Today,
reply is on whether defilement and worldliness can be avoided when
using social media and technology. Divine judgment against the world
is not intended to discourage human creativity, industry, and
inventiveness. The sin of Adam was not that they wanted knowledge
and information, and sought to demonstrate their own capacity for
making decisions and taking action. Rather, their error remains that
the pair forgot GOD, and dismissed his expressions of commitment to
them through divine law and divine love. Even within an Internet
public forum dedicated to discussions on religion and spirituality
there are writers who disparage, mock, and scorn others holding to
long-honored belief systems from around the world. While many seek
to make heartfelt statements that will clarify and demonstrate the
depth of their own commitment and understanding, often their lack of
instruction, practice, and focused study result in the further spread
of disbelief, error and misinformation. It is written: John 17:
14-20, King James Version (KJV): 14 I have given them thy word; and
the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as
I am not of the world. 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them
out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou hast
sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be
sanctified through the truth. 20 Neither pray I for these alone, but
for them also which shall believe on me through their word; A
fighter in the “Yahoo! Answers” public forum who uses the ID
“Susie Floozie” (Level 2 with 416 points, a member since June 18,
2019) posted the following:
Good
morning, Christians, I have a sincere question for you. Should you
avoid "worldly" things like Facebook or use them for good?
I'm
in a FB war with my dad who says he "will have no part in the
profane" and I asked him if the "profane" is so
powerful that it prohibits his participation.
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom,
pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in
her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and
needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me:
therefore I took them away as I saw good. (Ezekiel 16:
49-50, King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Watching The Science Channel? (10/17/2018); Prophets
and Christian Ambassadors (08/07/2017); In Not From The World?
(12/26/2014); The Right Place to Get Knowledge (02/17/2014); Arguing
Against the Bible in Church? (02/18/2014); Putting GOD First?
(06/02/2013); Need for A New Holy Spirit? (06/03/2013)
“Susie
Floozie”, spirit substance within the sons and daughters of GOD on
the earth may become defiled; even mature believers may become
rendered unfit to serve. Therefore, members of the church as an
embodiment of Jesus Christ are to be set apart (we say,
sanctified)—even where this
requires one becoming accountable to others and enduring sacrifice.
Mature Christians will admonish and warn developing believers to use
caution regarding all manner of things that are carnal, man-made,
material, and social. Our proper focus is on becoming Christ-like,
mastering our spiritual gifts, and displaying the inseparable aspects
of divinity that we have received from the makeup of GOD. Included
are faith, holiness, longsuffering, lovingkindness, personhood,
wisdom, and wrath against sin. The finite products and tools of
mankind themselves may become idols and the focus for awareness,
emotion, and thoughts in such a way that the operations of sin will
dominate ones consciousness and self-will (willpower). Such features
as intellect, logic, mechanical and natural law, philosophy, science,
and technology may interrupt the necessary lifestyle and daily
routines vital for spiritual growth (e.g., fellowship, praise,
prayer, unselfish service). Consider again the following that uses
language from the Bible, and a selection from the music ministry of
Steve Amerson:
1.
1st Corinthians 7: 29-31, King James Version (KJV): 29
But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth,
that both they that have wives be as though they had none; 30 And
they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as
though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed
not; 31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for
the fashion of this world passeth away.
2.
2nd Timothy 3: 1-5, KJV: 1 This know also, that in the
last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of
their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient
to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 Without natural affection,
trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of
those that are good, 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of
pleasures more than lovers of God; 5 Having a form of godliness, but
denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
3.
Ephesians 2: 1-9, KJV: 1 And you hath he quickened, who
were dead in trespasses and sins; 2 Wherein in time past ye walked
according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the
power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of
disobedience: 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times
past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh
and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as
others. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love
wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath
quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6 And
hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in
heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come
he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his
kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of
God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended (for example, 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cSwMGIhgTs&list=PLidTZOxheL6ur_E9xAPD_7FGu-n0xzuBR).
Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto
you according to your faith.
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