Developing Discernment in Social Media – Part 2
Theme: Because we love God, we seek to please Him to the best of our ability.
III. Exercising Discernment in _______________
A. _______________ of use (Ephesians 5:15-16)
1. Distracts from _______________ responsibilities (1)
2. Distracts from _______________ responsibilities
3. Distracts from _______________ responsibilities (2)
B. ________________ of use (1 Corinthians 10:31)
C. ________________ pf use (1 Corinthians 10:23; Philippians 4:8)
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(1) These points taken from Reinke, Tone: 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You
(2) See also Berg, Jim: God Is More Than Enough
Application:
– Questions to ask about your posts:
1. Am I posting this t promote God or God’s Word? f yes, is this an accurate representation of God?
2. Am I posting this to promote others? If yes, is this person a good person to promote? Is what I am promoting about this person a good thing to promote?
3. Am I posting this to promote myself or my own accomplishments? If yes, don’t post it.
4. Is there anything ungodly in what I am posting or sharing? If yes, don’t post it.
– Questions to ask about your browsing on social media:
1. Does my browsing promote God? Am I being encouraged to praise God? Am I being encouraged to think rightly about God and the Bible?
2. Does my browsing promote others? Do I find myself rejoicing with those who rejoice and weeping with those who weep? Do I belittle others? Do I judge others?
3. Is my browsing encouraging sinful thoughts, lusts, behaviors? Thoughts of pride, judgment, comparing. Lusts of immorality, covetousness, self-satisfaction. Behaviors – both behaviors while scrolling or temptation to behave in a sinful manner.
– Questions to ask about your time spent on social media:
1. How much time am I spending?
2. What am I escaping from? Work that needs to be done? People who need to be ministered to? Thoughts that I need to engage in?