I used to be a member of the church of Christ several years ago but fell away. I recently have been wanting to consider coming back. I have been pondering how I’m living my life lately and all the things I’m doing that are un-Christ-like. I have been thinking about television shows and which ones are okay to watch if you’re a member of the church. One of my favorite shows was overall a good family show but I have noticed in a couple of the episodes the Lord’s name is taken in vain. It is not a common thing with this show but every once in awhile it happens. I love this show. What should I do? Should I get one of those DVD players that bleep out certain words or just mute when I know they are about to say a certain word? I don’t approve when they take the Lord’s name in vain, but overall they are good shows.<\/p>\n\t
Isn’t it interesting how Satan gets us to compromise on what we know is wrong? Because we know that 99% of something is good, then we accept the 1% that’s bad. Come to think of it, isn’t that how mouse poison works?<\/p>\n
We don’t watch much television in my household. It just doesn’t interest any of us anymore, but we do have the old TV Guardian and a ClearPlay DVD player to keep the trash out of the house on the rare occasions when a movie or event is watched. I guess we approach it differently. We set the standard first, and then only participate in those things which meet our standard of living.<\/p>\n
Before I let you go, I would like you to see something about yourself. You want to go back to being a Christian, but you are waiting to first become perfect and then you might consider going. Isn’t that backward? The church is there to help people become<\/em> better people, not to help perfect people coast into heaven.<\/p>\n Wouldn’t it be better to join with other people struggling against sin, to be encouraged, and to be an encouragement? Fighting sin on your own is not a recipe for success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question: I used to be a member of the church of Christ several years ago but fell away. I recently have been wanting to consider coming back. I have been pondering how I’m living my life lately and all the things I’m doing that are un-Christ-like. 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