A Christian pastor with his own media outreach launched an appeal to other Christians to not use media for money or publicity, but to value the truth of information and biblical values.
The article entitled “You Shall not Give False Testimonies: A Proposal for Christian Media” was published on the WeChat account The Tabernacle of the Times, founded by Pastor Li Xian.
“As a church pastor, a writer, and a Christian I hope to glorify God and edify people through media outlets,” he said.
He claimed that self-produced media outlets were a rare online field which we should cherish. “But unfortunately, Christian media is chaotic: some Christians are involved in fraud in the name of of Christianity, some attack and abuse each other, and some plagiarize shamelessly. With chaff all over the ground, it’s hard to find true bread!”
Based on the current situation, he urged Christian-run media accounts not to be money oriented.
Striving for truth should be more important than pursuing timeliness since the truth of information does matter.
Last, Li said the content should be biblical.
He regarded the biblical truth as the basis and meaning of news and texts as well as their absolute reference standard.
“Because we have chances to spread God’s Word further and broader, we should have more responsibility for others’ souls,” he concluded.
- Translated by Karen Luo
有基督徒自媒体人发出：《你们不可作假见证：基督徒自媒体倡议书》
8月10日，有基督徒自媒体人发出一份倡议书，呼吁主内通道在自媒体平台上能够不以流量和金钱为导向，而是要看重信息的真实，并符合圣经价值观。
这份题为《你们不可作假见证：基督徒自媒体倡议书》是由《时代会幕》的微信公众平台创始人李牧师在其平台上发出的。
“作为教会的牧师，作为一个文字工作者，作为一个希望借助自媒体平台而荣神益人的基督徒”，他表示，自媒体是一个难得的网络禾场，需要珍惜，“只是可惜的是，如今主内自媒体可谓是一片乱象：有些以基督教为名骗财，有些彼此互相攻击和谩骂，也有些好不羞耻的洗稿，实在是糠皮满地，真粮难觅！”
正是因为这些现实，他发出这样的倡议：
首先，所有的信息和内容，不以流量和金钱为我们的导向。
其次，要看重信息的真实，追求真实应该比追求时效更为重要。
最后，要吻合圣经的教导。
他认为，圣经真理应该成为我们文字的基础和内涵，同时又作为我们所有作品的绝对参照标准。
他最后写到：“因为我们有机会将神的话语传的更远，传的更广，我们就更有相应的责任，要为他人的灵魂负责。”
A Christian pastor with his own media outreach launched an appeal to other Christians to not use media for money or publicity, but to value the truth of information and biblical values.
The article entitled “You Shall not Give False Testimonies: A Proposal for Christian Media” was published on the WeChat account The Tabernacle of the Times, founded by Pastor Li Xian.
“As a church pastor, a writer, and a Christian I hope to glorify God and edify people through media outlets,” he said.
He claimed that self-produced media outlets were a rare online field which we should cherish. “But unfortunately, Christian media is chaotic: some Christians are involved in fraud in the name of of Christianity, some attack and abuse each other, and some plagiarize shamelessly. With chaff all over the ground, it’s hard to find true bread!”
Based on the current situation, he urged Christian-run media accounts not to be money oriented.
Striving for truth should be more important than pursuing timeliness since the truth of information does matter.
Last, Li said the content should be biblical.
He regarded the biblical truth as the basis and meaning of news and texts as well as their absolute reference standard.
“Because we have chances to spread God’s Word further and broader, we should have more responsibility for others’ souls,” he concluded.
- Translated by Karen Luo
Christian Self-media Pastor Propose not to Give False Witnesses
