Survivor!

The hit television show Survivor has been around for 30 seasons. I watch it most of the time. I must admit, I have "homodisgustia" and when the program focus's on those individuals or relationships, I turn it off for the season. Not only is my belief based on God's Word, but I'm pragmatic. I believe it's business's (or show's) role to make money; not to guide social direction. Maybe they feel the same because the pulse of the nation is favorable to the homosexual agenda! However, therein lies the "chicken/egg" question: "Does the media drive moral direction or does moral attitude drive the media?"  Perhaps it's both. Maybe the egg lays the chicken!

:"Homodisgustia" is the obvious "disease" that Christians are to have regarding homosexuality. It's certainly not a "phobia", for most people don't "fear" homosexuals. It's "disgust" with the act and the political movement. However, being a loving person, I'm not to judge! I do treat all people with the respect they deserve and the love due them! On the other hand, God does and will judge, so I turn to his word to see what his position is on every issue. I have faith in what God says. I'm not the standard bearer, but am merely the messenger. Please don't get angry with Christians who propagate what God says, and it's obvious and often enough that interpretation is not an issue:

We find the issue in God's word many times, but they all agree with this one:

Leviticus 18:22 "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."

Since "abomination" means "disgusting", God finds that act as such. Furthermore, that's how I coined the word "homodisgustia".

 Romans 1:26 For this cause (believing the lie) God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient..."

Homosexuality is a serious offense against God. So much so that they can be reprobate! This is a condition of the soul and mind where one is so engaged in and acclimated to their sin, that they damn themselves. There is no hope for salvation because their hearts are hardened! Of course God can forgive any sin, but first, the sinner must feel sorrow and repent. It seems that homosexuals feel no sorrow for their sin because society and the modern church is so accepting of their behavior! Without sorrow, repentance is impossible and forgiveness not forthcoming!

The issue of homosexuality is one of the main wrongs of Survivor, but there are many more! Dishonesty is a major maneuver in winning the game. The players are not only accepted for their dishonesty, but the entire premise of the game encourages it! Even religious players, after a spell of remaining noble, must get into the action to win the $1,000,000!

The players strive to remain in the game. Each week one player is voted out by the other players who are vulnerable that week, having lost their immunity by losing the "challenge". The challenge is a mental, physical or combination activity which team members must win to be immune from their flame being extinguished. Along as their torch remains lighted, they are still in the game and have life. The flame represents "life".

To remain in the game each "tribe" interacts. Each individual player forms alliances with others so they can have a stronger vote in who stays. To create strong alliances players must befriend and gain the trust of other players. Each person jockeys for acceptance with others and 3 or more players who bond create an alliance. That alliance, if in the majority, can vote out those outside the alliance.

When a person who is in the majority alliance is voted out and their torch extinguished, they are out of the game.  When that happens it's called a "blindside". The person in the alliance, in surprise, is voted out. Why are they surprised? Because they trusted their fellow alliance members. When a person is blindsided, it's most likely that their alliance members lied to them or cheated on them somehow. The best liars and cheats remain in the game! Thus, Survivor encourages and teaches dishonesty as a tactic.

"It's only for the game!" the players say! Sound familiar? That's rationalizing dishonesty and is an infantile tactic.  Let's look at a few more "convenient" ways to be reprobate:

Romans 1:29 "Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 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."

For your convenience I have highlighted in bold the "the things which are not convenient" to righteousness, but are convenient to winning! So far there have been no murders in Survivor, but if one hates another, in their heart, they have committed murder! Some of these inconvenient things done on the show, and for those who do them best, makes the winner and the winner(s) are rewarded for their inconvenience activities!

The most often used tactics among those used on the show are: covetousness (wanting the idol badly for immunity from being voted out), maliciousness (setting people up for disfavor and portraying them in a bad light), whisperers (gossiping to malign another player), backbiters (knit-picking others game), despiteful (things like throwing away food to get even with tribe members), proud (believing that each should be the leader because each believes they are best), boasters (short interviews where players brag about how they deceived the team),  inventors (think up new things to disparage other players), disobedient (not to parents, but to the team leader and the team), without natural affection (discussed under homosexuality), implacable (self-centered players are never satisfied with others roles), and unmerciful (they rationalize all these things for the one-million dollars and will hurt to win it!). Fornication is often the tool of the younger set to gain alliances!

Romans 1:29-32 are Survivor  tools for staying in and winning the game and a million dollars!  Remember, this is only a game! However, people believe that to survive in this world these same tools are to be used to win! What is it people win in life? Here's a partial list: pleasure, wealth, prestige, acceptance, love, comfort, power, ad nauseum. The winners of Survivor in Real Life, use all these tools and think they are winners. It's not a game!

Survivor teaches and promotes things which are not in the best interest of those who are malleable to subliminal  influences. People think they remain in control, but deceit is a tactic of the devil. We are what we read, watch, and are entertained by! That's why advertisers spend millions of dollars for television commercials! They want you to buy what they are selling!

Likewise, the producers of television shows want you to buy what they're selling! It's not a conspiracy thing necessarily, but the writers and producers do write and make things which propagate their own belief system, making money off those who even oppose what they produce!

Oh, what is a Christian to do? Be discerning!

Hebrews 5:14 "But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."

Mature Christians are able to partake of "strong meat".  The strength lies within the might of God's word. Christian use their reason (applied to scripture) and exercise all their abilities to know what's right and what's wrong. All things are tested using God's scripture.

By discernment, Satan cannot fool the mature Christian! I hope that's you!