Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and best-selling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

In this episode of Ask Paul Tripp, Paul answers a question regarding social media use for the follower of Christ.

Here's Paul answering the question, should Christians be on social media?

So I want to talk with you about being a Christian in the world of social media.

Whether it's Twitter or Facebook or Instagram or all of those apps that are out there. And there is a lot of negative talk about social media in the Christian community, and that concerns

me a bit.

And I will tell you why from my own personal experience.

I think that social media is just like a screwdriver.

A screwdriver you can build beautiful things with,

wonderful mechanical things,

but you could also stab somebody in the face with it.

It's just a tool.

And social media is a tool that can be used for enormous good.

About 12 years ago, I realized that the way that the human culture would communicate was going to change,

and that would be driven by these new internet media

platforms and i immediately thought what a powerful tool for the gospel one of the first things i did

was i decided i would tweet uh the gospel three times every morning and that began to just build and build and build.

And I can honestly say that my entire ministry, the scope of my influence has been changed by those social media platforms.

We only ever project gospel messages, gospel messages that attach the truths of the gospel to the things of everyday life.

It's been a tool of enormous good.

And in that way, I think we ought to plunder the Egyptians.

Take what the world has created, and use it for the kingdom of God.

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