Myspace Equals mywitness: would Christ approve?
Myspace equals Mywitness: Would Christ approve of your Myspace page or would He be devastated by what you display on your site?
I am a member of Myspace. I have looked at a lot of Myspace profiles and I am finding a common problem. If you don’t know what Myspace is, which I seriously doubt, if you’ve found this blog, but just supposing you don’t know what Myspace is; it is a site that allows people to set up a web site about themselves in order to meet and network with other people on the Myspace site. It is probably one of the easiest and cheapest ways to get on the web to promote yourself or what ever you choose within reason. Each Myspacer fills out a profile about themselves telling as mush or as little as they choose. They can upload pictures of themselves to share with friends they have added to their Myspace friends list as well as everyone else on Myspace if their profile is public. Myspace doesn’t allow pornography which is good but some of the sites are close to pornographic but with out pictures.
My pet peeve is this:
I find a lot of profiles who list themselves as Christian but their content is anything but Christlike. If you are a Christian that is great. If your content is in line with what you say you believe, great. However, this is not usually the case. Too many so called Christians put all manner of profane trash on their site. If as a Christian, we are called to be Christlike then that includes your Myspace page as well.
Rom 12:2Rom 12:2
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, in order to prove by you what is that good and pleasing and perfect will of God.
“Be not conformed to this world” or lets say don’t be like the world. The world is all those who are not God’s. If you are born again you are God’s so be like God not the world. To be “transformed by the renewing of your mind” is a conscieous effort on your part. This is the part that the Aposlte Paul referred to as “dying to self”, “crucifying the flesh”. The renewing of your mind means you choose to do what is right and to follow what God has told you to do in His word. Why do we do this? What does the verse say? “To prove by you what is that good and pleasing and perfect will of God”. That’s right your life is the proof of the good, pleasing and perfect will of God. Do people see this in your life, on your Myspace page.
The world is going to hell fast and all they have to show them what God is all about is you. If your Myspace page promotes all the stuff they already have and you call yourself a Christian; why should they give God a chance? All they see from you and your Myspace page is God is no different than the god they already serve, Satan. The Bible says Satan has come to steal, kill and destroy. Why do we make God out to be the same?
Joh 10:10Joh 10:10
English: American Standard Version (1901) - ASV
10 The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have [it] abundantly. The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Jesus said this. Jesus never spoke but what God told Him to speak. So, if Christ came to give life and life more abundantly; does our life show this to everyone we meet? If our life doesn’t demonstrate this, we have missed what God wants for us. Of course it could be because we have made the choice to glorify Satan in the way we live our lives. It is a choice you know? Every minute of every day the choice is presented to you to serve God or to serve Satan. Unfortunately, our Myspace pages tend to glorify Satan. We hide behind cute screen names then post pictures of our selves so everyone will know who we are. Church going Christian people get on Myspace and lose their religion, so to speak, but not before proclaiming to the world that they are “Christian other”. The only Christlike thing on their Myspace page is their religious preference in their profile.
I end this rant with a request. If you just have to display Satan glorifying crap on your Myspace page so your friends will think you’re cool, please leave the religious preference blank or ask Myspace to include Pagan to their list of preferences. Better thought, be bold, take a stand, be Christlike and glorify God with your Myspace page. Myspace is a great witness for Christ if you display a Christlike page.
Myspace equals Mywitness: Would Christ approve?
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