Tweets can also divide us, incite mob rule to pile on a hapless twitterer of an unpopular opinion. And it's so easy to snipe from the anonymity of a keyboard.
Likewise, the words and action of public figures can divide us. As we approach Easter, we have a perfect example of that, 2000 years ago. That is Jesus, of course. And the mob had Him crucified. Only He did not stay dead. That's why we celebrate Easter.
If you are reading this blog, it is a marvel of our social media, like blogging. And I most likely tweeted the link you are reading, or posted it on Facebook, or you googled it on your browser.
How would the Gospel be told via twitter in our times? Below is a video embedded from YouTube (another modern marvel) showing that:
So in the 21st century, tweets and posts with hyperlinks can quickly spread the Gospels across the world.
The Gospel and 1st century tech
During the first Easter, the tech of the times also prepared the world to spread the Gospel.
Alexander the Great conquered the known world and made Greek the universal language of its time. They also translated the Jewish Torah (Old Testament) into Greek, known as the Septuagint.
Later the Romans conquered most of the known world. They built roads, brought law and order, and peace and security to most of its denizens, known as the Pax Romana.
The New Testament was written mostly in Greek, the universal language of the known world. And the apostles like St. Paul, spreading the Gospel, traveled down the Roman roads in the relative safety provided by the Pax Romana,
So these military and technological feats paved the way to spread the Gospel.
[Reference: Preparation of the World for Christianity ]
So to this day, the disciples followed one of Jesus' last commands before leaving this earth, using the tech of the times-whether the 1st or the 21st century:
Then Jesus came to them and said,
“All authority in heaven and on earth
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you.
And surely I am with you always,
to the very end of the age.”
So on this note begins another thread - Tech.
From 20 centuries of tech of the times, may readers continue to receive the blessing this Easter.
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