Colossians 3:1-15 (along with many other passages) vividly describe the marked difference between the world and the followers of Christ. The attitudes and actions of those who live for Christ are supposed to be drastically different from those who live for themselves. The affects of Christian living permeated the society of the first century and made a visible difference. The same has been true in every generation and should be true of the current one.
Sadly, we occasionally blur the line and blend in with the world. When we do, we lose our distinctiveness and we fail to make that visible difference on society. This blurring can happen when we love the world more than Christ, but that isn’t the only reason. Sometimes it occurs because we simply fail to apply principles of right and wrong to a given situation. We might even be trying to do a good deed or be a good person, but in the process we cease to let Christ shine through us.
It seems to me that one such example of this happened yesterday in many Facebook statuses. If you have a Facebook, I am sure you noticed the large number of “color” posts made yesterday. For most of the day I was oblivious to the reason for the posts. What were they about? Well, it seems that many women were posting the color of the bras in an attempt to raise awareness for breast cancer. Please understand, I am aware of the pain and hurt that breast cancer can cause. My grandmother (the closest relative on the earth to me outside of my immediate family) died several years ago due to complications from breast cancer. Yet, even for this good cause, I am not sure that it is keeping with Godliness and Christian decency to call attention the one’s undergarments.
Lust in the heart is as shameful to God as the act of adultery (Matt. 5:32). Creating the opportunity for lust is not the work of a Christian, but rather it is the work of Satan. If there are husbands reading this let me ask you a couple of questions: (1) Would you be comfortable with your wife discussing her bra color with another man? Or (2) Would you want a hundred other men envisioning your wife wearing only a bra? What about your daughters? Sadly, there were many Christian women involved in these updates. Even if lust was not the result of these posts, there are some issues and subjects that are not for all the world to know and see. Our society has conditioned many Christians into believing that what was once taboo is no longer taboo. Talk shows, sitcoms, and even commercials have loosened the morals of many causing them to show little shame is speaking of intimate matters. Yes, this has even affected the church. We are still command to flee lust and follow Godliness (2 Tim. 2:22).
I am not suggesting that the cause was not a worthy one, but I am asking anyone involved to consider all possible consequences of their actions. Facebook is as public as it gets and our influence is exercised there every time we post.
- Wayne
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I appreciate your post. If the discussion was only between females and not male and female I do not think Christian women should be concerned. Because the discussion (or status updates) is open to both men and women it is best that Christian women use some disgression.