June 8, 2023
Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:11 (ESV)
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If you want an example of passions waging war against our souls, look no further than the modern-day “algorithm.” The algorithms used by social media and online shopping sites are specifically designed to target your lusts. They will learn your desires and feed them to you, leading to infinite scrolling, constant new material wants, sexual lust, and the general state of apathy and misery that comes from excessive time wasted. Be diligent and recognize that these sites are the enemy’s ground, and he will try to seduce you there.