Session 3: How Misinformation and Conspiracies are Dividing Christian Community
The Bible makes clear that divisions will occur in the world and in the church. Jesus himself tells us that not everyone who says to him “Lord, Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, and the apostles tell us to watch out for false teachers who bring divisiveness in the church. But conspiracism and misinformation create divisions that tear the church apart, not divisions that center around Christ and his gospel. We must recognize that conspiracism and misinformation, as lies and falsehoods, do not have their origin in God, but in Satan, who seeks to steal, kill, and destroy. As people saved and redeemed by the living God, we cannot let misinformation and conspiracy theories rob us of our integrity and credibility when telling the world the Good News of the resurrected Savior.