Adam & Eve fell to the serpent’s lies desiring to elevate themselves and be “like God,” and the same serpent is quietly hissing in our ears today. Glorifying self is the oldest sin the book. Just like you shouldn’t say dirty jokes, don’t make dirty memes. But a lot of memes feature double entendre, risqué pictures and generally crude joking. There’s no doubt about it, memes are huge in our culture. There’s a balance to be held for sure, but I think it’s safe to say that too many Christians seem to give too much weight to politics. If someone were to scan through your social media accounts, what would they think mattered more to you, your faith or your political party? Their family was more outspoken about their political beliefs than their religious beliefs, and it’s no wonder the kids picked up that the politics mattered more than the truth of God’s word. Over the years I’ve spoken to many unbelievers who equated Christian beliefs with their parents’ political views. Politics can become a serious distraction from the Gospel and the Great Commission. Politics are important, but they are not the most important. Christians would be better off representing their savior with dignity and charity than having a meltdown over whatever the headlines were that day. I know so many college and seminary educated Christians whose Twitter feeds amount to nothing more than their commentary on current hot topics.Ĭertainly, some battles are worth fighting, but in reality, most people don’t care about any of these controversies after a few months have passed.

We debate new laws, point fingers in the aftermath of tragedy and feel the need to defend or attack every presidential tweet. Show love.Ģ) Don’t get caught in every outrage waveĮvery day the world is up in arms about something. Phillippians 4:8 calls believers to think in this way: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.” On your social media accounts, be sure to share truth, beauty, and goodness. When Christians are more well known for what they are against than what they are for, we all lose. But we have to be careful not to be in a constant state of negativity. Here’s a fact: There’s far more bad news than good news on social media.Ĭhristians can easily tap into that and lament the growing immorality and loss of truth around us. Here are some tips to help us better represent Christ online - by addressing common pitfalls of Christians on social media: image, attitude, discernment, distractions and nastiness. While many Christians carry themselves with kindness and grace at church, once they tap that social media app they transform into some kind of snarling beast.Ĭhristians are called to be Christ’s ambassadors: “ Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us” (2 Corinthians 5:20).īut for some reason on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, many times, it seems like Christ is completely absent from our minds. What you do and say on social media actually matters.

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