What the Bible says about Internet
(From Forerunner Commentary)

2 Timothy 3:1 For us, a great deal of that peril exists in the multitude of visible, emotional, and audible distractions that occupy minds nurtured by television, movies, and radio. Through these mediums we invite the world and much of its appeal directly into our homes. We have come to tolerate television's intrusion into our lives. By means of the Internet, some of us have become information junkies, and others can hardly go anywhere without being accompanied by a playing radio. We need to honestly examine ourselves as to whether we are showing God that what this world bombards our minds with through these mediums is really what we hunger and thirst for. How are they preparing us for the Kingdom of God? John W. Ritenbaugh The Beatitudes, Part Four: Hungering and Thirsting After Righteousness Related Topics: Distraction | Hunger | Hunger and Thirst Metaphor | Hunger Imagery | Hunger, Spiritual | Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness | Hungering for Righteousness | Internet | Media Influence | Television, Influence of | Thirst | Thirst Imagery | Thirsting for Righteousness

2 Timothy 4:2-5 Paul gives Timothy a great deal to think about and to do. Notice, though, that he ends with a warning that false teachers and false gospels are inevitable. As time goes on, as he said earlier, things will get worse and worse. We must be especially careful of this these days because Jesus tells us that, as the end approaches, it will get really bad! Those things will wax, not wane, as the end comes. And in our information society, not only have there been more bad things, but they are coming at us faster and faster. It is hard to keep up with all the false teachings, heresies, and strange ideas. And those are just what are in the church, and not what comes from Protestantism, Catholicism, New Age, or whatever! The Internet has been a blessing and curse, just for that reason. It is wonderful for transmitting information—especially if it is the truth, but it is damnable for transmitting error. All "media" are. Any kind of media can be used wrongly. The two biggest users on the Internet are, on the one hand, pornographers, and on the other, churches. Is that not crazy? It shows how bad the times are, and how we have to be prepared to face these things, show the error of falsehood, and explain the truth. It is not easy in these times to be a true minister of God, because things are coming at us from right and left at 190 mph. Richard T. Ritenbaugh Itching Ears Related Topics: False Doctrine | False Teaching | False Worship | Falsehood | Heresy | Heresy, Smuggling in | Internet | Itching Ears | Media | Media Influence

 

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