Love rejoices with the truth
1 Corinthians 13:6
In contrast to the dangers of taking pleasure in evils, we need to promote a culture of truth and righteousness. If a portion of entertainment is worth viewing at all, then you should be able to find and promote the good and righteous without promoting the evil in it also. If you cannot salvage your entertainment thusly, then that’s your indication to change your entertainment. Jesus said “the eye is the lamp of the body, if the body is full of light then the whole body will be full of light.” (Matthew 6:22) Paul said “whatever is honorable, right, pure, lovely, good to talk about, excellent, and worthy, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8)This applies to our social media in what photos you share, what posts you share, what videos you watch, what memes you laugh at, and what culture you absorb and identify with. We need to take joy in what is true, not what is hidden or deceiving. From a Christian standpoint, we call all agree that the Word of God is the epitome of all Truth. Are we taking joy in God’s word? Are we letting the stories, the teachings, and the example of God’s Truth invade and proliferate our social media? Would you sooner share a meme which slanders your political opponent than a scripture which calls you to pray for enemies and do good for them? Rejoicing with the truth does not preclude shedding light on evil (Ephesians 5:11) but keep that with good and true the focal point in your activity, rather than what is dismal and vile.
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