Those of you have read this blog, or any of my previous attempts at blogging will recognized this post. Once again I want to shout it from the mountaintop that every Christian should be using an Internet accountability, filtering program, or some combination thereof. Every person should be for that matter, but I approach this from a faith perspective and a pastoral perspective. My heart breaks week after week as I hear about families destroyed by internet pornography and the affairs that it leads to.
The Internet, with all it's wonder and usefulness, is also a dangerous place. A very dangerous place.
I cannot imagine my daily life without the use of the Internet and its conveniences. But it's just that conveniences. If I didn't use
Covenant Eyes and have multiple accountability partners, I would not have access to the Internet, period. I enjoy being able to pay all my bills online and never write a check. I enjoy being able to listen to pod casts of all my favorite preachers. I enjoy keeping up with friends on Facebook. The Internet truly amazes me. I am thankful that there are millions of websites concerned with sharing the life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our congregation (I hope every Southern Baptist Congregation) will be participating in
findithere.com leading up to Easter Sunday 2010. I am so excited!
But in the midst of all the good that the Internet has, there lurks a demonic den of evil. It includes pornography, hate, gambling, drugs, and everything else imaginable. The evils of the Internet are such that every Christian husband and father must protect himself and his family. How does he do that:
1) Be honest that every Christian is vulnerable to temptation. Take strong steps to draw a line in a sand that you will not cross!
2) Have multiple accountability partners to keep you honest and growing in the grace of the Lord.
3) Use Internet filtering, accountability software or a combination of both. I have used
Covenant Eyes for years and believe it is the best. There are many other good software applications for this. There is no excuse not to have one! You can get accountability and filtering with Covenant Eyes. I am mystified as to why so many pastors refuse to be obedient to be accountable in this area. I am also mystified to the number of pastors who destroy their families, testimonies, and lives with extramarital affair. Maybe some connection????
Bottom line, pastor, Christian husband: Get Internet accountability today. It is not an option!
Thanks for reading and have a great day!
Today is Veteran's Day, the day set apart for honoring those who served our nation in the Armed Forces and those who continue to serve. In previous days of war, our populace was acutely aware that the United States was at war. In the days since 9-11, we have been at war on multiple fronts but the society seems not to be aware. We continue to go about our days and don't think of the men and women sacrificing for our freedom.
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