The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Evils of TV

By the Blood said:
You do realize that Jonathan Edwards sermon "Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God" was delivered to a people who were believing and doing exactly the type of things you currently believe and do. It might be prudent for you to read it again with a personal emphasis.

The internet however is active, and I determine exactly what the next scene will be. I decide the information I receive, and I also am able to respond to the same information.

The interenet is not passive? Really? What about the porno spam that comes in my mailbox (and I refer to the titles of many of them, which I see even if I don't open the message)?

Or accidentally clicking on a wrong link?

Yahoo runs some ads too that make want to throw some clothes on people.

That's interesting. Who would have thought that over 200 years ago, Edwards' congregation was watching television and having their birthdates translated into astrological nonsense by blogging software? Your insight into the history of Christendom is most profound.

Heb 10:26-27 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

By the Blood said:

I referred to the same TYPE of thing if you read it properly.

You call yourself a fighting Calvinist, and yet all the fighting I see you doing here is to hold on to or justify your sin.

Until I posted on this subject, everyone here could claim ignorance about the evils of TV, but now that some light at least has been shed on it, that can't be done.

Colossians 2:16-23 (ASV) "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day: which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God. If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, Handle not, nor taste, nor touch (all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men? Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; [but are] not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh."

'The third part of this liberty is that we are not bound before God to any observance of external things which are in themselves indifferent, ('adiafora') but that we are now at full liberty either to use or omit them. The knowledge of this liberty is very necessary to us; where it is wanting our consciences will have no rest, there will be no end of superstition. In the present day many think us absurd in raising a question as to the free eating of flesh, the free use of dress and holidays, and similar frivolous trifles, as they think them; but they are of more importance than is commonly supposed. For when once the conscience is entangled in the net, it enters a long and inextricable labyrinth, from which it is afterwards most difficult to escape. When a man begins to doubt whether it is lawful for him to use linen for sheets, shirts, napkins, and handkerchiefs, he will not long be secure as to hemp, and will at last have doubts as to tow; for he will revolve in his mind whether he cannot sup without napkins, or dispense with handkerchiefs. Should he deem a daintier food unlawful, he will afterwards feel uneasy for using loafbread and common eatables, because he will think that his body might possibly be supported on a still meaner food. If he hesitates as to a more genial wine, he will scarcely drink the worst with a good conscience; at last he will not dare to touch water if more than usually sweet and pure. In fine, he will come to this, that he will deem it criminal to trample on a straw lying in his way. For it is no trivial dispute that is here commenced, the point in debate being, whether the use of this thing or that is in accordance with the divine will, which ought to take precedence of all our acts and counsels. Here some must by despair be hurried into an abyss, while others, despising God and casting off his fear, will not be able to make a way for themselves without ruin. When men are involved in such doubts whatever be the direction in which they turn, every thing they see must offend their conscience.' (BOOK III CHAPTER 19 SECTION 7)

O Lord and Master of my life
take from me the spirit of sloth
faint-heartedness,
lust of power
and idle talk.
But give rather the spirit of chastity,
humility,
patience,
and love to thy servant.
Yea, O Lord and King
grant me to see my own errors
and not to judge my brother;
for Thou art blessed unto the ages of ages.
Amen.

But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without cause.... [Matt. 5:22]

Eric said:
May He grant to you 'the spirit of grace and supplication'