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Virtual Integrity
Building on Redeemer’s vision of redeeming the city, and Dr.
Wittmer’s book
Heaven Is a Place onEarth,
I ’d like to offer four brief
ways to become a cyber ambassador for good.
1. Be prepared—know your orders
2. Speak the truth online
3. Offer servant leadership by transforming your community
and Webspace
4. Opt in to e-fun—adopt a sense of online humor
1. Be Prepared
—
Know Your Orders
Christians need to be biblically trained prior to becoming cyber
ambassadors. I believe this is a huge challenge for families, churches,
and Christian schools. Yes, there are many books on cyber-sawy surf
ing and avoiding online predators, viruses, and other traps. What is
needed is a biblically based moral curriculum that addresses both
children and adults in cyberspace.
Just as President John F. Kennedy’s promise to put a man on the
moon motivated NASA to study and prepare in new ways for space
travel, the exciting new promises offered by Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt,
Steve Ballmer, and other technology leaders should prompt each
of us to prepare in new ways for interactions in cyberspace.
By definition, an ambassador represents the government of a
nation. Ambassadors speak with the authority and the protection of
the sending country; and yet, their words are not their own. While
there is flexibility in how the message is delivered, the message
comes from the president or prime minister. In the same way, our
Christian message needs to reflect the truth from God’s Word. It
takes experience, wisdom, and training to effectively deliver the
appropriate, nonpreachy message at the right moment.
So we’ll never be faithful and effective cyber ambassadors of
Christ if we aren’t grounded in Bible study and good teaching. If
you are not getting good Bible teaching that is relevant in your
life, I urge you to go online and use the Internet to access some of
the inspirational teaching available from Tim Keller, John Piper,
or other helpful preachers.57
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