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Three Principles for Godly Online Communication

Social media has become a minefield of opinions, outrage, and shock journalism. How do Christians make sure their communication online—whether by Facebook, Twitter, or even over old-fashioned email—is Christlike? What steps should we take to keep us from blindly following our culture off the cliff? Here are three Scriptural principles you can’t ignore if you want to demonstrate godly communication online.

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Snip Your Enemy/Idol Line

Our little “idolatry/enmity” game has simple but firm rules: delight me, humor me, comfort me, or love me, and you get closer to my “idol” pole; but annoy me, disregard me, disappoint me, or threaten me, and you get closer to my enemy pole. Whenever a relationship promises to deliver happiness, we scoot that person toward the “idol” pole of our line. And whenever a relationship threatens to obstruct our happiness, we push that person toward the “enemy” pole of our line.

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