Pastoral Authority

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Ronald J Bowden wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 23 Sep 1996 08:54:41 -0600 ccollins@iamerica.net (Charles L.
> Collins) writes:
> >> >I don't think watching TV is a sin even if your pastor
> >DOES preach
> >>> >against it.
> 
> It is not the TV that is the sin or even the watching of it.  What do you
> watch when you watch it?  Is it pure and holy?  Is it helpful in living
> for God or does it fill your mind with lust and pictures of sinful acts?
> God has given the Pastor the commandment to watch over the flock.  If a
> shepherd saw a wolf roaming around the edges of the herd and realized
> that it was about to take their life, would he not warn them and move
> them away from it or destroy the wolf?  How much more does God expect
> His Pastors to move the family of God away from perverse and detrimental
> programming that will pull them down and away from His Word?  How much
> time is wasted on TV that could be spent winning souls?
> 
> Maybe it is not sin because you do it when your Pastor preaches against
> it?  But to know what is right and not do it is sin.

That's probably the best way to put it. I wasn't advocating rebellion by any 
means. Again, my point was concerning pastors making commandments of their 
own opinions. I know I spend too much time in front of the TV, and sometimes 
looking at things which are not: holy, just, honest, lovely, of a good 
report, full of praise and virtue...

I would never defend the television, but I would never say someone was 
sinning for watching it.