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THE BOOK OF DANIEL

It's Gone! NBC has announced that after 3 episodes "The Book of Daniel has been cancelled. The main reason seems to be the rejection of the show by sponsors, as well as some NBC affiliates refusing to air it. Many letters of protest were received. When the networks, or others, who are trying to makes the country another Corinth get hit in the pocketbook it can make a difference.

Have you seen the Book of Daniel? Please notice that I ask if you had SEEN, not read the Book of Daniel. I am speaking of the TV show that began airing on NBC at nine o'clock, January 6. I will not go into all the details of the series, except to say it seems to justify everything evil, and ridicule things that are good. That might not be a surprise for a TV show, but it is another sign of the extent to which networks are going in the name of entertainment. I realize that things have come to the place that almost all TV shows (and movies) have some things in them that we would rather not see, or hear, because that is what the world, in general, wants to see and hear. The networks, and movie studios, know this and continue to try and increase their sinful topics. Our nation, who a few years ago would not allow any of this on TV, and little in movies, now justifies such under the guise of free speech.

How does the christian deal with this avalanche of adultery, filthy speech, homosexuality, and such like? Here is some biblical advice:

LEARN TO RUN: Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body (I Cor. 6:18).

RECOGNIZE YOUR WEAKNESSES: Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.(II Tim. 2:22)

REALIZE SOME THINGS WILL KEEP YOU OUT OF HEAVEN: Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God (Gal. 5:19-21). Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God (I Cor, 6:9).

DON'T LAUGH AT SIN: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them (Rom. 1:32).

FIGHT BACK AGAINST EVIL IN OUR SOCIETY:Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses (I Tim. 6:12).

BE AN EXAMPLE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS:Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity (I Tim. 4:12)

KNOW THAT GOD WILL WIN THE BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL:But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God (Acts 5:39).

This list is not exhaustive. Sin has been with man from the beginning, but that does not make it acceptable or funny. Christians must not encourage it by their acceptance of it. Sin must never become our entertainment .

Jack