Hi Steve,
I saw your post last night but thought Mary Evelyn would like to reply first here in her forum!
The internet...in my opinion...even though I've used it daily for 15 years and will continue to use it...is truly the "golden calf" idol as mentioned in the Bible, people worship the internet as if it's their god, and don't have time for the true God, and forget the true God, or don't want to learn about the true God.
Being Christians, we're obligated to use the largest platform possible to share His word, and the internet IS the largest platform.
GOD gave the skills and intelligence to people, to the people who created the internet, to the people who install phone lines, to the people who learn to type, to the people who learned to read. All our abilities were given to us by the one true God.
The internet is a tool we use, it's not a god itself, it's a communication device.
We need to communicate the truth of God, and not allow non-believers to overwhelm and overtake the internet with their messages of nonbelief.
We also need to question all messengers, too many people are just repeating what their friends write, or what's repeated most often, or "Liked" most often.
Too often, like/dislike is a stronger influence than the truth, especially online, where tons of people are constantly in cliques or trying to be liked, so they just agree with those they like or the people they want to like them.
Truth isn't about like/dislike. Christianity and belief in the true God isn't about like/dislike. God doesn't try to curry favor with those who don't believe or don't like His word.
The book of Ecclesiastes says there's nothing new under the sun, all that's been done has been done before, and all that's been said has been said before. Sometimes online, we see people immediately copying someone else's words, and saying it's their own, even in Adlandpro forums within minutes right before our eyes, right after we've typed something, another person swoops in, retypes it and says it's their new idea. Is it or isn't it? Do words/ideas belong to people or is it just part of all that's been said before?
Question everyone, even ministers if they are saying things that don't sound quite right.
Scripture is the truth, everything is given by the one true God, and should be used to glorify the one true God, not to be used to compile groups to worship anything that didn't give us life and Spirit. The word of God is sharper than a double-edged sword and can cut between soul & Spirit. Our soul is within us, and so is the Holy Spirit, guiding our thoughts/prayers.
For those who don't pray, it will comfort you, and lead you to take better actions, God gives us shelter, we just need to look for it and go to it.
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If America is the "Great Melting Pot, " then apparently she as a country is about to melt, she slowly bleeding to death. She was founded on Godly principles, but slowly and surely Satan is infiltrating every inch of her being. Most people don't even recognize the USA any longer. The rest of the world is laughing at her, not with us. That's the problem, most people don't recognize, they don't see it, they don't believe it, they're in denial, they are asleep, they are gullible, they believe everything they see and hear on TV and the Internet, they are foolish & too trusting!