider the seriousness of this?
Jesus said to his disciples: Things that
cause people to sin are bound to come,
but woe to that person through whom
they come. It would be better for him to
be thrown into the sea with a millstone
tied around his neck than for him to
cause one of these little ones to sin. So
watch yourselves (Luke 17:1-3).
The aforementioned Scripture is especially indicting for parents who use TV as a
babysitter. TV might hold childrens attention
but it also exposes them to wicked words,
sights and the worlds deadly values that can
lead them into sin and away from God. Also,
cartoons are filled with violence. See Gen

6:11-13 to learn how serious this is.

What are some of the subtle things that
are happening to those who watch TV? They
are being desensitized to the evils of divorce,
sexual immorality, living together, suicide,
materialism, anger, violence, murder, rape,
revenge, lying, cheating, stealing, hatred, homosexuality and much more.
In addition, chances are he is gradually
becoming lukewarm, if he is still a Christian
at all. Regarding this danger, Jesus taught:
So, because you are lukewarmneither
hot nor coldI am about to spit you out
of my mouth (Rev 3:16).
The divorce and promiscuity rates in society have escalated, as TV portrays these
evils as commonplace and normal. God hates
divorce (Mal 2:16), and immorality will exclude one from the Kingdom (1 Cor 6:9,10;
Eph 5:5-7). How God must hate TV!
All of that is serious enough but what
about the lust that this tool from the devil is
generating in viewers hearts? Regarding this
the Lord taught:
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a
woman lustfully has already committed
adultery with her in his heart (Mat 5:28).
It is our conviction that more adultery is
being committed before the TV, as viewers
watch it and lust in their hearts, than in all
the brothels put together! After all, isnt this
the reason many dress immodestly on TV
(and in society) as they do? Notice what the
Bible says about modest apparel:
I also want women to dress modestly,
with decency and propriety, not with
braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes (1 Tim 2:9).
Lusting in the heart will damn ones soul
and must be firmly resisted:

If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge

it out and throw it away. It is better for
you to lose one part of your body than for
your whole body to be thrown into hell
(Mat 5:29).
Notice what righteous Job did about lust:
I made a covenant with my eyes not to
look lustfully at a girl (Job 31:1).
Often women on TV seemingly dress to
try to get men to lust after them. Such are no
better than prostitutes, as far as leading people into sexual sin.
Regarding religious TV, there are many
savage wolves in sheeps clothing openly
teaching heretical things on TV like, You
cannot out sin the grace of God, as eternal
security teacher Charles Stanley has taught in
the past! Imagine the danger a savage wolf
poses to a sheep (Christian)! This reflects the
danger of a false prophet (Mat 7:15).
Christians are to guard their hearts (Prov
4:23). Among other ways, this is done by protecting yourself from such Satanic teachings
as eternal security and others. Scripture declares:
I urge you, brothers, to watch out for
those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to
the teaching you have learned. Keep
away from them. For such people are not
serving our Lord Christ, but their own
appetites. By smooth talk and flattery
they deceive the minds of naive people
(Rom 16:17,18).
False teachers and their lies cause divisions and deadly deceptions and must be
avoided. False teachers are, therefore, very
dangerous and this alone is cause enough to
spend less time watching religious programs
and more time directly in the Bible reading,
rereading and pondering the precious eternal
truths that God has given mankind, and then
putting them into practice (Mat 7:24; Luke
8:21; James 1:22). Certainly some good has
resulted from religious TV and Christian
videos, but the harm far outweighs the good.
Friend, dont deceive yourself: The truth
is TV, among all of its other evils, is also a
waste of precious time that could be used
serving God. Since we are all going to account for our free time, among other things at
the Judgment, we must take these spare time
opportunities seriously and use them to bring
forth good fruit. Remember, Jesus taught:
Every tree that does not bear good fruit
is cut down and thrown into the fire
(Mat 7:19).
God wants gain from his children. The
servant of God who was given money (talent)
was expected to bring forth gain but was lazy
and failed. Notice, there was no eternal secu-

rity for him:

His master replied, You wicked, lazy
servant! So you knew that I harvest
where I have not sown and gather where
I have not scattered seed? Well then, you
should have put my money on deposit
with the bankers, so that when I returned
I would have received it back with interest. Take the talent from him and give it
to the one who has the ten talents. For
everyone who has will be given more,
and he will have an abundance. Whoever
does not have, even what he has will be
taken from him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth (Mat 25:26-30).
Furthermore, the Bible never shows general entertainment as part of the life of a
Christian. Neither does it ever state viewing
sports as being exemplary or even normal for
a Christian. Dear friend, turn from your TV
and stop allowing the devil to use it in your
life to your own spiritual harm. Remember 2
Tim 2:4 and 2 Tim 2:16:
No one serving as a soldier gets involved
in civilian affairshe wants to please
his commanding officer.
Avoid godless chatter, because those
who indulge in it will become more and
more ungodly.
Christians are called to live holy lives (2
Tim 1:9). In fact, it is imperative to live this
way to enter the kingdom of God:
Make every effort to live in peace with
all men and to be holy; without holiness
no one will see the Lord (Heb 12:14).
Consider also the following:
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they
will see God (Mat 5:8).
The one who sows to please his sinful
nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the
Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal
life. Let us not become weary in doing
good, for at the proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up (Gal 6:8,
9).
We are also to come out from the world,
be separate and keep ourselves from its spiritual pollutants:
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
What harmony is there between Christ
and Belial? What does a believer have in

common with an unbeliever? What

agreement is there between the temple of
God and idols? For we are the temple of
the living God. As God has said: I will
live with them and walk among them,
and I will be their God, and they will be
my people. Therefore come out from
them and be separate, says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and
you will be my sons and daughters, says
the Lord Almighty (2 Cor 6:14-18).
Religion that God our Father accepts as
pure and faultless is this: to look after
orphans and widows in their distress and
to keep oneself from being polluted by
the world (James 1:27).
You adulterous people, dont you know
that friendship with the world is hatred
toward God? Anyone who chooses to be
a friend of the world becomes an enemy
of God (James 4:4).
Unscriptural Excuses For Watching TV:
PIm lonely.
PIm tired and just want to relax.
PI watch only shows like Little House on the
Prairie, Angels on Assignment, Family Matters, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Leave it
To Beaver, America's Most Wanted, nature
programs, etc.
PI watch only Christian stations and never
the X-rated shows.
PI watch only the educational channel.
PEveryone watches TV.
PWere not under the law so its permissible.
PWhat else am I supposed to do?
PWatching TV helps to prepare me for bed
time.
PI worked all day; now its time for me to
enjoy myself.
PTheres more to life than just reading the
Bible.
If you say you watch only the clean
shows and the news, what about the beer and
all the flesh-exciting commercials that are
shown in between the scenes with women
scantily dressed in a provocative way?
Is it possible to survive without watching
TV in our day? Absolutely! Serious Christians
have been doing this for a long time. You can
too, but you must battle against the devils
subtle temptations of TV viewing. Remember, we are battling for eternity! Your eternal
soul and the souls of those around you hang
in the balance. If you view the Christian life
as anything less than this you have already
been lulled to sleep by your enemy, the devil,
who is trying to destroy your soul. One final
question, now that the convicting power of
the Holy Spirit has been speaking to you as
you read these truths (assuming youre like
many), what are you going to do about changing?