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This podcast is part of the teaching ministry of Dr. David K. Bernard.

Dr. Bernard is dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping believers apply its message to their daily lives.

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In apostolic life in the 21st century, Dr. Bernard answers your questions about what the Bible teaches and how those teachings apply to everyday life.

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In Psalm 101, David said, I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes.

The early Pentecostals established guidelines to try to protect themselves from moral impurity,

particularly in the popular culture and in the media.

But I don't think that probably either King David or our Pentecostal pioneers

ever envisioned a world in which they could access the worst kinds of moral filth in just a

matter of a few seconds using a device like a smartphone. It's very tricky for Christians today

because the same technology that we use to transact our business and to manage

our daily affairs can also destroy our souls. Considering the pervasiveness of evil and the

accessibility of it in our world, what can Christians in this present day do to protect ourselves

from being unnecessarily exposed to wickedness and immorality and fulfill what David said in Psalm 101.3.

That's a very important question for every Christian today.

And I've seen a shift in my lifetime from the point where you could say,

you could set some simple rules that would guard you in the majority of instances.

So don't have a television.

Don't go to a store that sells pornography. And pretty much, or don't go to certain places

where, you know, there are certain activities. So for some towns, it might be the pool hall

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