Great Omission or Great Commission?

In a post at hereticalarchivy, the author equates opposition to new technology with “killing the messenger.” The idea is that new computer/Internet communication is not the problem, but rather the different way that people of the present and upcoming generations think and act. If this is true, then any who wish to communicate with the youngest generation will have to accommodate it or persuade it to accommodate itself to them. The reality is that one must consult one’s mission in life and then decide accordingly. If you feel that what you have to communicate is valuable enough that others will do whatever you ask to get it, and you have no mission or vested interest in being sure they succeed, then it is up to them to do things your way. They want it, they should jump through the hoops, not you.

Of course, if you have a mission that says it is incumbent upon you to do whatever you can to communicate your message, and it is inherent in the situation that those with whom you wish to communicate may not understand you or want what you have to offer, you must jump through the hoops to accomplish your mission.

For the Christian, what is the mission? Is there a reason why he should not be willing to adjust to the new generation’s way of thinking and communicating if it will bring success to that mission? “In Killing the Messenger,” the blogger argues that this question has occurred in the past of the church and that what the church felt it had to loose was control. The question I have is, “Where in scripture do we find Christ commanding us to keep control of His message?”

On the other hand, if we go out and do whatever is necessary to help others understand the Gospel, by whatever form of communication works with them, and they understand it in a way that may allow them to follow Christ, what will that accomplish? My question here is “Is there anywhere in scripture that Christ commands us to go out and spread the Gospel and make disciples?”

I think Christians know the answers to both these questions. I hope so, anyway.

The Tonsured One