Countries must be governed.

Order must be established.

People must be protected.

"For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God." (Rom. 13)

Politics is not evil - at its core, just a tool for ordering society - but the pursuit of power for its own sake often is.

I’m part of the last generation to remember life before social media. My first brush with it was Myspace, late in high school. Facebook launched in 2004, but it didn’t really take off until I was in college. 

That means my generation didn’t grow up with it — we grew up into it.

We had to incorporate this new, magical tool just as we were figuring out adulthood, relationships, politics, and what we believed about the world. We were digital toddlers trying to run with digital fire.

Part 3 of the series: Is [it] Evil?

Part 1: Is [A.I.] Evil?
Part 2: Is [Yoga] Evil?

Let me start here: I don’t believe it’s a sin to drink alcohol. 

But I do believe it’s a risk — one that requires wisdom, discernment, and a heart that genuinely wants to follow Jesus more than anything else.

If you’ve spent any time in the modern wellness world — or just passed by a gym in the past decade — you’ve seen it: yoga mats rolled out, people barefoot, breathing slowly, moving intentionally.

And for many Christians, the question bubbles up: Is this okay? Is it dangerous? Is it evil?

Whether you’re fascinated by artificial intelligence or slightly spooked by it, one thing’s undeniable: it’s powerful.

Power without wisdom is dangerous. But power with discernment? That’s potential.

Jesus said that those who are given much will be held accountable for what they do with it.

That principle doesn’t just apply to money or influence — it applies to tools, knowledge, and yes, tech.

What if…

Luke 6, “And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.”

Not what they have already done; not what we would like to do.

But what if we - his people, whose name we claim, by whose sacrifice we identify, by whose death we live - do what Jesus Christ specifically, repeatedly told us to do?

Jim smoked two packs a day for 37 years.

He rolled out of bed this morning and decided he was done. He did not immediately step onto the back porch for his morning cigarette.

Question: Has Jim quit smoking? Let me argue yes… and no.

I wish “love” was “love,” in whatever form it was felt. But it’s not.

Love was designed by God, love was defined by God, love was [and is] demonstrated by God, and finally, love was limited by God for his glory…

And that's good news.

As depraved sinners, it doesn't make sense that...

- God is perfectly holy.

- God loves us.

- God wants to spend eternity with us.

Jesus is the answer.

#holyhypocrites #savedbygrace

If you read the Bible and you are ONLY discouraged, ONLY ashamed, ONLY guilt-ridden, ONLY embarrassed and disgusted... keep reading!

Christian - if you have accepted Jesus as your LORD and Savior - your sin nature does not define you.

Since Jesus said, "It is finished," your in no longer changes your standing before God.

#grace #holyhypocrites