Bible
Key Verse: Verse 13 – “Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.”
Key Words: no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way
Social
networking through such outlets as Facebook and texting have become very
popular. Just saying “popular” would
certainly be an under-statement.
My next
statement will shock some of you: I do see some good that can come from social
networking. It’s quick communication in
times of emergency, or when there is a need to get information out
rapidly. It is good for witnessing and
teaching. It is also good for
communicating with loved ones who are far away.
The webcam is great for letting grandkids see grandparents and
vice-versa. It is good for prayer
requests and many other things.
But
social networking also has its downside.
It allows you to be courageous from a distance. Anyone can have courage when they know
they’ll never have to face their foes.
Social networking has made liars out of many of our youth by creating
false identities, and giving out false information. Social networking can be a time-waster. No one needs to chat for long periods of time
each day. Social networking makes it
easy to gossip and say things we shouldn’t say.
From my
own personal experience I have found that one-third of all the problems I deal
with among our youth come directly from social networking. As a matter of fact, again from my own
personal experience, for every blessing of the social network, there are two
problems. So let me close by giving you
an acronym from Paul Chappel to help each of us be effective for Christ in our
social networking.
Is it True?
Is it Helpful?
Is it Inspiring?
Is it Necessary?
Is it Kind?
THINK!
What to do:
✞ Social networking can be used for God! Is that what you use it for?
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