…until it’s on facebook.

I’ve heard this many times, especially when I began dating Emmalie last fall.

Driving home from school one day, I remembered that phrase and began to wonder about its veracity. Think about it: if our “relationship status” changed on-line but we never acted like a couple in person, would we be liars? If we acted like we were dating when we were around each other, but never changed that status, would people believe us?

Religious Views

Are you a “Christian” on facebook? What do you mean by that? If I proclaim that I believe in Christ, but never change my facebook status to reflect that belief, would you think less of me or call me an unbeliever?

We must be the same in real life as on-line. Are you? Does your blog, twitter, facebook, or myspace profess your belief in Christ while you daily neglect Him? Or are you professing belief daily in person but putting on a rude, judgmental, and “less than Christian” face on-line?

This shouldn’t be

We who profess belief in Christ must show it with what we do. We live in a social media oriented age, and since everyone can always see what we’re doing, we need to be intentional with our internet lives.

So if you blog, blog for Jesus; don’t waste our time with mindless ramblings; edify the body.

If you tweet, use your tweets for the glory of Christ. Proclaiming the Gospel is more important than telling us when you’re taking a shower.

If you’re on facebook or myspace: “Abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thess. 5.22)- don’t make it look like you aren’t in Christ.

Revisiting

If you’re a  ”Christian” on-line but you never act like it in person you’re a hypocrite. If you act like a believer in person, but never show it by reforming your use of social media, should I believe you?