Our modern life is filled with questions about how to live at an optimal level. What are our best practices for our environment? Our planet? What about our own bodies? How do we achieve mental health, physical strength, and longevity? Social media needs to be part of this line of questioning. How should it be used? Can we find ways to utilize the platform to serve actual good?

Things to Consider

All of life: a contest 5:22

The right question to ask 7:58

Social media conforms to scripture 9:14

Principles

Social media usage can be rewarded by Christ 9:45

Social media usage should have a tight focus 16:38

Social media usage should promote unity amongst God's people 23:25

Social media usage should edify God's people 26:50

Social Media usage should share the gospel 28:25

Practices

Make posts that invite people to real human interaction 11:24

Make posts that support real gospel work happening around the world 14:00

Make posts that promote scripture and spiritual growth resources 17:47

Consider Jesus and His specific purposes before posting 21:32

Take ten minutes to meditate on whatever you're about to post 22:24

Survey your last ten posts 30:35

Best practices for viewing 31:45

Scriptures

See 1 Corinthians 9v23-27

2 Timothy 4v7-8
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.

1 Corinthians 3v12-13
Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one's work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work, of what sort it is.

See John 17

James 3v18
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Hebrews 12v14
Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord

Romans 14v19
Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.

1 Thessalonians 5v11
Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

1 Corinthians 10v23
All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.

Romans 15v2
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.

Ephesians 5v15-16
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Psalm 90v12
So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Matthew 5v30
And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.

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