Approve what is excellent

Approve what is excellent

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impurity & compromise are cousins!

Philippians 1:10 KJV

That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ.

Review these passages

•1 John 4:1 •1 Thessalonians 5:23 •1 Peter 1:14-16 •Hebrews 12:14

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Impurity & contamination is transmitted by:

Association

•Description of the issue1 Corinthians 5:7,8; Ephesians 5:11; 2 Corinthians 6:14; Revelation 2:14,20;•How is this applied to the real world today? Shiva is lord of Dance (Nataraja). This is a subtle way to bring sexual immorality and idolatry into the body. This is no different from the false teachings in Revelation 2.

Fellowship

•Description of the issue Psalm 1:1; Ephesians 5:12; Exodus 23:2; Exodus 34:12; • •How is this applied to the real world today? The conversation encouraged on some talk shows, reality TV and call in programs are often subjective, trivial, unsavory and unbalanced. Those who subscribe to these types of programs can be driven by opinion, strong emotion and faulty thinking.

Interest

•Description of the issue Revelation 2:24; James 1:14; Genesis 2:17; • •How is this applied to the real world today? Charlie game. A true story: 3 night shift nurses decided to play the Charlie game while on duty.  A few nights later on the night shift a dispute arose between them resulting in 2 of them walking off the job. If you choose to make contact with demons, be prepared to have your life disrupted in the short-term and ruined in the long-term. There are always consequences whether you connect the dots or not.

TV programs, advertisements and movies can be a key source of impurity. It only takes a single slide with an idolatry, witchcraft or sexual image among thousands of slides in a movie to expose the viewer to the stimulus needed to fall into  a specific sin consistent with the image seen.  The brain always registers these impure images even if the consciousness does not. You will know such an image exists only if your device can slow down slides or it accidentally sticks at the right moment. Even the most harmless of shows carry at least one of these impure slides. If you were able to examine the surrounding slides you would question why this one slide was inserted since it adds nothing to the storyline. This single slide seems to be the odd one out but from a spiritual perspective its presence always causes the viewer to sin in specific, predictable ways.  

Food for thought

Investment

•Description of the issue James 3:15,16; 1 Timothy 6:20,21; • •How is this applied to the real world today? Every one or thing God approves has been tested with fire. This includes the Word of God (Psalm 18:30). Many songs classified as Christian are simply ungodly babblings. When tested they either came from a limited, unbalanced view of Scripture (though there is enough Scripture to fool the unlearned) or were composed under the direction of a spirit other than the Holy Spirit. While the Spirit of God gives life these songs make the hearers feel good temporarily. These songs lack the life giving property and cannot transform people or situations.

Following pop culture

•Description of the issue Leviticus 19:26-28; • •How is this applied to the real world today? Read http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/08/the-history-behind-the-names-of-various-hairstyles/ (inclusion here is not an endorsement for the website) Read http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattoos-144038580/?no-ist (inclusion here is not an endorsement for the website)

Lack of godly teaching

•Description of the issue 1 Timothy 4:1-5; 2 Corinthians 6:17; Exodus 44:23; • •How is this applied to the real world today? This is not an endorsement for the book but the only detailed reference found for the Channel 5, 2004 documentary How hypnotism ruined my life. https://books.google.tt/books?id=3Bc85Uj8la4C&pg=PA82&dq=how+hypnotism+ruined+my+life&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMIhqbR6vyCxwIVBDM-Ch1qwgSF#v=onepage&q=how%20hypnotism%20ruined%20my%20life&f=false

Lack of discernment

•Description of the issue oGenesis 34:1,2; • •How is this applied to the real world today? oKidnapping and date rape are two examples of how awareness of surrounding and personal safety is critical to avoiding crisis situations. Sexual acts outside of marriage always result in a transfer of demons.

Lack of determination, aim or purpose

•Description of the issue Daniel 1:6-8; Daniel 3:12;

Rejecting conscience

•Description of the issue 1 Timothy 1;19,20; 1 Timothy 4:1,2;

Unproductive living & idleness

•Description of the issue o1 Timothy 5:11-15; Ephesians 5:15-17; • •How is this applied to the real world today? oReality TV highlights some of the kinds of situations idle housewives can get themselves into. oRead some of the stories here https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/en/online-gambling-has-ruined-my-life (this is not an endorsement for this website but a reference to some of the ills of gambling)

Unadvised speech

Unadvised speech

•Description of the issue Jude 8-10; Matthew 12;36,37; Romans 3:13,14; Ecclesiastes 5:2-5; • •How is this applied to the real world today? Many practicing spiritual warfare have fallen victim to this mistake.

Failure to completely reject past life

•Description of the issue Acts 19:17-20; Deuteronomy 7:25,26; • •How is this applied to the real world today? Supernatural abilities from one’s past life in idolatry or witchcraft can sometimes be used as if they were spiritual gifts. There is a difference between these two types of abilities.

Having foreign objects in one’s possession

•Description of the issue Genesis 35:2-4; Exodus 20;1-6; Joshua 7:1,11,12; • •How is this applied to the real world today? Even some jewelry can be a source of contamination. This depends on its origin, the intent of the manufacturer, or its design. Buying cultural or souvenir items can also be a source of contamination if there is a spiritual significance attached to the object in its local indigenous culture.

Counterfeit laying on of hands

•Description of the issue 1 Timothy 5:22; Matthew 24:24; Mark 13:22,23; Matthew 7:21-23; • •How is this applied to the real world today? Study the notes S’mikhah https://projeqt.com/embed/administrator/smikhah-1/1/l

1 Timothy 6:14; Ephesians 5:27; Daniel 7:21,22,25-27; Psalm 119:9,11;

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