What Fuels Your Life?
Different kinds of engines run on different kinds of fuel. There are two different engines in our lives... the Bible calls them the "flesh" and the "spirit". The one that gets the fuel is the one that runs.
10 Principles and Convictions
One of the biggest roadblocks to spiritual growth in this generation is the influence and captivating lure of today's entertainment. There are biblical principles that can help to guide us safely past these roadblocks.
Convictions?
A conviction is something you believe so strongly that it will guide your actions even when under pressure
Compromise?
Compromise is giving in (especially when under pressure) to something that God has warned us against
#1 Garbage in = Garbage out
The Bible tells us that if you "sow to the flesh" you will "reap corruption" but if you "sow to the spirit" you will "reap eternal life" Unfortunately there are many people who are feeding the flesh through entertainment and consequently the flesh gets stronger. In the meantime they are denying the spirit and suffering from spiritual weakness.
It's not just entertainment
Today's media has a huge impact on the way our generation thinks about life, about relationships, about God and much more. Every form of media is preaching about something and even though many sit in church for a few hours a week learning about God, they often spend up to half of their lives listening to the "sermons" of the world through music, movies, websites, magazines, tv, video games and various other forms of media.
#2 We have been desensitized and need to be resensitized
It is common to hear "but it doesn't affect me" as if it were some badge of honor for being able to tolerate things that God has plainly called sin. Our body has a physical nervous system that does many things including the producing of pain. If you began to lose feeling in your physical body there would be cause for alarm. Likewise God gave us a conscience that is supposed to be "affected" when something is not right. Unfortunately there are so many who have desensitized consciences that no longer feel the pain. The Bible says that we have to train our "senses" to discern good and evil.
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