| Watching TV for the Glory of God |
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| Written by Paul Dean | ||
| Wednesday, 16 July 2008 | ||
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In a recent bible study in which I was privileged to participate, the leader mentioned that we need to do all that we do for the glory of God; we need, for example, to watch TV for the glory of God. A woman in the study asked the question that a number of others wanted to ask, “How do you to that?” Her question may be taken in a number of ways but at its essence is this simple thought: as a believer, if I’m going to watch TV, I want to do so for the glory of God. Tell me how to do that. Some might consider TV watching to be a benign or a neutral activity. Others may consider it to be strictly off limits for the believer. Some may consider the issue to be one of minutia or theological hair-splitting. They might be inclined to say, “You think too much. Relax.” At one level, we do need to relax. However, as God’s people we must be thinking people. We must be people who think biblically. And, if God’s word says that we are to do all that we do for the glory of God, we must figure out how to do that. If we take that admonition seriously, and we should, we must develop a theology of watching TV for God’s glory or the reality is that we sin in our TV watching no matter what it is that we watch. Obviously, this dynamic may be applied to every area of our lives. On today’s edition of “Calling for Truth,” we will use the activity of TV watching to bring out some biblical principles in connection with all that we do. We’ll talk about a biblical worldview in this regard. And, we will talk specifically about how to watch TV for the glory of God. Our special guest will be Doug Hoover, an elder and certified biblical counselor at Providence Baptist Church, in Greer, SC.
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