Saturday night we took a look at what Jesus has to say about the blogosphere in Luke 6:43-45. Ok, I’ll admit: Jesus didn’t say anything about the blogosphere. But in linking our words to our hearts, he said everything we need to know about blogs, IM, and email. In fact, if we understand the words of these verses rightly, we could say: The online you is the real you. Scary thought? Read on…

We looked at two basic lessons from these verses:

• A tree is known by its fruit (verses 43 and 44)
• You are what you type (verse 45)

I have more I want to say about this topic than I could squeeze into one message. I’ll be posting some additional thoughts over the next few days. For now, I’ll leave you with this quotation from Thomas Watson’s book, The Godly Man’s Picture (it’s ok, ladies, it applies to women, too). Ask your parents what this sentence should mean for your and your online activities.

“A godly man will not go as far as he may, lest he go further than he should.”

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