{"id":4238,"date":"2019-06-12T11:39:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T10:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidwithington.com\/?p=4238"},"modified":"2019-06-12T11:39:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-12T10:39:20","slug":"would-jesus-use-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidwithington.com\/would-jesus-use-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Would Jesus Use Facebook?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Jesus<\/a> was walking the streets today, would he use Facebook<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

No. I don’t think he would use it much.<\/span><\/p>\n

I reckon he’d use Twitter, though.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jesus<\/a><\/p>\n

But his disciples, his followers, his fans… and even his haters… would post their thoughts on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Oh! That’s a very definitive answer,” I hear you say. “How can you be sure?”<\/span><\/p>\n

Hey! Don’t be daft. I can’t be sure!<\/span><\/p>\n

But here’s why I think<\/em> Jesus would be more of a Twitter man.<\/span><\/p>\nHere's why Jesus would use Twitter. <\/a><\/span>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/span>\n

Why Jesus Would Use Twitter<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you look at the big leaders of our own time, many of them share their thoughts and their knowledge on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Leaders<\/a>
Leaders share their thoughts on Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twitter’s a great platform for that.<\/span><\/p>\n

I follow Donald Trump in order to see what he’s going to do next.<\/span><\/p>\n

But he doesn’t follow me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Donald<\/a>
Donald Trump doesn’t follow me on Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why? <\/span><\/p>\n

Because he doesn’t know me.<\/span><\/p>\n

And I don’t mind that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook and Jesus<\/span><\/h2>\n

It’s easy for you or me to follow influential people on Twitter – even if they don’t want to follow us back.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"It's<\/a>
It’s easy to follow influential people on Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, on Facebook, it’s a completely different relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n

There, we’re known as “friends”.<\/span><\/p>\n

If someone doesn’t accept my invite, we aren’t “friends”.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Facebook<\/a>
“Do I know this person well enough to accept them as a friend?”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hmm… some friend that<\/em> was!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Can you imagine Donald Trump accepting my Facebook invitation?<\/span><\/p>\n

Facebook Friends With Jesus<\/span><\/h2>\n

I reckon Jesus and his mate Lazarus would definitely be Facebook friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lazarus<\/a><\/p>\n

And if I’d spent time chatting with Jesus, I’m sure we’d have become friends on Facebook, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

But otherwise, the only way I’d know what Jesus was thinking would be from reading his tweets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or when I went to hear him speak at The Edge<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or, of course, on the good old BBC.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus on Twitter<\/span><\/h2>\n

Can you imagine some of Jesus’ tweets?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jesus<\/a><\/p>\n

He’d be taking full advantage of Twitter and<\/span><\/p>\n