We deceive ourselves willingly when we want to partake of sins that God has taught us we must renounce. Take for example the abomination called TELEVISION, which is found in 99% of all so-called "Christian" homes. We become deceived when we convince ourselves that we can control our viewing habits and watch only the "good shows" when PURE EVIL is only a channel away.
THERE ARE NO GOOD SHOWS ON TELEVISION!
If you claim to be a child of God, and you indulge in television, be it known unto you that you are partaking of an ABOMINATION, and God will judge you accordingly. You can't commit "just a little sin." Either you sin or you don't sin; it is a black and white issue. There are no grey areas, and there is no middle ground. Destroy that satanic brainwashing device called TV before you reach the point of no return. Don't become just another TV SLAVE! Get radical, get revolutionary, GET RID OF YOUR TV TODAY!
A VERY REAL THREAT
Television is a very real threat to our spiritual life because our eyes are gateways to our spirit. It opens our spirits to the many voices of the world, which can crowd out the Lord's voice. Why are so many people blinded and bound by television? It is the same spirit that Eve surrendered to in the garden. Genesis 3:6, "When the woman saw that the tree...was pleasant to the eyes..." The LUST OF THE EYES is a powerfully curious and destructive enemy of righteousness.
TV openly and completely contradicts Philippians 4:7-8, "And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds, through Christ Jesus." TV subtly establishes a carnal and worldly standard of values in the mind of every viewer.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS?
I know that television can be a babysitter that will free the parent from close supervision. I know that it is easier to turn children over to the clutches of the television than it is to create a wholesome activity for them. I know that it is easier to yield to the pressures of:
- The neighbors all have one, so why not me?
- My children will grow up to be backward and slow in their studies.
- They will resent me in the future for not providing them with a television.
But I have found that none of these arguments stand up to the TRUTH:
- There are many things the neighbors do that I don't want my children to do.
- I have found that a lack of television is no impediment to children's scholastic achievement or sociological development.
- Children usually do not resent parents not having a television if they feel that they are sincere.
I cannot shirk my responsibility as a parent. I can't afford to have a TV.
DO YOU WANT TO EAT POISON?
Through modern media, millions of "Christians" are eating garbage. They're eating poison, and it's killing them. They're eating darkness, they're eating death, they're eating destruction.
They're eating violence, filth, and perversion in great quantities, and then they wonder why they don't feel good; they wonder why they don't feel God. What do you expect when you eat poison? Are you going to feel good?
Take a spoonful of poison in the morning and see how you feel for the rest of the day.
Yet invariably, "Christians" expect to feel just fine after slurping down huge amounts of electric poison that pours in through their TV sets.
How many "Christians" turn on the TV in the morning, watch the early morning news, get sick, watch the early morning talk show, get sicker, go to work and listen to a constant stream of witchcraft, lust, and vileness called "music," come home, and plop down in front of the TV again and eat garbage until it's time to go to bed?
And if the women don't work, they stay home and watch all the talk shows, soap operas, and game shows during the day, partaking of all the filth and vileness you could ever ask for. Then on church night, they go to church and for some reason, they just don't feel quite so lively. Oh-oh, they don't feel so good. Oh-oh, what do you want when you eat poison? What do you expect?
Now, if instead of vegetating in front of the television, those Christians would spend the same amount of time in prayer and fasting, in seeking God, obeying God, in doing something for others, denying themselves, in fighting against sin, writing something spiritual, in doing something—anything—that pertains to the Kingdom of God, they would have some life, and they would be a light to those around them, and they would feel a whole lot better.
They would have some radiant glory coming from them because they had been with God, and people would look upon them and see that they were a Christian and not a stinking phony.
TV - ONE OF LIFE'S BASIC NECESSITIES?
Television is an accepted part of the modern world. The poorest pauper often owns a TV. His dwelling may be a tent, a tar-paper shack, or a vermin-infested tenement house, but there is usually a television. The family may not own a car or have a bathtub, but they must have a television.
The children may not have clothes; the baby may not have milk; the husband may not have a job; the mother may not have medical attention—but they have a television.
In a society where a television has become a basic necessity instead of a personal luxury, a person who says he does not have a television is regarded incredulously and sometimes with suspicion.
What kind of a person would not have a television? He is considered some sort of maladjusted freak who would admit such a nonconformity to the ideals of society.
He is accused of being woefully ignorant of world events, culturally deprived, and guilty of "child abuse" because he is causing his children to miss one of life's "choicest blessings."
TELEVISION VIOLATES THREE IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES
- PRINCIPLE OF VISION
- "I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me." - Psalm 101:3
- "Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the Lord your God." - Ezekiel 20:7
- PRINCIPLE OF AFFECTION AND VALUES
- "If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth." - Colossians 3:1,2
- PRINCIPLE OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS
- "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?" - 2 Corinthians 6:14,15
- "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." - Ephesians 5:11
ARE YOU A MEDIA GUINEA PIG??
"A recent study has shown that a regular diet of TV viewing can have extremely adverse effects on laboratory animals. In one experiment where groups of mice and rats were subjected to continual viewing of typical daytime talk shows, the animals quickly developed signs of insanity and began exhibiting bizarre and abnormal breeding habits.
Another group of monkeys that were subjected to major network sitcoms became extremely depressed and refused to eat. An interesting phenomenon was noted in the test group that was subjected to nothing but commercials. These mice began consuming anything and everything in their cages until they could no longer move.
All groups tested exhibited detrimental physical effects such as vomiting, diarrhea, blurred vision, and hair loss. The most devastating results were seen in the test using a mix of country western and rock music videos at high volume. The animals in this group became severely debilitated, comatose, and several deaths were reported. Numerous instances of cannibalism and clearly suicidal behavior were also observed in this group."
KILL YOUR TELEVISION!
TV has contributed more than any other single thing to the rapid demoralization and degradation of the world. It is a powerful demonic force designed to damn your soul. TV is not acceptable entertainment for Christians; in fact, it delivers a non-stop flow of sin, sickness, and death directly into your home.
The entire television industry is controlled by sodomites, drug addicts, and antichrist people.
They may dress nicely, smile, speak intelligently, and convince you that they really care, but be not deceived: they are nothing more than robots who work for the media beast! Behind the scenes, they partake of every imaginable evil that is MODERN MEDIA, and when you watch TV, you are condoning their sick, perverted lifestyles.
There is only one way to stop its influence and renounce its control over your life. GET RID of every television you own today. Don't wait—KILL YOUR TELEVISION before it kills you!
HOW TO STOP THE PLAGUE!
THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE PLAGUE IS TO REFUSE THE BAIT... SMASH THE TEMPTATION... THROW YOUR TELEVISION OUT THE DOOR, KICK IT DOWN THE STAIRS, THEN ASK GOD TO CLEANSE YOUR HEART AND YOUR MIND OF ITS FILTH BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
DO IT TODAY! DON'T SIT BEFORE THE TV AND PRAY, BUT GET RID OF THE CURSED OBJECT. THEN GOD WILL HEAR YOU WHEN YOU PRAY, AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR LIFE!
JESUS CHRIST IS REAL!
JESUS DIED TO SAVE YOU FROM THE POWER OF SIN! REPENT OF YOUR SINS AND ASK JESUS TO FORGIVE YOU AND WASH THEM AWAY WITH HIS BLOOD! IF YOU DIE IN YOUR SINS, YOU WILL GO TO HELL! YOU CAN HAVE A NEW LIFE IN JESUS CHRIST;
ASK HIM TO COME AND LIVE IN YOUR HEART TODAY!
