Social Media and The Good News

 

Many well-meaning Christians accidentally fall into the worldly media trap by unwittingly following the rules of "what is right."

This morning a post that included a scanned USA Today article about Tim Tebow caught my attention. Curious to see what it said, I read the article. Then, I started reading the comments section. Wow, talk about opposite positions! The posts that I read through were supportive, neutral, political, negative, critical, judgmental, emotional, and sarcastic. Self-identified Christians had written the largest percentage of posts and some had included scripture from the New Testament to support their position. It is sad to see Christians quote one or two verses of scripture, out of context, in an effort to give credence to a critical, judgmental, and negative point of view on a public platform. God wants his children to support each other - not put obstacles across the narrow path we are walking along, especially when we have a beam in our own eye. Christians cannot make this world conform to our standards by posting an argument or a critical evaluation, scripture included, in a public forum. This world does not belong to us; the prince of this world rules it. The prince of this world is cunning and tries to infect Christians with the desire to do "what is right." Many well-meaning Christians accidentally fall into the worldly media trap by unwittingly following the rules of "what is right." However, God does not operate according to the worldly rules of our present day society. He operates according to His law of life and peace.

People who do not know us should see The Spirit of God, who lives in us, shining out from our typed words when we post comments on social media sites.

God has a plan for each one of us because we are his heirs. He knows when each one of us is going to make a choice that leads us toward Him or away from Him. He justifies and glorifies those he calls to Him. How marvelous is that? Listen to the Holy Spirit within yourself and let Him fill your mind with peace and life. God and the Holy Spirit know each other and us intimately. Again, how marvelous is that? Tim Tebow is a Christian. The Christians who left comments about him are his brothers and sisters in Christ. Christ is sitting at the right hand of the Father interceding for us, the Spirit of God lives in us and intercedes for us. Let the Spirit control your mind and heart and put to death the misdeeds of the body so that you can build up your brothers and sisters (in Christ) with whom you have contact. Contact evangelism is the practice of living a spirit-led, spirit-controlled life that bears fruit for our Father in heaven. People who do not know us should see The Spirit of God, who lives in us, shining out from our typed words when we post comments on social media sites.