"Now I say this, that each of you says, "I am of Paul," or "I am of Apollos," or "I am of Cephas," or "I am of Christ."
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?"
1 Corinthians 1:12-13 (NKJV)
On various social media platforms, you can like or follow someone or some group. Obviously, the people or group you follow would be those you support and are interested in, otherwise you would not follow them. You show what you think about someone or something by how closely you follow them, and if you like what they are doing. If you really like someone or something, you would want to be closely connected to them, and you would not want anyone or anything to get in the way of your connection to that person or group.
There are many pastors, teachers, preachers, and groups in the world who are proclaiming the Gospel message. Through social media, and other methods, we are able to connect with and follow these people and groups, which is a great way to continue to learn and grow in our knowledge of God, His Word, and the work that Jesus did for us. But we all realize, or should realize, that we have to be sure that we follow God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God first and everyone and everything else second.
Most people would not say that they follow some person more than they do Jesus, but do we focus more on some person and their teaching than God's Word and what it tells us? Are we more in tune to the direction that we receive from some teacher than we are from the Holy Spirit? While it is good to follow people who are telling us about what Jesus has done for us, we must be sure that we don't get so caught up following them that we lose our focus on following Jesus first and foremost.
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?"
1 Corinthians 1:12-13 (NKJV)
On various social media platforms, you can like or follow someone or some group. Obviously, the people or group you follow would be those you support and are interested in, otherwise you would not follow them. You show what you think about someone or something by how closely you follow them, and if you like what they are doing. If you really like someone or something, you would want to be closely connected to them, and you would not want anyone or anything to get in the way of your connection to that person or group.
There are many pastors, teachers, preachers, and groups in the world who are proclaiming the Gospel message. Through social media, and other methods, we are able to connect with and follow these people and groups, which is a great way to continue to learn and grow in our knowledge of God, His Word, and the work that Jesus did for us. But we all realize, or should realize, that we have to be sure that we follow God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God first and everyone and everything else second.
Most people would not say that they follow some person more than they do Jesus, but do we focus more on some person and their teaching than God's Word and what it tells us? Are we more in tune to the direction that we receive from some teacher than we are from the Holy Spirit? While it is good to follow people who are telling us about what Jesus has done for us, we must be sure that we don't get so caught up following them that we lose our focus on following Jesus first and foremost.
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