Technology is perhaps well compared to a very sharp saw blade – a useful tool, but one that must be used very carefully and with close attention paid to how easily it can injure.
I would say that while there are certain ways in which certain types of technology can be a help for spiritual growth, perhaps through making Bibles, sermons, and teaching etc. more accessible, I think that it is far more often a hindrance. Its most negative quality is probably that it is a monumental distraction from more serious, necessary, and godly pursuits, in drawing people away from God’s word toward more mundane and even negative activities. It also, especially when it comes to the paradoxically titled social media, encourages isolation, which is at odds with the fellowship, service, and accountability that God’s word calls his people to be involved in.
Technology is perhaps well compared to a very sharp saw blade – a useful tool, but one that must be used very carefully and with close attention paid to how easily it can injure. One often hears Christians talk about the fact that we are living in the last days. That phrase has a technical meaning in the bible, where it refers to the entire time between Jesus’ first and second coming. In that sense, we are most certainly living in the last days.
But within that era, there are differing understandings of what, if anything, may be left in God’s revealed timetable to be fulfilled before Jesus’ return is “imminent.” The view I hold understands that there is nothing yet remaining, and that therefore the end of this world, and the cataclysmic events that mark the day of Christ’s return and the final judgment, could come at any time. Any time that remains, does so due to the longsuffering of God. What this means for us is that we should by no means delay responding to God’s grace and embrace Christ in faith. |
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