Holiness Is Still Important

[KWSS1976]

All this holiness and being seperate from the world stuff...how come all the men look the same I don't see any diffrence in the Baptist man standing next to me then the pentecostal one...so what gives...

[allstate1]

@ proudfather As for as tv versus internet??! No comparison!!! Misspell a word on google and watch out! If you have a web cam you can have web sex with your choice of thousands of people, you can order drugs and a vast array of other not so stellar activities ! There is no inneraction with tv! Just plain ole enertainment! And if you can not seperate a movie from real life you have major issues!! I do however commend you for your convictions and you should stand by them.

[allstate1]

Originally Posted by KWSS1976

All this holiness and being seperate from the world stuff...how come all the men look the same I don't see any diffrence in the Baptist man standing next to me then the pentecostal one...so what gives...

The question I have asked for 30 years!!!

[KWSS1976]

Hey I have contect rating on my Tv...just like the internet...

[TheLegalist]

Originally Posted by KWSS1976

All this holiness and being seperate from the world stuff...how come all the men look the same I don't see any diffrence in the Baptist man standing next to me then the pentecostal one...so what gives...

hmmm ever think about why Paul deals with women more than men on the outward in 1 timothy 2:9? hmmm also does not nature teach you how women are. LOL!

[allstate1]

Originally Posted by TheLegalist

hmmm ever think about why Paul deals with women more than men on the outward in 1 timothy 2:9? hmmm also does not nature teach you how women are. LOL!

OOO of course I will assume you have the age old arguement of how a man is turned on by what we see and a woman is not like that, so a woman shoud not tempt the man and show her ankles! If as a man you can not control your actions or thoughts when you see a woman in a bikini then you have a big problem! It is not the womans job to help control a mans thoughts!

[proudfather]

Originally Posted by allstate1

OOO of course I will assume you have the age old arguement of how a man is turned on by what we see and a woman is not like that, so a woman shoud not tempt the man and show her ankles! If as a man you can not control your actions or thoughts when you see a woman in a bikini then you have a big problem! It is not the womans job to help control a mans thoughts!

I respect your opinion allstate, but have you ever studied the attire of a harlot in the Bible? How would someone know that a woman is a harlot unless she dresses the part? Appearance does matter. If you are okay with a woman wearing a bikini, then shouldn't women be allowed to wear their underclothes in public? Underclothes have more cloth than a bikini.

[GraceAmazing]

Originally Posted by proudfather

Wow, this is pretty funny. I knew that I would stir up a hornets’ nest, but I never expected it all to happen so fast!

Let me do my best to explain the difference between Television and Internet. I am ignorant and unlearned, as most of you continue to point out, but I have been with Jesus.

I can put filters on my internet that keep me from viewing certain websites. I don't have to view a video on YouTube or watch a dirty commercial on the internet if I don't want to. My internet usage consists of Bible reading, looking up Sermon Illustrations, reading book reviews (Christian novels), e-mails, and this website. I do view statistics every now and then as well.

TV can also be used for good. After all, you can watch Benny Hehn and learn how to perform miracles. :O You can even watch the Newsboys sing praise and worship choruses. Oh yeah, and you can watch UPCI advertisements. While there are some good things on TV, there is also a lot of garbage displayed through commercials. They have a TV in our break room at my job and they only play the "clean" shows. Funny thing is, I can't even grab a coke without HEARING something about sex. In waiting rooms, they usually have the TV set on news channels, but I've heard horrible comments coming out of the tube. This is just the news channels.

Well, when something bad comes on, you just change the channel, right? I wonder if some of you out there have you kids with you when you start channel surfing. Also, how do you know that your kids aren't watching garbage when your back is turned? Well, they can do that with the internet too, right? Not if you lock your computer when you step away from it.

Some of you are probably thinking, "he's just saying that because that's what his parents teach." I'm sorry to inform you of this, but my parents own a Television. Go ahead and mock me. Call me names. Insult my intelligence. I received my convictions from God and no man or woman is going to take that away from me.

I think that is the whole point...If GOD gives YOU a conviction, then great...by all means live by that conviction...you will be miserable if you don't...

BUT...God may not give ME the same conviction...do not think or profess for one minute that I am not holy or that I'm not living a holiness life IF my convictions are different than yours...

I am thankful that God is speaking to you about boundaries for your life...and I'm equally thankful that you are listening...I came to this same crossroads about two years ago and I went thru this same process...one thing I learned was not EVERYONE will be on the same page...AND (SHOCKER HERE) it is okay!!!! God's spirit and commandments are welcome anytime in anyone's life that is on this board I am sure...welcome to AFF!

[OnTheFritz]

Wait.... People still watch commercials???

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by proudfather

Wow, this is pretty funny. I knew that I would stir up a hornets’ nest, but I never expected it all to happen so fast!

Let me do my best to explain the difference between Television and Internet. I am ignorant and unlearned, as most of you continue to point out, but I have been with Jesus.

I can put filters on my internet that keep me from viewing certain websites. I don't have to view a video on YouTube or watch a dirty commercial on the internet if I don't want to. My internet usage consists of Bible reading, looking up Sermon Illustrations, reading book reviews (Christian novels), e-mails, and this website. I do view statistics every now and then as well.

TV can also be used for good. After all, you can watch Benny Hehn and learn how to perform miracles. :O You can even watch the Newsboys sing praise and worship choruses. Oh yeah, and you can watch UPCI advertisements. While there are some good things on TV, there is also a lot of garbage displayed through commercials. They have a TV in our break room at my job and they only play the "clean" shows. Funny thing is, I can't even grab a coke without HEARING something about sex. In waiting rooms, they usually have the TV set on news channels, but I've heard horrible comments coming out of the tube. This is just the news channels.

Well, when something bad comes on, you just change the channel, right? I wonder if some of you out there have you kids with you when you start channel surfing. Also, how do you know that your kids aren't watching garbage when your back is turned? Well, they can do that with the internet too, right? Not if you lock your computer when you step away from it.

Some of you are probably thinking, "he's just saying that because that's what his parents teach." I'm sorry to inform you of this, but my parents own a Television. Go ahead and mock me. Call me names. Insult my intelligence. I received my convictions from God and no man or woman is going to take that away from me.

I don't see anyone who has done that. Everything I've read has been respectful, reasonable, and within the boundaries of Christian dialogue. Why are you assuming that we're all going to do that? Do you see any disagreement with you as mockery, insults, and name-calling?