Featured Normalized Heterosexual Fornication and Lust on TV

well you stay on the question?

Does God require and expect homosexuals/lesbians who prodess salvation to repent and forake that life style or not?

 

Christians do not direspect president, just rightfully point out that he follows most ungodly agenda, anti christian of any recent president!

 

My irony meter broke again.

 

Just talked about this in Sunday School this morning in a broad sense. First, you cannot get anyone to show up for outreach to tell others about Jesus. Secondly, after one does tell others about Jesus, how can one go around condemning those who drink, gamble, and dance, when the greatest sinner of all is the loud mouth local church gossip constantly talking about it, and the church refuses to address the gossiper.

 

Has any one told him....

....to put a sock in it? ITL, this guy is getting old faster than we are :laugh:


Us good'll boys need to stop slapping each other on the backs, and ignoring the sins that are right in front of our eyes! What are we failing to see? I am at a loss for words, when it comes to the same old message, post after post! Thanks for trying SN, remember, some people are like an old record, they get stuck in a rut and keep repeating themselves, over, and over again! :thumbs:

 

You do realise that we come against His agenda, his pro gay/pro muslim/anti american rhetoric, correct?

That we would be against those policies, reagrdless if president white/black?

 

There are a number of news commentators who are gay.

HGTV features gay couples looking for houses.

Somebody is supporting these things--the complacent and apathetic.

We are back to the edges of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Now what? Remember Lot's wife.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Bro. James

 

TV naturally reflects the times and values of a particular time. In this society it's normal--is that a good thing? Of course not.
Because gay marriage is a hot topic in this age, it may seem that they preach against this more than against other sins. This is perception. It may have some truth to it in some churches, but I see it as an over generalization. It's certainly not true in my church, nor in most other churches or ministries I've been to.
In fact I think overall I've heard more about sex out of marriage and teenage sex being wrong than I've heard about gay marriage. Of course part of that may be due to the crowd I hang around--youth and youth ministries.
In a recent online discussion someone got very angry at me, began cussing me out, because I stated that I'm going to wait until I'm married to have sex and explained why when prompted. Why my personal choices were such a big deal to a perfect stranger I don't know. Perhaps they felt like I was condemning them, which wasn't my intention at all. Actually I tried to state my opinion and case as respectfully as possible--I said nothing about them at all.
Despite best intentions someone somewhere is always going to find something to be offended about.

On the other hand, neither do I agree with how some individuals choose to respond to homosexuals. I've personally learned that things are better if I go out of my way to show them the same respect I'd like to be shown.

But yes, there are sins other than homosexuality and abortion. But I'd suggest that if one thinks that's all Christianity ever talks about then they may only be looking at the political front. That and the saying that people are always more likely to remember the "bad" than they are to remember the "good".

 

Why is Homosexuality such a :big deal/"

ONLY sin that is trying to get supported to be a viable alternate lifestyle within the Church, as many see no problem with one claiming jesus and still staying in it!

It has its own lobby, agenda throughout culture, big business, pretty much trying to have it seen as normal and even healthy!

Christins MUST stand against this, for as history shows us, once that is accepted as normal, that society and church goes by by!

 

I think you have me pegged wrong. I'm not in support of homosexuality, especially not within the church.

 

Couldn't hurt. Maybe we'd be better served by ditching TV and picking up a book once in a while.

 

In regard to the OP,

Several years ago, when they came out with the cable boxes that allowed you to block channels and individual shows, we blocked the really bad stuff: MTV, SpikeTv, the usual suspects.

One day, a friend suggested a show called Torchwood, since my son likes science fiction. It was the last straw. Gone are the days of Matt Dillon, Roy Rogers, and Joe Friday. This Torchwood guy was a time travelling homosexual who only seemed to exist to have sex with anything that moved.

I've always taught our children to evaluate media choices by asking themselves a series of four questions:

1. Does it pass the Phillipians 4 test?

Is it true? Is it honorable? Is it just? Is it pure? Is it lovely? Is it commendable? Is there any excellence? Is there anything worthy of praise?


2. Does it pass the Galatians 5 test?

Does it exhibit, glorify, or incite the works of the flesh, which are sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, either in thought or in deed?

Or does it exhibit, glorify, or encourage the fruit of the Spirit, which is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control?


3. Does it pass the 1 Corinthians 8 test?

Even if it's something God grants us the liberty to enjoy or engage in, would our doing it cause a weaker brother or sister in Christ to sin or to stumble in their walk with Christ?


4. Is it an idol to you?

If it's something that failed the three tests above, would you give it up? If so, then what would your attitude be about giving it up? Would you be glad to give it up, knowing it doesn't glorify God, isn't conducive to growth in Christ, and could cause a weaker brother or sister in Christ to sin or stumble in their walk with Christ?

Or would you give it up grudgingly or not give it up at all? If so, then it's an idol.

When my son, who was ten years old at the time, turned to me and said, "Dad, this fails the test", we knew that was the last straw for our family.

We got rid of our TV.

Now, about the only thing we watch is some shows on RFD and the owner of that station has actually done editorials stating that he doesn't care how much money he loses, he will not show anything that is not 100% family friendly and he will not accept any risque advertising (the raunchy "Go Daddy" commercials were big at that time, so I'm assuming that's the kind of thing he was referring to. )

 

I do not want you banned. Even after the Romney threads, and this latest one on Paul Washing Machine, your posts have a ring to truth to them.

 

I do not watch any of the channels you mention, except I do watch Matt Dillon and Joe Friday. Of the little TV watched, it is mostly the history, discovery, learning and SyFy channel.

Given all of that, you do not have the moral authority to pass standards on anyone.

 

maybe, but not so much in one particular area/issue!