There
was a time long ago when America, and the Christian Church, had high
moral standards. We seldom lived up to those standards, but at least we
knew right from wrong.
The
war for the minds and hearts of people has been going on since that
Garden of Eden incident. Fast forward to the 20th century when the word
"damn" was uttered by Clark Gable in the movie Gone With The Wind. In 1939 people were shocked at such language, and pastors condemned the movie. But, the movie was received with great joy
by the masses, and remains even today as a "classic".
While surfing the 'net the other day, I came upon a copy of a story that
illustrates why only a little bad language, a little sex scenes, a
little violence, a little "fib" is so harmful. So I decided to share it
with you, and maybe it will encourage you to teach your children (and
yourself) not to ingest "dog poop brownies" from main stream media, TV, movies, song lyrics, books, social media, false Biblical doctrines, and government propaganda.
The Story of Dog Poop Brownies
One day a particular
father was listening to his children make their case for permission to
watch a PG-13 that all their friends were going to see. It featured
their favorite actor. Some of their friends from church were going to
see it. It was rated PG-13 just because of the suggestion of sex, but
they never really showed anything. The language was pretty good, and the
Lord's name was only spoken in vain 3 times in the whole movie! The
special effects were fantastic, and the plot was action-packed. There
was some violence, but just the normal stuff, and it wasn't that bad.
The father listened to all this but still his answer was "No". The
children were not very happy.
Later in the evening, this same father came into the room where his children were watching TV with a plate of homemade brownies. The children perked up and eyed the dark, chocolatey squares with smiles. That is until their father explained that he had taken their favorite brownie recipe and added a new ingredient - dog poop. He had only added a tiny bit, and the rest of the ingredients were top quality. He had taken great care to measure carefully and bake at just the right temperature to ensure they would be moist and chewy, just the way they liked them. As the children recoiled in disgust, the father acted surprised. He assured them that they probably wouldn't notice the dog poop at all. There was only one little bit in that big bowl of ingredients. He was sure they would taste just fine and not really harm them. Still, the children turned up their noses and refused to even touch the dog poop brownies!
The father then explained that the movie they wanted to see was just like the dog poop brownies. Satan tries to enter our minds and our homes by deceiving us into thinking that just a little bit of evil doesn't matter. Just as with the brownies, only a little dog poop made the difference between something great and something totally unacceptable.
From that point on, whenever those children asked to do or see something that was unacceptable, the father merely asked if they would like some dog poop brownies, and they didn't ask anymore.
Later in the evening, this same father came into the room where his children were watching TV with a plate of homemade brownies. The children perked up and eyed the dark, chocolatey squares with smiles. That is until their father explained that he had taken their favorite brownie recipe and added a new ingredient - dog poop. He had only added a tiny bit, and the rest of the ingredients were top quality. He had taken great care to measure carefully and bake at just the right temperature to ensure they would be moist and chewy, just the way they liked them. As the children recoiled in disgust, the father acted surprised. He assured them that they probably wouldn't notice the dog poop at all. There was only one little bit in that big bowl of ingredients. He was sure they would taste just fine and not really harm them. Still, the children turned up their noses and refused to even touch the dog poop brownies!
The father then explained that the movie they wanted to see was just like the dog poop brownies. Satan tries to enter our minds and our homes by deceiving us into thinking that just a little bit of evil doesn't matter. Just as with the brownies, only a little dog poop made the difference between something great and something totally unacceptable.
From that point on, whenever those children asked to do or see something that was unacceptable, the father merely asked if they would like some dog poop brownies, and they didn't ask anymore.
Good Advice Then - Good Advice Now
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
~ Romans 12:2
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