Kopp Disclosure
(John 3:19-21)
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I don't do Facebook.
That has upset
some people.
Of course, I'm in
the business of upsetting people.
While I'm often
wrong and don't mind being corrected by the example of Jesus, Holy Scripture,
and common sense, I'm serious about being in the business of upsetting people -
people who upset God and hurt others.
That's why I
don't do Facebook.
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While Facebook is
like money - just an instrument that can be used for good or bad or ugly with
no morality until we attach ours to it - I'm just not into it.
I know myself.
Too easy to
kneejerk and vent and brood and bully and...
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When I was a kid,
my social network was outside.
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From what I've
heard, and this could be a boon to parents with under-achieving children,
behind every successful student is a deactivated Facebook account.
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Really, I've
heard some people spend more time on Facebook than with their wives, husbands,
children, parents, and...
Notice I didn't
mention anything about spending time with, uh, you know who.
It's the Hotel California syndrome:
"You can check in any time you'd like...but you can never leave."
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I'm not
anti-social networking.
I'm just
anti-idiot networking.
If I did do Facebook, I'd create an
account with the name Nobody.
Whenever somebody
posted something silly, stupid, or superficial, I'd say, "Nobody likes this."
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O.K., before I
totally, uh, upset everyone addicted to it, please be reminded that I've
already said it can be used for good or bad or ugly and has no morality until
people attach theirs to it.
I see lots of
good uses for Facebook.
Flirting with
women/men other than your wives/husbands not included.
Sharing potty
stories not included.
Gossiping and bullying
not included.
Sharing
embarrassing photos not included.
Sending a picture
of a cloud formation over Capron, Illinois that looks like Miley Cyrus not
included.
Claiming 4,234
friends not included.
Reeeeeeeaaaaaaallllllly, 4,234
friends?
Annnnnnnd if you don't
mind your demographics being stored by advertisers, IRS, NSA, and...
Help us, Rand
Paul!
Truly, I see some
good uses.
Staying connected
with family.
Contacting lots
of people real quickly.
Buuuuuuut from what I've
heard, too many people use it to hurt other people like those old anonymous
notes of snail mail.
You know how it
goes.
Without the
courage of conviction to take the Matthew 18 face-to-face approach of really
following Jesus, they hide behind anonymity like those Islamofascistnutballs
who hide their faces behind masks while they chop off the...
Oh, how
impressive...brave...noble...
You know what I
mean; and if you don't, maybe you're one of those who...
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A pastor was
giving a children's sermon.
He said,
"When I say a word, I want you to say the first word that comes into your
mind."
He said,
"Frog!"
A little boy
yelled, "Jesus!"
The pastor asked,
"Why did you say Jesus when I said frog?"
Answer:
"Because I know you didn't call us down here to talk about frogs."
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This KD ain't about frogs...or Facebook.
It's about people
who say they love Jesus acting
like they love Jesus in their treatment of others when they text,
twitter, Facebook, use money, or whatever whenever with whomever.
It's about
following His golden rule of behavior: "Do to others as you wish they
would do to you."
Psst.
Go to Matthew 25
for a really, really, really important and eternally consequential connection.
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How about this?
Considering Jesus
said whatever we say and do to others is what we're saying and doing to Him,
let's keep that in mind the next time that we're on...
:)
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Blessings and Love!
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