What I “Like” Speaks Volumes

I know that I am going to step on some toes with this article. I know that because, as I have thought about writing it, my toes have been a bit tender Still, I felt this was something that needed to be said, as Christians seek to navigate living holy lives in every arena of life, including the social media world.

It seems to happen constantly, and it truly concerns me. Someone puts a post on Facebook or a picture on Instagram, and the comments and “likes” (or “hearts”) start coming in. It’s great…or is it?

Well, like so many other things, it depends.

Too often, Christians feel like they have to “like” virtually anything someone does. After all, a post is getting so many “likes” from other people; wouldn’t it be cruel or uncaring to not “like” it, too? Or, it seems this person thinks this is worth sharing, and it makes them happy, so shouldn’t I “like” that they are happy?

Again, it depends.

If it is a picture of someone on the beach or at a waterpark, and there is immodesty…I can’t “like” that.

If it is an announcement of a wedding that is happening, and I know it is not according to the Bible’s clear teaching regarding marriage, divorce, and remarriage…I can’t “like that.

If it contains language that is profane or if it takes my God’s name in a way that is unholy…I can’t “like that.

If it is of people who are not married supporting a dance, where lewdness and lasciviousness are going to be present…I can’t “like” that.

Certainly, there are other things, but these are enough to get our thoughts going. What we “like” says a lot. I know that some people “like” nearly anything, and only mean to say that they have read it, or that they have looked at the pictures.

That said, as followers of Christ, and as people who are called to be holy just as the Lord is holy (1 Peter 1:16), we must be very careful about what we say we “like.” That click on that button says something to the watching world. If I “like” that which God disproves of, that speaks volumes.

But when I “like” baptisms, restorations, God-honoring marriages, Christian families welcoming a new baby into the world, adoptions of those needing a good family, those who are helping the downtrodden, and other such things, that also speaks volumes.

It shows I “like” what God loves.

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AUTHOR: Adam Faughn