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Oh God help us! Paul used the competitive sports as analogies to describe the Christian way of life at times. He enjoyed good competition and understood a real man's world. We are not to become self justifying pious religious wimps. Its not what God intended.
We do not celebrate the same pagan holidays. We transformed them and owned them. No one even knows the pagan origins today,unless someone brings up the details needed to become conscious of what paganism once promoted. The old pagan meanings have been buried and new flowers grew above. Its Satan that feels neglected and rejected, and wants to draw attention to what is now been forgotten by telling of all the pagan origins. Wake up! Glorify Christ! Caesars face appeared on coins, but Christians used them to pay for the needs to believers. Wake up.
Let what has been buried buried. As far as TV shows? There are still plenty of good choices if you get cable and many channels. Choose today which shows you are going to watch. We are not of the world, but for now must live in it. A wise soul wins many souls. He knows the ways of the world, but will not become one with them. Happiness in your soul that God will give as we mature is the magnet to draw others out of it. Being an isolationists is hiding ones soul under a bushel basket.
Thanks for this great post! When Brother D or anyone else begins their post with "The majority of the followers of Christ lack a knowledge of God’s standards. Some have been led astray from the pure words of the Lord by false teachers. Some love that one particular sin and will refuse to hear anyone that calls it out", my immediate reaction is "Oy! Here we go again". It's as though he has polled "the majority of good Christians" and found out that they, unlike him, are just dupes.
By contrast, your post is clear and positive and demonstrates the attitude that all Christians should have in today's world. Hopefully this attitude will prevail and let others in the body of Christ live a full life of joy in the Lord, as is His intention.
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