4 Things Christians Should Immediately STOP Doing on Social Media

We as Christians are called to spread the Gospel message to as many people as we can. This is so important that God wrote it down multiple times, and Jesus spoke on it all the way up until He died (Matthew 28:19). However, I don’t think we are doing the great commission justice on social media. 

 

Shaming people

            Judging anyone, even in person is always a delicate affair that should be handled with a humble heart, as well as plenty of grace and mercy. We as Christians should not be ok with randomly calling out people online who live or believe differently than us.

 

Compressing theological doctrine

            Theology is too vast of a field to be limited to 140 characters or a quick blurb on Facebook. The study of God should never be partially explained, or manipulated to fit within a tweet.  God deserves more discussion then a retweet or comment thread.

 

Hypocrisy

            The online community is smart. They can spot a hypocrite a mile away. If you are posting “Amen” and “Praise God” on one post and cursing and spewing hatred on another, you are not only hurting yourself, but you are hurting the reputation of Christians worldwide. Your love of Jesus should be consistently evident on all your platforms. 

 

Arguing

            Nobody wants to engage with a hostile believer. You will never convert anyone by arguing the legitimacy of the Divine if all you do is regurgitate scripture and disagree with everyone. Seek common ground, remain civil, and if the conversation doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, drop it.

 

 

This post was written by Chandler Elmore. Chandler is a Social Media Content Specialist with Media Connect Partners.