Telling the truth in a digital age
I think we would all agree that the Bible clearly teaches that we are to speak the truth. Here is just a small sampling of passages that make that clear:
I'm convinced that if we're going to choose to participate in any kind of social media, we have a responsibility to carefully research that which we are posting to make sure that it is in fact truthful before we share it with others. What do you think?
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.(Proverbs 12:22 ESV)
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.(Psalm 34:13 ESV)
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house;no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.(Psalm 101:7 ESV)
But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. And do not take an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil.(Matthew 5:34-37 ESV)But in this digital age and the proliferation of social media, it is easy to engage in spreading lies and deceit without even realize we're doing it. When we share a photo that has been altered or a video that has been cleverly edited to make it seem like something it is not, or attribute words to someone who did not actually speak them, are we not lying and deceiving?
I'm convinced that if we're going to choose to participate in any kind of social media, we have a responsibility to carefully research that which we are posting to make sure that it is in fact truthful before we share it with others. What do you think?
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