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| Mental, Spiritual, & Emotional Terrorism |
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12:2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
As a person who sincerely wants to live and think rightly, I am constantly attacked with mental, spiritual, and emotional terrorism. Every time I turn on my television, sexual sin is thrown in my face. Lately, I've found myself several times yelling, "Get out of here, I rebuke you in Jesus' name," at the messages on my TV.
Now I'm not just talking about late night. No. No. I'm talking about daytime TV and prime time TV. It is filth. And it is terrorizing to those of us who want to live rightly.
Complete disregard and disdain for God and His morality is packaged as "warm, fuzzy entertainment." But it is not entertainment-it is terror! Millions of men and women are dying of AIDS and hepatitis because of the destructive "lifestyles" and behaviors being promoted as exciting and entertaining. Giant corporations are crumbling because of immoral leadership.
America seems to have declared an offensive war of terrorism on human decency. Morality and righteousness are being blasted continually. Newspapers, television, the Internet, radio, corporate leadership, schools, concerts, the music industry, universities, are all crashing planes into any remaining morality in America. And even the church has protected child molesters and ordained homosexuals.
Don't hug the suicide bombers of morality. As modern Americans blow themselves up morally, spiritually, and emotionally; don't be blown up along with them. The Bible says: "Flee youthful lusts." You saw how people ran away in panic from the falling World Trade Towers. Now it is time for Christians to run away from America's moral collapse.
The greatest terror is not the death and destruction of your body, but the death and destruction of your soul. The 9-11 terrorists attacked our bodies, but a much greater terrorism is after our souls. Don't drink their spiritual poison.
Let's roll! Let's set our own moral and spiritual climate and not participate in the moral terror that surrounds us. Let's daily read the Bible and think God's thoughts. Let's live righteously-no matter what anyone else says or thinks. Let's turn off the decadence on TV and refuse to drink in its spiritual poison. Let's clean our homes of ungodly items-music, movies, posters, books, and anything else that goes against God's word.
Remember Romans 12:2 and don't be conformed to this society and its terrorism against God's morality. Instead be transformed by the "renewing" of your mind. As Theophanis the Monk, who lived around 1000 AD, said: "Do not deceive yourself with idle hopes that in the world to come you will find life if you have not tried to find it in this present world." |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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AMEN!!!!!
couldn't have said it better |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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AMEN AMEN!!!!! OUTSTANDING STEVE 
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I have left this link on a couple blogs. www.frc.orgI also left the address of the FCC on one blog. I will be removing my account from this web site. I guess they want me to upgrade. But I don't believe this is right to limit you on such important subjects.
There are so many miss-informed people here also. And they must have the highest upgrade. Watch out for them. I have seen a lot of false profits on here. I just don't want to share space with people like this. I also believe MyChurch to be a big ripoff to charge money. an individual can not keep up!! |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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| What's amazing is, until I started going back to church. Until my body was filled with the Holy Spirit, I watched TV and it wasn't so bad unless there were certain things. But now that I am trying to straighten my life and follow the moral path, it's hard to watch TV. I hear exactly what you are saying. Amen! |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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| Thank you all for those great comments. |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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| golden: I don't understand your comment at all, but it sounds like you are frustrated and hurt. That is when Christianity is very tough. Jesus says we are to always act lovingly toward others (even enemies) and that isn't easy. All God's best to you. |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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Steve,
I guess we are living in a world where the moral checks a balances are no longer in control. Anything can happen. I just hear Andy Rooney do a commentary on 60 minutes where he advocates getting rid of the FCC moral code only because once its gone the idiots who keep trying to push the envelope will have nothing to rail against and American can vote with it's pols to watch or not watch. "Personally," he says, "it's a no brainer - no watching - well at least no listening."
I can't say as I think it will work that way but we're almost there now! |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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| Gene: I don't know if programming will ever be nasty enough for people not to watch it. Seems like a huge majority in our country likes to consume filth. |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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| Steve, man your post resounds with me. I am fully on board with you, or should I say, I am on board w/God's word! Outstanding post!! |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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| Appreciate that, Mike! |
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| March 30, 2008 |
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I find myseldf not even turning on th TV. I listen to CD's from church or other ministers. I cannot
allow my spirit to be infiltrated by what's on that TV. I understand totally Steve |
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| March 31, 2008 |
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Last night I turned to the cartoon show "The Family Guy" just to see what it was about. I was offended! In the three minutes that I watched I couldn't believe my ears how many "expletives" and sexual innuendos (or out right un-natural sexual references were made). I would be soooo embarrassed to be sitting with my children or grandchildren watching this cartoon. AND it's on prime time! What a lousy show, full of cheap sexual humor. No wonder our family values are plummeting.
Okay, so that's just me. Others may laugh and find nothing offensive. Can't they see what this kind of trash is doing to America?
And what's up with Golden2100 (above comment)? I don't get his comments, he wasn't very clear. And mentioning money, was that a Freudian slip by his saying "...a lot of false profits on here." Did he mean "prophets"? If so, does that mean the doctrinal differences of a Baptist, Presbyterian or an Assembly of God church is false? Which one? So, how 'bout it, Golden2100...care to make your comments a bit clearer? Right now I don't know how to pray for you!
Whew! Some folks just don't get it! |
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| March 31, 2008 |
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I just have to comment again...and vent a little! Every time you turn on the TV it gets worse! So many people 'teaching?' us how to live, act, talk, and look. Seems you have to have the right kind of body, the right kinds of clothes, the in-crowd friends, and hey...if you do not like your body...get fake body parts! This trash is "ruining" our country! There is so much superficial nonsense going on, and so much superficial dialogue going on. Lord, forgive us all...forgive me when I have acted like I should be first in line...forgive me when I have wanted my own way! Lord, please forgive us all! Please come soon! It is only going to get worse! Pretty soon it is going to be a crime everywhere...even in America to tell people about Jesus! Oh, you can spout all of the filth that you want and no one will dare shut you up, after all...we have freedom of speech-right? Wrong...we do not have freedom if we are spreading the good news of Salvation. It might actually convict someone...and we can't have that now, can we.
May The Lord help us to stand in this perverse world that we live in, because He is the only way we shall be able to stand at all!
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| March 31, 2008 |
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Steve, I really like your thoughts and what great thoughts they are.
JR |
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| March 31, 2008 |
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| Thank you all for those comments!!! |
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| April 02, 2008 |
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I have been watching this blog and prayed many would read it when it was linked to a similar blog I wrote. What a blessing this is! I do know first hand the implications of the television in your home....that is not to say for someone to go off the deep end and not have a tv...it is just to simply say...I know the devastation and how Jesus can heal a situation that satan has destroyed. My ex-husband was addicted to the tv and pornography. He worked for a News station. The addiction evolved from slowly allowing more and more into his system to a full-blown sexual assault on a child, rape, and now his life is destroyed. In the process...my life and my families was deeply devastated.....Jesus has restored us completely.
Censorship is not oldfashioned...simply smart! One must be exposed to certain levely of the world...but how they are exposed it key. I talk to my daughter and explain how the world sees things vs what God intends for our life. Her sweet reply is..."Wow, momma, they need Jesus" |
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| April 02, 2008 |
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Your daughter is so right. They really do need Jesus. Garbage in = garbage out and now our society suffers as you personally have experienced. Thank you for the link, Cheryl! |
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