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He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

- Proverbs 11:27

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

- Proverbs 13:4

And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

- Matthew 25:20-21

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons.

- Deuteronomy 4:9

And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shall talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

- Deuteronomy 6:7

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

- Proverbs 22:6

    8. Television stifles creative growth in children.

  • Television reduces children's book-reading time. Reading requires a creative response from the reader to formulate a mental picture of that which he is reading; television viewing does not.

  • Much creative play on the part of children is replaced by television viewing today. Children now have a predominantly passive role rather than an active one. Even among non-Christian educators, this factor is generating great concern.

  • God has provided each of us with certain talents and abilities. These gifts are to be diligently developed, not buried or wasted due to an overriding desire to be entertained.


      • 9. Television possession breaks one's church vows.

  • Personally, the following vows are made at one's confession of faith (Questions 2-4):

      • - Do you promise, by the grace of God, to continue steadfastly in the profession of this doctrine and to live and die in accordance therewith?

      - Do you promise at all times to conduct yourself conformably to this doctrine, faithfully, honorably, and beyond reproach, and to adorn your confession with good works?

      - Do you promise that you will submit to admonition, correction, and church discipline in the event (which God forbid) that you should become delinquent either in doctrine or in life?

  • Parentally, the following vow is made when baptizing one's child (Question 3):


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