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The Christian and Television Moral Issues

Introduction Television is powerful—either for good or evil From a Christian’s point of view we need a “TV Guide” “Keep it handy, it might save more than time.”

Christians Watch TV Realizing That God Knows What We Are Watching 1 Pet. 1:17-19 1 Cor. 6:19-20 “We ought to be afraid to watch R-rated movies and suggestive TV because the Lord might return in the middle and take us to the judgment.” Allen Webster

Christians Must Remember The Powerful Influence Of TV The Christian and Television Christians Must Remember The Powerful Influence Of TV Guns, knives and poison can kill the body but what comes through TV can ruin one’s soul Mt. 10:28 The Devil is waging a battle daily for our hearts, minds and soul TV is one of those battle grounds 1 Pet. 5:8 Moral Issues

A Christian Watches TV With His Mind Firmly Fixed We have our minds made up already that sin is sin and wrong is wrong Ps. 119:97-105 Our minds must be already made up about moral issues Many people take what they hear on a talk show over what the Bible says!

A Christian Watches TV With His Mind Firmly Fixed We should read the Bible before we watch TV so our minds will be fixed Ps. 57:7 TV is not a good teacher of what is right and wrong

A Christian Watches TV With His Mind Firmly Fixed That is why children’s TV should be limited and guarded carefully “Satan attacks through television by eroding our character, spoiling our innocent pleasures, and cheapening our view of life.” Webster 2 Cor. 11:3

The Christian and Television A Christian Watches TV remembering That The Devil Usually Writes The Script Gal. 5:16, 19-21 Many prime time shows are vulgar and offensive When we watch TV we must stop and think what it is teaching us and our children Ps. 32:8 Moral Issues

A Christian Does Not Take TV Lightly The Christian and Television A Christian Does Not Take TV Lightly A Christian does not take it lightly when his values are attacked or mocked by the comedian in the sitcom Rom. 1:32 Moral Issues

A Christian Watches TV Aware Of The “Off” Button And How To Use It A Christian would rather miss the end of an interesting program than watch something dirty Ps. 101:2-4 Parents are responsible for what their children watch

A Christian Watches TV Aware Of The Time Spent “TV is the biggest waste of time in America” Eph. 5:15-16 It takes self discipline to break the TV habit-but stewardship requires the proper use of one’s time 1 Cor. 4:2

Conclusion TV is a wonderful tool for teaching the gospel It can provide recreation However, we must not allow the TV to bring evil into our mind and to take up our time which could be used more wisely Mt. 16:24

Gleaned from material by Allen Webster