Please comment on the addiction to television and other diversions that would be a distraction to the Christian walk.
In Germany and in England recently a certain society gave about 300 families in each of these countries a certain amount of money every week for a period of thirteen weeks if they would allow their TV sets to be sealed up. They were actually paid not to watch television. Then these people were monitored by psychologists and sociologists to determine the effects of TV withdrawal upon them.
In a very short while, many of these people went into some sort of delirium tremens. Finally not one single family could stand it. They became so nervous and neurotic that they actually began to shake. They were like drug addicts. They had to have their daily "fix" of television.
Probably ninety-five percent of what is on television is bad. There is always a love scene in every show and usually it is a dirty love scene. How could you have faith in doctors after seeing how they are depicted on the tube with every doctor playing around with somebody else's wife?
Television has no relationship with reality at all. It is just one big lie. If a person is going to drink in all that junk, it will have an effect upon him. There is no way around it. The only answer for a Christian is to turn off that type program and not allow it into his house. We must guard our minds and spirits and those of our children against the devastating effects of TV's distorted portrayal of life.
There are many books in print about deliverance. How do we know which of these books are harmful and which are beneficial to the student of the Word?
The Bible is the best book for problem solving, including the casting out of devils. I want to see how Jesus did it. If He took one hour or one minute to deliver a person, I want to do it the way He did it.
Before you read a book on deliverance, check on the inside cover to see who published it. The name of the publishing house will tell you if it was published by evangelicals or by a cult. This can be a clue to you whether or not it is okay.
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