I remember when not having a tv in your home was a criteria for being involved in ministry. Back then it was a moral issue. People could watch soft core porn on their tv. That is still an issue I suppose, but I can think of other reasons why it is better to not have a tv in your house.
1. It is a time waster. My mother is turning 90 soon. She lives in a senior housing complex. She cannot do what she used to do, and now she spends a lot of time watching tv. It has become her companion. What is your excuse? Why do you waste hours a day passively watching tv shows? Is there nothing else you could be doing?
2. Watching tv affects our ability to concentrate. It makes it hard to pay attention. Tv news does not make you think, it lulls you into accepting what they say. Tv news makes you invest in issues that are contrary to Biblical thinking.
3. Tv is a conduit to this present evil world. It is a world where sodomy is accepted and promoted. Is is a world where the nuclear family is attacked and discredited. It is anti-marriage, anti-Bible, and anti-Christ.
4. Watching tv makes you think that you have experienced things that you never experienced. Watching tv makes you think that you are smarter than you are. Watching tv makes you arrogant towards those who do not watch.
5. Finally, the world of tv is a fake world full of fake people and fake news. The medium is the message, not the message or the content.
Why is it that, when people backslide and leave church, the first thing that they do is buy a big tv? And one of the first things that new converts get rid of is their tv. Learn a lesson from real life.
Maybe it is time for our Fellowship to stop streaming our services. Streaming is just another word for watching TV. Watching is a poor substitute for being in church.
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