Tyrese
Puritan Board Sophomore
Does anyone else find Christian social media trends disturbing?
Here's a few examples:
1. Sharing how much they're loved by their spouse as if sharing it on social media is the way we determine if that's the case.
2. Informing the world how smart or godly their children are.
3. Sharing random dialogues with their spouse or children.
4. Sharing photos that are sensual and private (kissing, hot dates, etc.)
5. Pictures taken during family worship and then uploaded on social media.
6. Pictures of themselves reading the Bible and praying.
7. The keys to their new house.
8. Quotes from Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll, and other New Calvinist who spend a good deal of time criticizing traditional Reformed Theology.
9. letting us know who they're hanging out with and what they're talking about.
I mean the list can on and on. I'm not saying these things are limited to Christian (social media) circles, or that all of these things are sinful. It's just frustrating when your news feed gets clogged with this stuff all day long. I had to disable my social media accounts two or three months back because of this. At times I feel what's posted on social media is inconsistent with what we may know about folks in reality.
To be honest, I know that I'm loved by my wife, my children know a good deal of Biblical truth, we have family worship, etc., and yet I feel that these things matter most to our 'Father who is in the secret place.' What is there to get out of vain glory on social media.
Here's a few examples:
1. Sharing how much they're loved by their spouse as if sharing it on social media is the way we determine if that's the case.
2. Informing the world how smart or godly their children are.
3. Sharing random dialogues with their spouse or children.
4. Sharing photos that are sensual and private (kissing, hot dates, etc.)
5. Pictures taken during family worship and then uploaded on social media.
6. Pictures of themselves reading the Bible and praying.
7. The keys to their new house.
8. Quotes from Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll, and other New Calvinist who spend a good deal of time criticizing traditional Reformed Theology.
9. letting us know who they're hanging out with and what they're talking about.
I mean the list can on and on. I'm not saying these things are limited to Christian (social media) circles, or that all of these things are sinful. It's just frustrating when your news feed gets clogged with this stuff all day long. I had to disable my social media accounts two or three months back because of this. At times I feel what's posted on social media is inconsistent with what we may know about folks in reality.
To be honest, I know that I'm loved by my wife, my children know a good deal of Biblical truth, we have family worship, etc., and yet I feel that these things matter most to our 'Father who is in the secret place.' What is there to get out of vain glory on social media.
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